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TX Hill Country Trail

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Vhinojosa4735, Mar 6, 2023.

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Did the TX Hill Country Trail this weekend, weather was perfect and my beers stayed cold!

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Thanks for the post Vince. Looks awesome and glad you guys had a good time. The weather was nice around Central Texas this weekend.

I grew up in Austin and never knew this trail existed! Will for sure look it up on All Trails and make it a point to go. Is it a series of unimproved county roads or does it go through private land? Really intrigued.

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Thanks for the post Vince. Looks awesome and glad you guys had a good time. The weather was nice around Central Texas this weekend.

I grew up in Austin and never knew this trail existed! Will for sure look it up on All Trails and make it a point to go. Is it a series of unimproved county roads or does it go through private land? Really intrigued.
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It is both. We used the onX app and it is a highlighted trail on there. Super easy, good views and just a nice little getaway. We camped on the llano river and a place call Dos Rios RV park. Sweet little spot with an awesome view!

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Great discovery. Thanks again for the post

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Kilo Papa said: ↑

Thanks for the post Vince. Looks awesome and glad you guys had a good time. The weather was nice around Central Texas this weekend.

I grew up in Austin and never knew this trail existed! Will for sure look it up on All Trails and make it a point to go. Is it a series of unimproved county roads or does it go through private land? Really intrigued.
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Same here. Grew up in Austin and never knew this trail existed.

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Same here. Grew up in Austin and never knew this trail existed.
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I got most of the info for this route off the Texas Overland Page on Facebook. It’s in their files section and plenty of people have done it. Cool little getaway!

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Looks like a great spot. thanks for sharing!

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Same here. Grew up in Austin and never knew this trail existed.
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Right? Who knew?

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Looks like a great place for a group ride for folks around Centex. Pack some food and drinks & make it a day.

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Looks great. I’m up on the Red River, but go that way a lot. Have family in Bandera and my employer is based in Austin, definitely need to get that trail on my to-do list. Wonder if it’ll show up in GAIA. I’ll check and see, if not what’s the best resource for documentation of the TX Hill Country Trail?

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Looks great. I’m up on the Red River, but go that way a lot. Have family in Bandera and my employer is based in Austin, definitely need to get that trail on my to-do list. Wonder if it’ll show up in GAIA. I’ll check and see, if not what’s the best resource for documentation of the TX Hill Country Trail?
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I wanna say it’s on GAIA as well, it’s somewhat of a popular trail so I’m sure it’s been logged multiple times. The portion after dos rios is the better part in my opinion but it’s all a nice change of scenery for me since I live in corpus. Right now the water crossings were super low so almost the entire trail can be done in like a stock Subaru but it’s still fun to cruise around.

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For those interested there are several videos of the trail on Youtube if you search for Hill Country Trail or Loop or Overland.

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