Exploring the Texas Hill Country - 'Rivers and Ribeyes'

After a phenomenal trip to the Philippines, I am ready to hit the trails back in the United States! Keeping it close to home, I headed out to theTexas Hill Country and drove part of the "Hill Country Overlanding Route". This segment is called the "Rivers and Ribeyes" trail and is featured on OnX Offroad. This trail takes you off the beaten path through some small river crossings with a nearby secluded campground. This was just what the doctor ordered to get me back on the trails despite the relentless heat and humidity.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:19 - Getting Lost
05:57 - Hitting Dirt
07:28 - Llano River Crossing
09:13 - Leifeste Campground
13:26 - Thick Grass and MPG
15:41 - South of Highway 29
16:16 - "Most Difficult" Section
18:01 - Extro

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[blakemarchand]

Pretty cool stuff. That Jeeps sounds ridiculously good

[EricBurns]

FYI - Llano is a short A sound... like a local area network - LAN or the land we walk on, not like the lawn you mow ;) Also, "slabs" along the Llano are a big thing, the busy crossings you encountered locals and tourist flock to them for some aquatic relief.

[SouthTXMojave]

I been eying one of these trails in the Hill Country especially when in Fredericksburg. I appreciate you posting this one to get an idea. I have yet to take any of these trails. It's about a 4-5hr drive just to get there from my end so I have to pick my battles as well as I can hahhaa Went off an OnX trail and it was permanently closed so been checking trail reports. Great vid as always, man.

[fritzschoch]

Some old buddies and I sort of made a 20 year reunion out of the hill country trial around back in April last year. We left out of Fredericksburg and followed the "red trail" on Gaia Maps and it eventually spits you out on to 71 over by Horseshoe Bay. Not a bad little drive, took our time, stayed at Dos Rios which was absolutely crawling with people but not a terrible place to stay just not great either though. I like the look of Leifeste Camping a little better and will probably give it look the next time I run that trail.

[PropGuyGabe]

I just did this trail yesterday, It was fun!

[garymaynard]

You crossed the Scott's Slab and Snyder's Slab

[TxJK]

Trail is big statement for a bunch of county and farm roads. As I see more and more videos of these roads people need to be careful. Farmers are not to fond of strangers driving around those roads.