Southern Tier Section 4

Leaving Del Rio, the route typically follows two-lane highways with good surfaces and wide shoulders. Farm Rd. 344 east of Brackettville becomes narrower as it climbs away from the Rio Grande River valley. You'll be traversing the famous Texas Hill Country so expect some hard riding among forested hillsides. SR 27 is the main road through Kerrville, so avoid riding during rush hours. You'll parallel the Guadalupe River on narrow, rolling roads east of Kerrville. From Lockhart to Bastrop you'll ride through Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park and you'll continue along the rolling countryside dotted with small towns and ranches. Traffic will increase on the approach into Navasota. A spur into Austin is shown.