Texas Hill Country Overland Route (East End)

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I was originally going to head out to Hidden Falls Adventure Park (for probably the 18th millionth time lol) to test out my recently installed JKS Sway Bar "Quick(er)" disconnets. But this time I decided to go somewhere different. I decided to take a drive on a small section of the "Hill Country Overlanding Route", specifically the eastern leg of it. Although mainly just a dirt road (parts of it are even paved), I really like this trail because of it's rugged natural beauty and for it's many water crossings! And although it wasn't warranted, I decided to see what disconnecting the JKS sway bar links (and the ultra stiff Mojave sway bar) would be like out in the field. If you saw my previous video, I had a heck of a time moving the sway bar up and down in order to mount the links properly on the Jeep Gladiator Mojave. Not only was this a fun outing, but a functional one as well. There was also a side jaunt to one of the unique natural wonders that is found in this area.
Timestamped for your convenience:
00:00 Sandy Creek & Opening Theme
00:30 Intro & Overview
01:42 Airing Down & JKS Quick Disconnects
03:00 County Road 310 Heading West
03:42 Why No Overlanding in Texas?
04:56 Hickory Bluff @ CR 315 West
05:33 Sandy Creek 1st Crossing
05:59 Flexing the Jeep
06:38 Sandy Creek 2nd Crossing
06:53 CR 315 West - Past Sandy Creek
07:40 GPS Track Aerial View
07:58 Airing Up and Reconnecting
10:19 South on Texas HWY 16
10:36 Side Trip to Enchanted Rock
11:13 Closing Monologue
12:44 Water Crossings and Extro

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@mikemckenna8530 Жыл бұрын

Love driving around the Llano area! Bumper looks good!

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s definitely a beautiful area!

@brettbickham9579 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the map link!

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy 4 ай бұрын

You bet!

@Phuong.Nguyen- Жыл бұрын

Pretty image and cool video 😊

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

@delusican1960 7 ай бұрын

My uncle probably sold alot of Texas acreage back in the 70s. How do I no? I worked with him in the summer. Nothing quite like the Hill country in Texas. Is this a winter trip??

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy 7 ай бұрын

Nice! Yes, this was in January. Weather was 👍

@speterbilt 4 ай бұрын

I love this trail. Drive the trail and stay the night in Fredericksburg. I'm from the La Grange area. Where are you at?

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy 4 ай бұрын

Good plan! Been actually thinking of revisiting this trail. San Antonio here.

@speterbilt 4 ай бұрын

@@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy I'm game. Lets go soon. I can bring my grandaughters & look at bluebonnets

@speterbilt 4 ай бұрын

@@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy we should go. I can bring my grandaughters and my girlfriend for taking pictures in bluebonnets. Can drive the Willow City Loop too

@texasaggie8449 10 ай бұрын

As a third generation 63 yr old native Texan I understand why we don’t have much public land but at the same time I wish we had more public land for dispersed camping and hunting. 2013 JKUR with 217k miles and still going strong. 👍🏻

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy 10 ай бұрын

Nice Jeep! Sounds like it's going the distance! And yeah, more public land would be nice but I can also respect people for wanting to be able to own their piece of the pie. And we do have public lands in Texas. They just happen to be several hours drive from where I am located (San Antonio).

@BlueLines50 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting gear on your Jeep 👍 That was all random a car out in the middle of nowhere where was it going lol That’s a cool rock or hill you need to do a video on your climbing skills my friend 👍 Another great video thanks for sharing your adventure I always enjoy watching your videos. Oh Happy New Year ✌️

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, that Ford Taurus was a little random. Lol! I enjoyed your Port Isabel video! I really need to get back to the Coast, and especially S. Padre!

@BlueLines50 Жыл бұрын

@@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy oh thanks for watching that little episode I really appreciate it, let me know when you wanna get your wheels sandy my friend lol I’m always willing to take a drive out on the surf maybe do a little BBQ as well

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Жыл бұрын

@@BlueLines50 That would be awesome!!

@brettbickham9579 4 ай бұрын

How do I find this route? Looks great!

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy 4 ай бұрын

It can be found over on the overlandjournal.com. Or just click this link: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1MC7yCkUrFhSGMAhl0oMZr-vFQr4&ll=30.511958500521416%2C-98.9007889255&z=11 The section I ran for this video is on the east end between highways 16 and 71. Hope that helps!

@juanrobles8017 9 ай бұрын

Can you please share a link for the image of the map u used to display the route.

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy 9 ай бұрын

Are you referring to the map that's near the beginning at around @0:55?

@edgarchapa7266 Жыл бұрын

Worst part about Texas is that like 90% of the land is privately owned and one wrong turn onto a dirt road can get you in some trouble

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Жыл бұрын

Agreed. That’s why it’s really important to do some homework before venturing out on the backroads. There’s many mapping apps than can help with this, such as Gaia GPS and OnX off road, which even has land parcel information for an added fee. But even then you can still find yourself accidentally on the wrong dirt road that leads to someone’s property. Usually they post signs clearly stating that it’s private property though.

@SouthTXMojave Жыл бұрын

Looks like the quick disconnects worked out pretty good, just needed a little bit of convincing with the dead blow hahah Noticed your Onx shirt, by any chance would you know this specific trail on Onx? Been wanting to take this trail but there's a lot of trails with similar name. Most of which overlap. The one you took looks awesome, would be worth a trip out.

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m pretty happy with them now lol. Not the easiest but still beats taking out the stock ones on a trail. And yes, this trail in OnX is called the “Texas Hill Country Tour”. It’s the sliver that is furthest east.