About trails in Bandera County, Texas

Bandera County has 33 named trails on the map, covering 42.1 miles in total, an average of 1.3 miles per trail. That is the 27th largest mapped trail network among 108 counties in Texas. 29 of them are tagged for hiking and 23 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Spring Branch Trail, at 5.7 miles. 1 trail runs 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 46 campsites, and 5 waterfalls. The nearest towns to these trails are Bandera, Utopia, and Leakey.

What the trails in Bandera County are like

By length, 16 are under a mile, 16 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Prairie Loop, at 1.3 miles.

Of the 27 with a difficulty rating, 6 easy and 21 moderate. Of the 33 with measured elevation, West Trail climbs the most, about 1,116 ft.

Explore by activity

42Total miles

46Campsites

5Waterfalls

1Trailheads

Spring Branch TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi West TrailHike3.4 mi Wilderness TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi East TrailHike3.1 mi Vista Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Madrone TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Wildlife TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Cougar Canyon Overlook TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Hermit's TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Ice Cream Hill TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Bar-O TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Bandera Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Side Track TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Prairie LoopHikeMTB1.3 mi Rio Hondo Loop North1.3 mi Creek Bottom TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi West Peak Overlook TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi East-West TrailHike1.0 mi Rio Hondo Loop East0.9 mi Cedar LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi Merrick Mile TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Good Luck TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi 2C BlackbuckHikeMTB0.4 mi Scenic OverlookHike0.4 mi 2b - powerlineHikeMTB0.3 mi Maple TrailHike0.3 mi House to 4HikeMTB0.3 mi 2CHikeMTB0.3 mi Area BHike0.2 mi Armadillo Trail0.2 mi Wilderness CutHikeMTB0.2 mi trail to 2 and 2aHikeMTB0.1 mi Ta Shunka Trail0.1 mi

Trails by town in Bandera County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.