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Texas Hill Country: 5 days of nature, culture and good food

Austin → San Antonio · 5 Days

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A short, relaxed loop through the hills between Austin and San Antonio: the Capitol in Austin, the Hamilton Pool grotto, German heritage in Fredericksburg, the granite dome of Enchanted Rock and the music hamlet of Luckenbach. Plus Gruene with the oldest dance hall in Texas, Natural Bridge Caverns and the San Antonio missions.

Short drives, plenty of time at each stop. In April the bluebonnets bloom along the roads.

A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.

Stops
10
Driving
415 km
Drive time
7 h 25 min
Sunrises
0
Sunsets
0
Car Golden hour as a tip Balanced

Numbered stops in order · golden-hour tip shown separately.

Tip: golden hour around 19:51 at San Antonio River Walk (day 5)

1 Day 1

06:58 20:04 50 km · 53 min 3 h 8 min on the road
  1. 06:58
    Sunrise
  2. 09:00
    Texas State Capitol
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  3. 09:45
    Car · 50 km · 53 min
  4. 10:38
    Hamilton Pool Preserve

    Foto: Redsully at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

    A natural swimming hole beneath a rock overhang, fed by a waterfall roughly 15 meters high.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  5. 20:04
    Sunset

2 Day 2

07:00 20:08 94 km · 1 h 36 min 4 h 21 min on the road
  1. 07:00
    Sunrise
  2. 07:51
    Car · 67 km · 1 h 9 min
  3. 09:00
    Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Car · 27 km · 27 min
  5. 10:12
    National Museum of the Pacific War
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 20:08
    Sunset

3 Day 3

06:59 20:09 80 km · 2 h 4 min 4 h 19 min on the road
  1. 06:59
    Sunrise
  2. 08:04
    Car · 32 km · 56 min
  3. 09:00
    Enchanted Rock
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Car · 48 km · 1 h 8 min
  5. 10:53
    Luckenbach
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  6. 20:09
    Sunset

4 Day 4

06:57 20:06 137 km · 2 h 5 min 6 h 35 min on the road
  1. 06:57
    Sunrise
  2. 07:27
    Car · 110 km · 1 h 33 min
  3. 09:00
    Gruene Historic District
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  4. 10:30
    Car · 27 km · 32 min
  5. 11:02
    Natural Bridge Caverns
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  6. 20:06
    Sunset

5 Day 5

06:57 20:07 53 km · 49 min 3 h 49 min on the road
  1. 06:57
    Sunrise
  2. 08:18
    Car · 48 km · 42 min
  3. 09:00
    San Antonio Missions

    Foto: Liveon001 ©Travis Witt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Founded in 1731, this San Antonio mission features a well-preserved stone facade and simple colonial architecture.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  4. 10:30
    Car · 5 km · 7 min
  5. 10:37
    San Antonio River Walk
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  6. 20:07
    Sunset

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