Comanche Bluff Trail, Taylor, TX                                                              

Sunday, September 6, 2015

This trail has a pretty drive past pecan orchards, cotton fields, and other farmland with lots of trees. The drive crisscrosses the San Gabriel River, so there was a surprising amount of green for this time of year.

The trail begins in the Army Corps of Engineer Park, which only costs $4 per car to enter. The trailhead has a restroom, or really more of a glorified outhouse, but it was very clean. About half way through the trail there is another trailhead that also has restrooms.

Most of the trail ran parallel to Grainger Lake, so a nice breeze would waft over occasionally. This also created some dense vegetation! The water did not look swimmable. People were fishing, so that may be something fun to do in the future.

A highlight of this trail are the cool bridges.

Unfortunately there are no special rock formations or vistas, but you can walk down to the lake by the campground.

There was an RV campground by the trailhead. We passed a number of people out hiking that may have been from the campground. It didn’t create a lot of noise and it is mostly blocked from sight on the trail. The campground also has a bathroom for those who forgot at the trailhead.