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Caprock Canyons - Old Ranch Road

Name: Caprock Canyons - Old Ranch Road
Rating: 1.00

Type: Trail

Length: 3.60 Miles

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: $4.00

Rating:

(1.00)1

Difficulty: 1star

(1.00)

Solitude:

(4.00)

ADA Accessible: N/A

Bikes Allowed: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Interpretive Guide: N/A

City: Quitaque

County: Briscoe

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The horse corrals and windmill are still located at the front section of the trail. (Photo by Blaze)

A cross road/trail led me to the park boundary. This is where I turned around and headed back. (Photo by Blaze)

Sections of the trail may be unmaintained. Watch for snakes in the grass! (Photo by Blaze)

Trust me - you do not want to run into a rattlesnake and see it poised in this intimidating strike position. (Photo by Blaze)

This is where the trail starts/ends. (Photo by Blaze)

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Not Easy To Find (And It May Be Closed)
By Blaze on 7/28/2014
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Distance: 5.70 Miles Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

The Old Ranch Road Trail is in an entirely different area of Caprock Canyons State Park. It is not easy to find and requires you drive down an unimproved dirt road to get to the trailhead. A high clearance vehicle or 4WD is recommended.

Check with the Visitor's Center first to see if this trail is open. It may be closed off by a locked gate and, when it is, the trail is not maintained and can be overgrown. There are rattlesnakes in this area, so you do not want to walk through high grass or into the backcountry where no one may find you for an extended time.

Basically, the trail is exactly what it is named for - an old ranch road. The trail is supposed to be a lollipop, but I could not trace the "pop" portion of the trail. I did encounter a dirt road, however, that led to the park boundary. To be safe, I decided to turn around and head back rather than wander through the high grass.