// scenic road
The Three Twisted Sisters
- Category
- scenic road
- Region
- texas
- Distance
- 57.3 mi
- Avg ride time
- 1 hr 16 min
The Texas Hill Country's most-loved motorcycle road — Ranch Road 337 between Camp Wood and Vanderpool through Leakey, with RR 335 and 336 forming the larger 100-mile "Twisted Sisters" loop. Imported geometry covers the iconic RR 337 spine.
// highlights
- mile 0.0
Camp Wood, TX (west end)
Western anchor for the RR 337 ride — Woody's General Store, cold drinks, and the only fuel between Leakey and the back side of the loop.
- mile 21.2
Leakey, TX (mid-route)
The natural hub for the full Twisted Sisters loop — fuel, breakfast at the Frio Canyon Cafe, the Hog Pen Bar after the ride, and the junction with RR 336 north.
- mile 31.0
RR 337 east summit
Famous rollercoaster section between Leakey and Vanderpool — the most-photographed curve set of the entire loop. Watch for deer and free-range goats.
- mile 37.2
Vanderpool, TX (east end)
Lost Maples country at the east end of RR 337 — gas, food, and the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum just up the road.
- mile 57.3
Medina junction
Eastern end of the imported chain at TX-16 — fuel and the connection back south to Bandera or east toward Kerrville.
// Why this road
RR 337 is the one road in Texas that motorcyclists keep coming back to explain to non-Texans why the Hill Country matters. The geometry is relentless in the best sense: tight, stacked switchbacks on the western climb out of Camp Wood, then a long ridge run with exposure on both sides, then a drop into the Sabinal River drainage toward Vanderpool that throws a different set of corners at you — slower, tighter, rockier in character than the west side.
The surface varies. Central sections tend to hold up well, but the shoulders dissolve quickly and the painted edge lines can be deceiving about where the pavement actually ends. Deer are a genuine problem, especially morning and evening. The ridge sections have blind crests that deserve real attention — there's oncoming traffic, and some of it is trucks pulling trailers.
Riding west to east gives you the switchback climb early while legs are fresh, and puts the longer sweeping descent toward Vanderpool later in the day when you've settled into the road's rhythm. The reverse works too, but the western approach to the summit is harder to read coming down.
Leakey sits roughly mid-route and is the logical fuel stop. Medina, at the eastern end of the fuller Sisters loop via 336, has gas and food if you're running the whole hundred miles. Cell coverage is spotty across the central ridge — not worth counting on.
Before you go: RR 337 is paved but narrow in spots, with no guardrails on significant drop-offs. Loose gravel collects in the tighter turns, particularly after rain. The road is open year-round, but summer heat in the Hill Country is serious — late spring and fall are the practical riding windows. If you're adding 335 and 336 to complete the loop, budget time; the full Sisters circuit runs around three hours of riding without stops.