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Old Apr 10, 2017 | 11:41 AM
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Leaving Houston on Wednesday for Big Bend. Anyone from this area made the trip? Wondering if Hwy 90 would be better option than I-10.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2017 | 01:29 PM
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On my Trip Planner, I got this...

I-10 to San Antonio
Then 90 in San Antonio
Then 385 in Marathon
9.5 hours and 600 miles.

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I-10 to Ft Stockton
Then 385
It's 9.5 hours and 650 miles

I've never traveled these highways/roads to I can't say how they are.
 
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Have ridden both routes in Chick's post and option 1 is the better, IMO. I actually enjoy that fairly lonely stretch of road west of Uvalde. Maybe use the I-10 option on your return to come back through Fredericksburg and Bandera. Can't recall that exit off of 10 that is west of Fredericksburg but it wouldn't be a bad way back to Houston.
 
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Have ridden both routes in Chick's post and option 1 is the better, IMO. I actually enjoy that fairly lonely stretch of road west of Uvalde. Maybe use the I-10 option on your return to come back through Fredericksburg and Bandera. Can't recall that exit off of 10 that is west of Fredericksburg but it wouldn't be a bad way back to Houston.
That's the way I was thinking, just wanted another opinion before we set out. Probably come back that way as well, we ride around Fredericksburg and the hill country all the time so don't need to go through there on the way back.
 
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