This 14-mile Riverbed Hike in Texas Leads to One of the Best Swimming Holes in the State—With 50-foot-deep Pools

This 14-mile Riverbed Hike in Texas Leads to One of the Best Swimming Holes in the State—With 50-foot-deep Pools

The Blanco River Narrows is more than worth the trouble of getting there.Eva Frederick/Travel + Leisure The Blanco River Narrows in Texas.Key PointsThe Blanco River Narrows is a swimming hole accessible only by a strenuous 14-mile round-trip hike through a riverbed.Hikers are rewarded with deep, clear pools, fern-covered canyon walls, and otherworldly geological formations.Visitors should come well-prepared and follow Leave No Trace principles t…