Texas Oak Trail with Opossum Loop and Alternate return on Council Bluff Trail Lake Brownwood State Park has some scenic and challenging waterfront hikes . If you want to enjoy a variety of landscapes and trail types, look no further than the Texas Oak Trail. This 1.4 mile trek with connection to the Council Bluff Trail to take you back to the parking area at the fishing pier, provides a round trip of about 1.7 miles. If you add a jaunt around the Opossum Loop and then do the .14 mile portion of the Texas Oak Trail two times because you have to backtrack, you get a nice 2.25 mile journey through some fascinating woods and fields. You will also do some rock scrambling and pass through some very cool rock-walled inclines. Oh, and you just might see one of those Scissor-Tailed Fly Catchers that start showing up once the mesquite trees leaf out. The most rugged portions of these combined trails are at the beginnings of the Texas Oak Trail and the Council Bluff Trail when approaching f...
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