The Three Sisters are quite famous in Texas. Beautiful and charming gals that they are, they attract a great many devotees for their good looks, their nice manners, and their generous curves. The three sisters also serve up some pretty good meals, and offer excellent entertainment.
The Three Sisters are actually three roads, RR335, RR336 and RR337. While you might be thinking that “RR” stands for “Rural Route”, you need to remember this is Texas. The formal names for these sisters are Ranch Road 335, Ranch Road 336, and Ranch Road 337. And yes, they are all related.
The most clever of the Three Sisters is RR335. She’s hot and not so curvy up North, yet she follows the Nueces (pronounced “New-Aces”) River. She also has a nice surprise: if you look carefully, you might get a glimpse of an unusual animal such as a kangaroo or a giraffe. There’s an exotic-breed farm along the drive, and many of the captive-bred animals can be seen from the road.
RR335 is a bit of a roller coaster, with lots of ups and downs and curves in between. This Sister is friendly and fun, and tends to be quite popular. Groups of motorcycles gear up and ride the rolling, fun landscape, especially on weekends.
Headed South, Ranch Road 335 merges with Highway 55 and leads you down to Camp Wood. Here you’ll turn onto the shortest Sister, Ranch Road 337. This sister is the most famous, Ranch Road 337 having been voted the #1 road to ride in Texas by Ride Texas Magazine. She’s curvaceous, gorgeous, and slightly shady, and if you follow her west, she’ll lead you to Leakey (pronounced as “Lakey” by the locals).
Leakey seems to be where all the action is, because it’s the best stop for gas and eats. The Bent Rim Grill is the happening place along this stretch. It’s a large establishment, and while there’s plenty of parking, the lot is usually full of motorcycles taking a break from the heat and grabbing a cool one.
Leaving Leakey, you’ll want to save yourself some confusion by following the signs for Route 83. Following 83 about a mile to the North, it’s there you’ll see a sign for the last of the Three Sisters, Ranch Road 336, which you’ll want to follow to the North.
RR 336 has a different personality than her two sisters—this Twisted Sister climbs up into the mountains, and offers some spectacular scenery. Ranch Road 336 has a generous amount of curves, some tight and technical, others long and luscious. She’s the favored one if it’s variety of landscape you’re into.
The entire Three Sisters Loop is roughly one hundred miles. All three are friendly, and you’ll enjoy meeting each one with her unique personality. Then you can decide which one is your favorite.
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