16.68 ACRES

Trace the east edge first and you'll find wire the whole length of it, and the west edge carries wire the same way, both lines called out on the earth as you pace them. Between those two fenced boundaries the tract stretches out slim and elongated, about three and a half times as deep as it is wide, so you're always moving along its length rather than wandering a square. That shape tells you how to hunt it and how to sit it. This is 16.68 acres of X-E Ranch ranch land for sale in Kimble County, the live oak Hill Country that spreads out around the town of Junction where two spring rivers meet. A seasonal creek cuts in at the northwest corner and works its way to the south edge, better than 690 ft of it drawn across the tract. Creeks in this part of Texas run with the weather, wet after a rain and quiet in a dry spell, and we'll walk it with you so you can read what the draw does for yourself. The banks and the low ground pull the oaks in tight. Trees carry across roughly 2/5ths, enough live oak to throw shade at midday and hold deer in the heat. An existing dirt ranch road already threads the place, entering at the northeast corner and running clear to the southwest corner, better than a thousand feet of it. That trail is your way in and your way around, and it saves you cutting one. The land itself rolls gentle, only about 38 ft of fall from one point to another, so you're not fighting the terrain when you drive it or build a pad on it. The road governs how you move; the deeded arrangement on this ranch governs what you own, and we'll show you exactly where the plat puts the corners. Here's what a buyer remembers about 5-B. It sits on the flank of a hill, and looking to the south there's always something worth looking at, near ground and far ridge both. You can set a chair almost anywhere and the horizon earns its keep. A couple of hunting blinds sit out here already, and their presence tells you what generations of this county have known: the low-fence deer in these hills grow heavy and wild, and a man who sits quiet and lets the country do its work will see them move at dusk along that draw. Four miles from Junction, with the South Llano River bottoms and their old turkey roosts for a neighbor, this is real Hill Country to hunt or build a quiet place on. Wear boots that can handle some prickly pear and plan to come in the cool of the morning when the deer are still moving. Give us a call and we'll meet you at the northeast corner where the trail starts.