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Riding the rock at Reveille Peak Ranch
Turns out you don’t have to travel all the way to Utah to ride slick rock.
I finally made it out to Reveille Peak Ranch over the weekend, to check out the Hill Country’s version of mountain biking on wide open rock.
In a nutshell? Great terrain. Lots of trails to ride. And tons of stuff to challenge expert riders.
Definitely take the trek up to Decision Point, where you can see Lake Buchanan in the distance. Some of the higher trails include stretches across a big open slab of granite. It’s not quite Enchanted Rock, but it’s close.
The rock is grippy, almost like sandpaper. The view is spectacular in all directions.
My mountain bike skills aren’t up to par for a lot of the advanced trails at the ranch, where cyclists and runners can pay a $10 gate fee and roam 62 miles of trail, including 16 miles of hand-cut single track. So when we accidentally wound up on a trail called Upper Loop, I spent as much time getting off and walking my bike up rocks and ledges and between Volkswagen-sized boulders as I did actually planted on my bike seat.
Still, we found plenty to ride. We zipped across wooden bridges, splashed through a few creek crossings and swooshed among oak trees and prickly pears on the twisty, easier trails down below.
It takes about an hour and 15 minutes to get to Reveille Peak Ranch from Austin. For more information go here.
Look for my article about Reveille Peak Ranch on Sunday in the Venture Out section of the paper inside Life & Arts.
The photo at the top shows me (in the center) with my friends Mike and Marcy Stellfox in the photos, who joined me for a chilly but fun day at the park.
Here I am among the boulder-strewn trails!
This last shot? That’s the reward we found at El Rancho mexican restaurant in Burnet. Perfect way to finish the day.
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By shawn mcafee
February 7, 2012 12:07 PM | Link to this
Wow, great write up about the trail. This is on my list to visit this year and by far my most anticipated. I can’t wait to make my visit.