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New guy (actually old trying MTB again after a decade off) wondering about these trails since I live south, but I rarely get out of the office before 6. Anyone planning weekend runs and want to let a really slow dithering out of shape desk jockey follow?
Not this weekend, but only because the trails are going to be too wet. It's raining on my house right now. You are doing the right thing though, just posting here looking for a ride.
The SATN Facebook page is another resource for ride calls:
https://www.facebook.com/theSATN/
As well as the Meetup group:
https://www.meetup.com/mountainbikes-130/
Where do you live? Are you lucky enough like a lot of us to be a block or two from our ever expanding almost 60 miles of trail network? Don't be too afraid to just get out there and explore. Even though it seems like it when you are out there, you are NOT 100 miles from civilization! Just stop and listen and you can usually hear where a street is. But carry plenty of water and your phone just in case. :p
Yeah all the rain the past two weekends has bummed me out. Why does it have to be dry while I'm at work!?
I live near Wm Cannon and SW Parkway, but I'm not familiar enough with SATN to know if I'm really close to a trail to hop on.
One advantage to the rain is that there are now a lot less face slappers. Mostly south east of DN, but if we get more rain tomorrow it might take care of the north side too.
holy crap i had no idea there was a beer drankin and night ridin group here in south austin! Now that daylight savings has happened, is it still going to be at 6pm? What are the details of C and D? IE no drops or no stops, what trails, etc etc
I was only aware of Slaughter creek trail and the Bauerle ranch park trail. Is there a chance that Bauerle trail actually connects with the circle c trail and that the circle c trail connects to Slaughter creek trail? (nm found all the info on page 52 :) )
Oh and if you guys tell me that slaughter creek trail can be ridden at night... i will hug you.
Everything connects...all of it.
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anyone have a map? I just created a funky one off of google maps connecting bauerle and circle c but I would love to see where to cross mopac and brodie and what roads to take between the trails
Also, what time does everyone usually end up at ATX Bikes on Tuesday after the ride? I think I'll try riding there from my house with a few friends (probably next tuesday after all this rain we've had) 7:30ish is what I read on page 52, so disregard this question.
Do you Strava, froman?
I do now, always been a map my ride kinda guy.
Ahhhhhh yea now i see, so no connecting trail from circle c to sct, bummer... i guess i can ride alongside the road.
So no face slappers northeast of DN now either. Aside from SP, because I hate that place.
I noticed there is a new homeless camp going up near the llama pen, just northeast from the old huge one.
Good job on the trail maintenance. The trails are in good shape right now, at least vegetation-wise. No weed eating needed, but that will soon change no doubt. That's one good thing about winter I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by big_papa_nuts
Yes, I saw that new bum camp too. So they totally trash one area, then just move a little bit away to repeat the process. It ain't right!
There is beat in trail running along 1826, from Slaughter Ln to Spruce Canyon, so technically we are still on dirt in getting to and from the Slaughter Creek Trail.Quote:
Originally Posted by froman
And alas, there is no dirt way to get from the Circle C/Veloway trails to Bauerle. It takes a little less of a mile of road. And crossing Brodie is a bitch at just about any time. But once you are on Bauerle trails you can easily connect to Mary Moore Searight too.
I do appreciate a good hug, but alas again, SCT is not suppose to be ridden at night, so I can't tell you that you can. A couple of weeks ago the Crank and Drank went straight to it and managed to ride it and get out before the gates closed.
And why are you asking what time we get BACK to ATX Bikes after the Tuesday ride instead of what time we leave? Do you want to come just for the dranking? lol. That's fine and not a bad idea.
But it starts at 6 pm year 'round. It breaks into groups according to speed. We just about always make sure no one is left behind or gets lost. But if you suck in your biking ability we will strongly hint when we reach a good bail out point that you should head back to the shop. I'm typical of the slow group, averaging 8 mph for the ride. Fast group averages about 10 mph. We don't do a lot of stopping, but we do pause every now and then.
If the weather does what they say it is suppose to I think that it'll be good to go on Tuesday. Pent up demand, along with the first Daylight Savings time Tuesday, means we should have a big turnout. We will probably break into three groups.
Good times.
I think it's maybe a mile of road that connects Bauerle to the rest of the trails. Not a big deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by froman
Yeah reason i ask is that two or three friends and myself would likely just leave from my house (im across the st from moontower) and ride to atx bikes, drink a few, then ride back. The ride back should be fun in the dark after a few beers. Ive ridden most of the bauerle stuff, it is Houston flat but miles on trail is still miles on trail.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Tip
Bummer about SCT, that trail would be perfect for a night ride. I wonder what the penalty is if you get caught night riding it..... :)
You would be able to ride down Manchaca to Baurle/Canterbury loop then hit the trails all the way there. You would have to get on the road to cross Brodie as described here.
Any chance the trails will be ready? Been kinda soupy the last few days, but not any real rain.
Is there a .gpx file for these trails anyone would be willing to share?
They exist but I'm a big proponent of NO MAPS!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by feedbacker
Why?
- Non-mountain biking groups cruise this forum. They love using shit like this as ammo against us (even though everything is legit).
- There are people willing to give tours or you can join the Tuesday ride. . . come learn and be social.
- If you like to ride solo, exploring is half the fun.
- You're never more than a couple hundered feet from civilization.
...and speaking of Tuesday night rides...
LET'S DO IT!! CRANK AND DRANK IS ON!
I bit the bullet and took one for the team and went for a test ride in this beautiful perfect weather. I followed the routing that I discussed earlier. The only sloppy part was a small place on Slalom, and another small spot on Disc Go! Disc Go! (What?!! What's that? where's that? Huh??)
The rest of it was moist, but very rideable. By the time I got to the Veloway trails the sheen was off and it was getting close to hero-ish. Give everything these 8 more hours of sunshine and it will be great. The miracle of the SATN presents itself once again.
6 pm. Back door of ATX Bikes. Bring a post ride beverage.
If you are late for the 6:04 wheels gone, beat cheeks for the Escarpment Bridge. We will pause on the southwest side. You have until maybe 6:20 to get there.
I can't argue with that! I just wanna nerd out with my GPS. I'm hoping I can make it to the shop by wheels down tonight, but we'll see!Quote:
Originally Posted by greenblur