cramsay3 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Bartman said: Angel Fire..leave after work, take turns driving This. With adding a shuttle trip to the Southern Boundary down to Angel Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Or, if you want adventure, try the North Boundary trail. What a hike-a-bike GPS jigsaw puzzle that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, ATXZJ said: So where you going? Don't know yet! Just got home from a week-long vacation and had to dive into work. I can't take another whole week off this year, so I am looking for what I can do on a short-term trip. I'll tally up all these options. Hopefully this thread is useful for people who want other options as well. It sounds like a trip to the west end of the state might not be worthwhile if I have to spend two out of my three days just driving. I might look for something a little closer in Hill Country until I can find a way to do a whole week getaway. My priority is to find something with a great camping setting, and something that will challenge me to ride. My wife is going to be bored if we go somewhere and I spend the whole time out riding. Edited September 13, 2018 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I havent been to Colorado state park but Ive heard some decent stuff about it..Dinosaur state park is pretty cool..and Reveille is fun especially if you fish..good bass in that there pond..plus Inks lake is right around the corner.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJsnoozer Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: Don't know yet! Just got home from a week-long vacation and had to dive into work. I can't take another whole week off this year, so I am looking for what I can do on a short-term trip. I'll tally up all these options. Hopefully this thread is useful for people who want other options as well. It sounds like a trip to the west end of the state might not be worthwhile if I have to spend two out of my three days just driving. I might look for something a little closer in Hill Country until I can find a way to do a whole week getaway. My priority is to find something with a great camping setting, and something that will challenge me to ride. My wife is going to be bored if we go somewhere and I spend the whole time out riding. Dude, Drive to Tyler state park, Camp and ride in the beauty, then head a few more hours over to Iron mountain and repeat. The only problem is Tyler is a texas state park and may have limited availability. Both of these places are really neat with their iron packed soil and rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 27 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: Don't know yet! Just got home from a week-long vacation and had to dive into work. I can't take another whole week off this year, so I am looking for what I can do on a short-term trip. I'll tally up all these options. Hopefully this thread is useful for people who want other options as well. It sounds like a trip to the west end of the state might not be worthwhile if I have to spend two out of my three days just driving. I might look for something a little closer in Hill Country until I can find a way to do a whole week getaway. My priority is to find something with a great camping setting, and something that will challenge me to ride. My wife is going to be bored if we go somewhere and I spend the whole time out riding. Check out the new Forum Section called MTB Destinations under Mountain Biking. With the help of Albert, I set up separate threads for most of the destinations being discussed, and started each thread with links to google driving directions and MTB project trail info. For some that I'm familiar with, I've inserted other tidbits of info that should be helpful. For others, I'm in the process of copying-pasting from the wealth of information that's been posted historically on Mojo, which includes a lot of great info on Bentonville, Colorado Springs, and Sedona that I plan to bring over. So far I've posted up most of the destinations that are within a day's drive of Austin, but I'm hoping that others will join in following a similar structure, and start threads for other areas across Colorado, Utah, North Carolina, etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 I just noticed that forum. I should have this moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: I just noticed that forum. I should have this moved. No problem it was actually this thread that prompted us setting up the new Forum section. I'm trying to compile much of the information that's been posted here and on Mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkyDrewster Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 9/11/2018 at 3:41 PM, mack_turtle said: Big Bend is the first thing that comes to mind but I don't know much about it. BBRSP is almost to big to squeeze into a weekend but can be done. I drove out the day before, slept in my car and pushed off the next morning. Rode for three days and drove back on the fourth. This was a bikepacking trip on the Epic Loop so logistics might not apply to the type of campsite trip you're asking about. If you camp near Lajitas, you can ride from Barton Warnock into the Contrabando, Fresno Canyon, Dome Loop trails. Perhaps split up as morning and late afternoon rides. Or ride the Epic in one full day. All of these areas have interesting historic sites to explore and break up the riding. Airport trail is close by as well. If you leave early, you can ride that same evening and vice versa on your last day. So two days of driving/riding and one full day of riding. Totally worth it. Beautiful scenery, amazing sky watching, and solitude. 1 hour ago, FJsnoozer said: Dude, Drive to Tyler state park, Camp and ride in the beauty, then head a few more hours over to Iron mountain and repeat. The only problem is Tyler is a texas state park and may have limited availability. Both of these places are really neat with their iron packed soil and rocks. Where is Iron Mountain? Never heard of it and not getting results on a Google search. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJsnoozer Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, DrunkyDrewster said: Where is Iron Mountain? Never heard of it and not getting results on a Google search. Thanks! http://www.degraylake.org/iron-mountain/ They had marathon Nationals there the last two years and there is an annual stop on the Enduro. 21 mile trail that is well marked. you can ride it forward and backwards for a different trail experience and 42 miles of unique trail. Its also easy to split up into Multiple 10 mile blocks. https://www.trailforks.com/region/iron-mountain-3734/?lat=34.219770&lon=-93.073742&z=12&m=trailforks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 2 hours ago, mack_turtle said: Don't know yet! Just got home from a week-long vacation and had to dive into work. I can't take another whole week off this year, so I am looking for what I can do on a short-term trip. I'll tally up all these options. Hopefully this thread is useful for people who want other options as well. It sounds like a trip to the west end of the state might not be worthwhile if I have to spend two out of my three days just driving. I might look for something a little closer in Hill Country until I can find a way to do a whole week getaway. My priority is to find something with a great camping setting, and something that will challenge me to ride. My wife is going to be bored if we go somewhere and I spend the whole time out riding. PD State park for the win then. Theres lots of camping, hiking museum and wildlife and a stream down in there. Super cool place. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55580-d109507-Reviews-Palo_Duro_Canyon_State_Park-Canyon_Texas.html Dont go during early NOV https://www.bikereg.com/39831 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkyDrewster Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) PD State park for the win then. Theres lots of camping Hey ATXZJ, what campsites are the best for access to the trails in Palo Duro? It's been on my to-do list for a while and I will try to make it happen this spring. Edited September 13, 2018 by DrunkyDrewster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Where is Iron Mountain? Never heard of it and not getting results on a Google search. Thanks!I forgot Iron Mountain. 3 solid days of riding within 30-45 min from Hot Springs. Much less time in a car if you want remote and don’t want to drive all the way up to Bentonville. Iron Mountain is just south of Hot Springs on Lake DeGrey. West of Hot Springs the LOVIT is a new EPIC that runs along the south shore of Lake Ouachita from the dam west to near Mt Ida. Beautiful country in the fall. Then a little further west on the west side of Mt Ida is a classic, the Womble and you can throw in a bit of the Quachita trail if you want even more of an epic ride.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrute Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Yeah we did iron mountain, lovit, and womble, in a few days. Iron mountain was by far my favorite.Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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