The Tip Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 A place to discuss it all. All 80 miles of it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Will be out there tomorrow riding it. Unfortunately, not all 80 miles of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriegski Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Anyone know if there is a way to connect to Slaughter Creek 5 mile loop from Circle C metro park without using 1826? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Not legally. But you know you don't have to ride on 1826 right? There is single track that runs along 1826 that keeps you away from traffic. Single track that runs from Slaughter Lane all the way to the intersection with 45. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 That's good to know, I wasn't aware that the singletrack ran south of Slaughter Creek along 1826. I have taken it north to connect to Slaughter Lane before. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Going to attempt this tomorrow... Going to start at the parking lot near Austin High School, ride some of the greenbelt, make my way south to the Slaughter Creek Trail, continue south to 45, then east a bit, then head back north. Many of the connecting trails I haven't ridden before, so should be...interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Very ambitious. You are giving up single track to ride road a couple of times. Like going behind ATX Bikes and up Beckett instead of going under Mopac, past Backspin Bar, and down Bambi. How did you do this map? What's the difference between the blue and red lines? We have been having a discussion about how to make Strava routes that would be great tools for showing people what the Crank and Drank's route would be each week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I made the map using MapMyRide. The red lines are where I had to turn "Follow roads" (which includes bike trails marked in Google Maps) off because trails are missing. I used the Strava Heatmap to find various trails not shown in Google, but I'm sure I missed quite a bit. I don't get down there often enough. The red lines are generally where there's singletrack and are not usually a straight line in real life. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 You're going to attempt that when it's. 105+ degrees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicewookie Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: You're going to attempt that when it's. 105+ degrees? Albert is a bit of a nut. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakalugi Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, The Tip said: How did you do this map? What's the difference between the blue and red lines? We have been having a discussion about how to make Strava routes that would be great tools for showing people what the Crank and Drank's route would be each week. Tip - MapMyRide and ridewithgps.com are excellent ways to create routes from scratch. They won't have many of the Southie/SATN trails since they're not on Google Maps but you can manually create them, but that takes time to draw out. Dropping a GPX ride file into these types of programs provides more detail upfront w/ less editing on the back end. Let's sync-up and I'll show you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Oh, snakes! I saw a coral snake on the gravel path behind ATX bikes on Tuesday night. We startled each other. I went back to take her portrait, but she took off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 It's not 105 yet!! I will need to find more water, though. Probably when I go by Dick Nichols. Just finished Slaughter Creek loop. Now to go further south on 1826!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_devo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 woah - Coincidence, I saw my first little coral snake on the end of your coyote trail on Tues morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I still don't know why I have a trail named after "me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Finished my ride and just got home!! Ended up riding 49 miles and moving time was 5:43. Was able to ride it pretty much as I laid it out, but some of the construction forced me to pause and or route around a few times. Really love that trail wedged between the two sides of 45, but had fun on everything. Maybe less so the stuff completely exposed to the sun after things started heating up. Really crazy how much trail is down there. And I'm sure I could have stitched it together even better with more singletrack, but my knowledge of all the SATN trails is limited. I noticed they are starting to build concrete paths on top of some existing trails. Was surprised to see concrete underneath Mopac east of Dick Nichols park, and then more along Mopac further north. And saw flags and stakes in other areas that made me go, "Hmmmmmm..." Here's my Strava for the ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/1792980740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Oh, I did not see any snakes, I am disappointed. Also, no nails or screws strewn about any of the trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 TxDot requires any trail under/along their right of way to be concrete. So that bit you rode is the Violet Crown Trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I was wondering if any of the trail I rode today beyond the top of the Violet Crown trailhead on 290 is also part of the Violet Crown trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Albert said: I was wondering if any of the trail I rode today beyond the top of the Violet Crown trailhead on 290 is also part of the Violet Crown trail. Just a little. When you exited Dick Nichols, going under Mopac, that concrete (is it finished?) is Violet Crown. But that was only for about 100 yards. Then as you approached Convict Hill, as soon as you got on concrete, that was Violet Crown too until you got to Convict Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 No, the concrete under Mopac isn't finished -- they are still building forms so they can pour additional concrete. I have no idea how far that's going to go, would be nice to see a map of wha they are building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Albert said: Here's my Strava for the ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/1792980740 Nice loop! you hit a lot of it, but there is so much more. there's a loop or two in the middle of Circle C Metro and then a ton of stuff to the west along Slaughter Creek. and more beside that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: Nice loop! you hit a lot of it, but there is so much more. there's a loop or two in the middle of Circle C Metro and then a ton of stuff to the west along Slaughter Creek. and more beside that. I need to make the trek down periodically for the weekly rides and other SATN ride calls so I can learn more. My main goal was creating a ~50 mile loop starting at Austin High School and incorporating some of BCGB. But I need to start at Dick Nichols or somewhere else off Slaughter and see how much I can hit in one day. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 Did you ever see this Strava ride? He hit all the areas. Not much road, not much repeating. He left a little trail on the table in each area, but it was a dang good ride. https://www.strava.com/activities/1677023345 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Tip said: Did you ever see this Strava ride? He hit all the areas. Not much road, not much repeating. He left a little trail on the table in each area, but it was a dang good ride. https://www.strava.com/activities/1677023345 No, I haven't looked at this, but I will now! 75 miles and an elapsed time of nine and a half hours. Nice. If I tried this I'd probably spend two hours with all the time I'd need to figure out where I'm going. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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