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This is the best route I've found for going from Wells Branch to downtown.  I take it once a week and it usually takes 1.25 hours.  I then take the 935 bus home.

The route is hilly at first, but turns in to a gradual descent the closer you get to town.

Take Metric to 183.

Go east along 183 frontage road/sidewalk for .25 miles

Go under 183 at Burnet intersection, into Chili's parking lot. Go north through parking lot, along 183, past Tabu, BagPipes, to McCann Dr.

Take nice ride down hill Shoal Creek to w38th Street.  Go along shoal creek trails for a few blocks until Shoal  Creek Blvd appears again.  Take Shoal Creek Blvd/ W31st to N Lamar Blvd.

Take N Lamar Blvd south (west sidewalk).  At 15th street, find Shoal Creek trail again.  This time take it all the way down to 5th street.  There are stairs at 15 street you can use to exist shoal creek trail.

You can also take Shoal creek trail down to 3rd street or all the way to Lady Bird lake.



It's just under 9 miles, walking (why? when you can bike it!!)  You can hardly see the Austin skyline and you're only a few miles of the airport.  Traffic is pretty moderate in the day time, at evening rush it can make you think twice about your car/suv, if you even own one!!

 



This map goes to and from San Marcos and Austin, through Buda and Kyle.



biggest hill: on steck crossing mopac to mesa

had to cross a field to get to the 360 mopac crosswalk

95% bike laned, except for a somewhat perilous 360 crossing from Jollyville (we cut across the construction field).

Completed: 9/6/2010



From Quack's Bakery at 43rd and Duval St. All bike laned.



Buda being a bit too far...

And the Old San Antonio Road being too dark and creepy

Completed: 9/13/2010

Return in the day time!



The tri loop has some extra long hills!! I rode a geared bike for this one.

Completed: 9/20/2010

sources:

http://www.austinbikeroutes.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=269

and

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/tx/austin/601932361



Big long hills: Pleasant Valley nearing Oltorf, Burleson, parts of St. Elmo

Completed 11/15/2010 with Stephen and Tyler



Second and final section, finishing on South Beach Miami at LOVE HATE Tattoos (Miami Ink)



Start at Gilleland Pool. Bring yo photon sources and crank fer over an hour on mostly abandonded sidewalks.



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