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Prospect Park & the Purgatory Green Space are most definitely legit trails. The city of San Marcos & other locals have been really developing this trail system over the last year or so. It’s hard to tell for sure from the map, but it appears the trail head is marked in roughly the correct location – it should be at the dead end of Prospect Road off Bishop.
Some other trails you might want to consider would be Pace Bend & Thumper. Pace Bends trails are relatively new and Thumper is a lesser known gem in Austin. I would recommend checking out AustinBike.com if you’re looking for specifics on either.
Hope this helps.
I’m not sure how far south the "Austin Area" is considered, but you should definitely include Madrone Trail out at Canyon Lake somewhere in your collection of trails. Also, Prospect Park & the Purgatory Green Space in San Marcos have really come a long way in the past year or two. These are linked together now and you can get maybe 9 or 10 miles in if you do the entire loop the correct way…which is still a little hazy at this time but it can be done.
You can contact The Hub <http> in San Marcos if you need directions or even a map of some of the trails (they have one on the wall but I don’t think they have copies to give out).
Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me if you need any other info.
yea, its behind dakota ranch but isn’t part of the apartments property. i’m not sure how they handle parking and wouldn’t want to give someone the impression they could park there if they could get towed…i know some complexes in san marcos can be really strict with that sort of thing.
"INTENSE" wroteRingtail ridge- not a legal access to the BCGB
just thought I should clear this up for you guys…Ringtail Ridge isn’t even in Austin. It’s a short little singletrack trail behind an apartment complex on Ranch Road 12. It is in fact legal and definitely not worth the drive from anywhere outside of the immediate San Marcos area and therefore not worthy of being a contender in my book. Hope this helps.
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yea right dauw…i wish arizona was only 4 hours away. living in central texas means I have at least a 7 or 8 hour drive to get anywhere near the border of the state. arizona would most likely be at least a 12 hour drive. thanks for the advice anyway, maybe when i get a decent car i’ll make that trip.
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damn guys, thanks for all the feedback
joey – you bring up some good points and pretty much nailed down where i’m at with my riding. living in central texas i’m fairly limited to the day to day riding i do…which is basically singletrack trails with plenty of ledges, mild climbs, rock gardens, sand, creeks, roots, you name it we got to some degree.
bombadier – thanks for the thorough analysis, but i have to admit that most of that went over my head. coming from a bmx background mountain bikes are like rocket science to me…but you seem to know what you’re talking about and the reviews i’ve read about the teocali seem to fit with what you’ve said. if you would, check this link to the 2008 model…i’m thinking this may be an even better deal???
cheers for all the support guys, i’ve got some time before i need to make a purchase and the more info i collect before hand the better.
living in San Antonio is a good hub for trails in the area. There are a lot of private and public ranches that have trail systems. If you do a search on here you should find plenty to keep you busy. I know personally that Madrone trail at Canyon Lake is pretty technical and within about 30 minutes of you. Also check Kelly Creek, Flat Rock Ranch, etc. And like someone said above, the Austin area has tons of good trails. Check the austin ridge riders website for more info, I can’t remember their website.
There are a ton of trails in Texas. I live about halfway between Austin & San Antonio and there are lots of trails close by and if you’re willing to drive an hour or two there are endless options.
