Route 281, San Antonio to Dallas
By Peter Olsen – Special to the Express-News at MySanAntonio.com
I told my friend I was going to ride my bike from New Braunfels to Dallas.
“That’s nearly 250 miles,” he said. “You can’t be serious. I-35 is a nightmare. Do you have a death wish?”
“No,” I replied. “I’m riding up Route 281 through the Hill Country.”
“There’s another way to get to Dallas? I never thought about that,” was his reply.
Route 281 from San Antonio to Dallas parallels I-35 much of the way with a few big differences: There’s less traffic and it traverses the heart of the scenic Hill Country.