Texas Forts Tour – Jacksboro, TX
Texas Forts Tour
2011 SCHEDULE
This great adventure starts Friday, October 7th with Packet Pick-Up and concludes the afternoon of Monday, October 10th. The three-day ride begins and ends at Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site & Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway located at Jacksboro, Texas.
Each day all riders and support crew will gather for a sendoff. After those who are riding the long, full-day routes have begun, everyone else will load up for transport to the designated shorter route drop off points. Once again we’ll offer our daily trivia quiz, plenty of rest stops and awesome support!
Riders are encouraged to participate in the nightly briefings where information is provided about the following day’s ride; also, Trivia Quiz answers and prizes are also awarded each evening!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
4 to 7 p.m. – Registration and Packet Pick-Up!
Halliburton Building, Fort Richardson State Park, Jacksboro, TX
The Friends of Fort Richardson host the evening activities with a Spaghetti Dinner (included in the registration fee). A local group will have a Home-Made Ice Cream contest – bring a couple of dollars and vote on your favorite flavor! The Fort will be open for your viewing pleasure.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
6:30 to 7:30 a.m. – Registration and Packet Pick-Up!
Halliburton Building, Fort Richardson State Park, Jacksboro, TX
THREE RIDE OPTIONS!
105 miles – Fort Richardson to Albany, the scenic tour!
61 miles – We’ll load up you and your bike, after a Trivia Stop in Graham we’ll drop you and your bike at Fort Belknap where you’ll ride on into Albany.
29 miles – We’ll drop you and your bike at Woodson after Trivia Stops at Graham and Fort Belknap.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9
TWO RIDE OPTIONS!
89 miles – Our test riders really liked this course, lots of beautiful Texas landscape!
34 miles – This is last year’s course from Albany to Breckenridge; you’ll miss the Trivia Stops the long course folks get… But, don’t worry; we have some special ones for you!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
TWO RIDE OPTIONS!
82 miles – The same wonderful course as last year.
45 miles – You and your bike will be dropped off at the Old Jail Museum, don’t worry you still get to ride the famous Three Amigo’s!
What an adventure!