6 Classic Bike Rides in Texas

Simon Trask | texasoutside.com

If you are searching for fun bicycle rides in Texas, you have come to the right place. Listed below you will have information you need for 6 of the best Texas bike rides. A short description will give you some idea of the bike ride you are interested in and a link for more information.

Mission Reach Trail System

San Antonio

The Hike & Bike Trail is approximately 15 miles long and runs along the San Antonio River connecting all five missions in San Antonio: The Alamo, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada. Each mission is about 2.5 miles from the next. This is a safe and fun way to visit the missions.

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Southern Dallas cyclists hope for better infrastructure as Dallas bike plan develops

By Sriya Reddy | www.dallasnews.com

Poor roadways and lack of streetlights hinder cyclists in the southern sector.

Two cyclist ride bikes on the sidewalk along Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Dallas. (Rebecca Slezak / Staff Photographer)

Now that the city has $2.5 million to update its 2011 bike plan, cyclists in southern Dallas, long hindered by poor infrastructure and a lack of bike lanes, see this as the perfect opportunity to improve their communities.

After the city’s series of public input meetings that ended mid-November, the Department of Transportation will create a new bike plan and ask for the public’s input again in early spring 2023.

The new bike plan will add trails, infrastructure, and other facilities. The Dallas Department of Transportation received $500,000 for development of the plan and $2 million from general funds for implementation.

Resident James “Stanley” Harris says …

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Ride into the new year at Longview’s Safety City

By Yoleyne Romero | www.news-journal.com

The Longview Parks and Recreation Department is rolling out a new holiday event just in time for the New Year, with a free holiday bike ride for children scheduled to take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 31 at Safety City.

Safety City is a miniature version of the city of Longview and is used to teach children safety tips they can utilize in real life. First opened in 1991, it simulates real traffic environments and includes an overpass, a railroad crossing, working traffic lights and major traffic signs.

Recreation Supervisor Marina Garcia said the idea for the …

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