Texas only full-fledged mountain bike festival. Spend a weekend in the Texas Hill Country.
Texas Hell Week – Fredericksburg, TX
Texas Hell Week is as common to Spring as are daffodils and wildflowers. Nicknamed “The Rides of March,” HWTX features 8 days of incredible riding and stunning scenery in Texas Hill Country. For 2007 we’re mixing up the routes again and coming up with some more new daily rides. You can register online, by phone, or by mail. Entry is $129 cheap. Rides
Lone Star Ride – Dallas, TX
Day One – September 29th
Early morning with dew still on the grass, we leave Dallas by way of Historic Oak Cliff. Taking a quick exit of the city heading southwest, we salute beneficiary, AIDS Services of Dallas, as we pass Hillcrest House. Riding through gentle Texas country side, we gaze and rest at some beautiful Texas water areas including Mountain Creek Lake, Lynn Creek and Lake Alvarado. With pit stops every 10 or so miles for rest and nourishment, this is a wonderful country ride. Winding through many small communities including ride favorite, the little community of Nemo, we end our 80-plus mile day in beautiful historic Glen Rose.
Day Two – September 30th
After a peaceful night’s rest and a good breakfast, we head northeast through the beautiful Cleburne countryside. We will enjoy the magnificent shade trees of Joshua and get a chance to play on the gym sets or watch Frisbee Golf passing through Crowley. Our last pit stop on Day Two’s 60-plus mile ride is at beneficiary, AIDS Outreach Center of Tarrant County. Here we will gather as one large team to head into Ft. Worth for a closing ceremony to be remembered.
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Bluebonnet Bike Tour – Burnet, TX
Tour the scenic Texas Hill Country along paved county roads in the middle of the spectacular wildflower season. Fully supported bike routes of 13,28, 38 and 50 miles. Sponsored by Burnet Kiwanis Club, proceeds support local youth athletics.
Richey Elementary School 500 E. Graves
The community will be celebrating the Bluebonnet Festival the same day as the bike tour. The town has a very large parade on the highway just before noon and an Air Show which attracts thousands off Hwy. 281 just after noon. Those who stick around can go to the downtown square for festival attractions such as arts, crafts booths, food, drink, musical entertainment, carnival.