This ride starts in Helotes, goes up Texas 16 and across Texas 46 to Boerne, then returns via Toutant Beauregard and Scenic Loop.
Hilly
There is parking on the side of the road across from Floore's Country Store and the Helotes Bicycle Shop on Old Bandera Road.
45 miles
There is are stores in Boerne at the junction of Texas 46 and I-10.
There are stores in Helotes.
Road | Description | Distance | Comments | Lanes | Shoulder | Traffic |
Old Bandera Road | Parking lot to Texas 16 | 0.3 miles | Head up the hill to Texas 16. Turn left onto Texas 16. | 2 | NO | Light |
Texas 16 | Old Bandera Rd. to Texas 46 | 16.75 miles | Texas 46 dead-ends into Texas 16 on the right at a blinking light. Go right onto Texas 46. There are good shoulders on most of Texas 16, except for two spots where there are uphill passing lanes that take over the shoulders. | 2 | YES | Moderate to heavy |
Texas 46 | Texas 16 to Coughran Rd. | 10.4 miles | Coughran Rd. dead-ends into Texas 46 on your right. Go right onto Coughran Rd. If you miss the turn, do not worry. When you come to I-10, go right onto the access road, then take an immediate right onto Upper Balcones Rd. If you need to stop, follow Texas 46 into Boerne, where there are stores. | 2 | YES | Moderate |
Coughran Rd. | Texas 46 to Upper Balcones Rd. | 0.5 miles | Coughran Rd. dead-ends into Upper Balcones Rd. Go right onto Upper Balcones Rd. | 1 | NO | Light to none |
Upper Balcones Rd. - Toutant Beauregard Rd. | Coughran Rd. to Scenic Loop | 9.6 miles | Scenic Loop crosses Toutant Beauregard Rd. at the 4-way stop sign. Go right onto Scenic Loop. Upper Balcones Rd. becomes Toutant Beauregard Rd. when it crosses the county line. It's the same road. | 2 | NO | Light |
Scenic Loop | Toutant Beauregard Rd. to Old Bandera Rd. | 7.4 miles | Scenic Loop dead-ends into Old Bandera Rd. just after crossing Texas 16. Go left onto Old Bandera Rd. | 2 | NO | Light |
Old Bandera Rd. | Scenic Loop to the parking lot. | 0.3 miles | You are done! | 2 | NO | Light |
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