Rating: 5.0/5 (2 cast)







Ride Description

This is an Austin must do ride. There is a new road in Bee Caves (Bee Caves Parkway) that will go between Bee Caves Rd and 620. I don't show it on this route because the map doesn't show it as existing. Please take it through. Riding that little stretch of Hwy 71 is dangerous.

Start Location and Parking

Arboretum fountain parking lot.

Ride Directions

Head west toward Arboretum Blvd
Turn left at Arboretum Blvd
Slight right at Bent Bough Dr/Loop 360

Continue to follow Loop 360


Head southwest on Loop 360 toward Lakewood Dr
Take the exit toward 2244/Bee Cave Rd
Turn right at 2244/Bee Cave Rd
Head northwest on 2244/Bee Cave Rd toward Senna Hills Dr

Continue to follow 2244


Turn right at TX-71
Turn right at 620/Ranch Road 620 S/R R 620 S
Turn left at Stewart Rd
Head southeast on Stewart Rd toward 620/Ranch Road 620 N/R R 620 N
Turn left at 620/Ranch Road 620 N/R R 620 N

Continue to follow 620/Ranch Road 620 N


Head north on 620/Ranch Road 620 N toward Windy Ridge Rd
Turn right at Anderson Mill Rd
Head southeast on Anderson Mill Rd toward Centennial Trail
Head east on Anderson Mill Rd toward Spicewood Pkwy
Turn left at Wagon Gap Dr
Turn right at Burmaster Ln
Turn right at Anderson Mill Rd
Turn left at Spicewood Pkwy
Head south on Spicewood Pkwy toward Olson Dr
Head southeast on Spicewood Pkwy toward Cedar Crest Dr
Turn left at Cedar Crest Dr
Turn right at Balcones Club Dr
Head south on Balcones Club Dr toward Mountain Lake Cir
Turn right at 4 Iron Dr
Head south on 4 Iron Dr toward Lemens Spice Trail
Continue on Heathrow Dr
Head south on Heathrow Dr toward Greenwich Meridian
Turn left at Greenwich Meridian
Turn left at Parliament Pl/Shakespearean Way
Head southeast on Parliament Pl/Shakespearean Way toward Greenwich Meridian

Continue to follow Shakespearean Way


Turn left at Barrington Way
Turn right at Jollyville Rd
Head southeast on Jollyville Rd toward Dundee Dr
Head southeast on Jollyville Rd toward Thunder Creek Rd
Head south on Jollyville Rd toward W Braker Ln
Continue on Arboretum Blvd
Make a U-turn
Turn left to stay on Arboretum Blvd
Head west on Arboretum Blvd
Make a U-turn
Turn right

Food, Coffee, and Juice Joints

There's a starbucks in the Barnes and Nobles in the Arboretum shopping center.

Bathrooms along the route

Stops in Bee Caves, Lakeway, Cedar Park and along Jollyville Road.

Recommended Bike Shops

Spin City Cycles in Cedar Park


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