Hill Country Back Roads - By Guest
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By Guest (22 McR Points) on Jun 04, 2012
Creator : Kyle
Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring
NOTE! LOTS OF ERRORS IN THE DIRECTIONS! READ BELOW! I live in Austin, so have been meaning to ride this route with a buddy who rides on an 83 R100RS for a while. But he never has time--so I finally got my girlfriend on the back and did the route 2-up.
I live on 360, so I actually rode "Hippie Hollow Horror" (all roads I know) to start and get up to 1431, rode that to Marble Falls, ate, and then rode the route as listed.
I realized that the author accidentally put "west" instead of "east" on the first direction listed, so I made sure to double check the directions with the map--the author made 5 or 6 huge mistakes that could have you lost for hours if you tried to follow them! Lots of little dislexic moments, it looks like.
BUT THE ROUTE WAS GORGEOUS! It was like Ireland in Texas; lush and green in parts, great views from way up high, lots of wildlife, very light/friendly traffic, and just a great time. Weather was beautiful today, slightly overcast--beautiful lighting, but no harsh sun. Lots of twisties. I was worried I'd be looking at directions the whole time, but that wasn't the case--most of the time there are very few options, so just one glance at the next turn on your list will be enough to know it when you run into it (half of them are dead ends into T's).
At the end, one of the turns was onto a CR 328 or something--you'll see a 328A (or whatever the number is, it's the last CR after an FM), and that's not your road... Just wait it out, the correct road without "A" will show up.
Also, in Marble Falls, there was this great restaurant--Real New Orleans Style Restaurant. It's the real deal--it's owned and run by a church community that moved here after Katrina from New Orleans, its all home recipes. Tasted awesome, reasonable price. Wanted to go to Pete's Mesquite BBQ; closed on Mondays. Go figure. (Also closed Sundays, if you were wondering--opened other days.)
Enjoy!
I live on 360, so I actually rode "Hippie Hollow Horror" (all roads I know) to start and get up to 1431, rode that to Marble Falls, ate, and then rode the route as listed.
I realized that the author accidentally put "west" instead of "east" on the first direction listed, so I made sure to double check the directions with the map--the author made 5 or 6 huge mistakes that could have you lost for hours if you tried to follow them! Lots of little dislexic moments, it looks like.
BUT THE ROUTE WAS GORGEOUS! It was like Ireland in Texas; lush and green in parts, great views from way up high, lots of wildlife, very light/friendly traffic, and just a great time. Weather was beautiful today, slightly overcast--beautiful lighting, but no harsh sun. Lots of twisties. I was worried I'd be looking at directions the whole time, but that wasn't the case--most of the time there are very few options, so just one glance at the next turn on your list will be enough to know it when you run into it (half of them are dead ends into T's).
At the end, one of the turns was onto a CR 328 or something--you'll see a 328A (or whatever the number is, it's the last CR after an FM), and that's not your road... Just wait it out, the correct road without "A" will show up.
Also, in Marble Falls, there was this great restaurant--Real New Orleans Style Restaurant. It's the real deal--it's owned and run by a church community that moved here after Katrina from New Orleans, its all home recipes. Tasted awesome, reasonable price. Wanted to go to Pete's Mesquite BBQ; closed on Mondays. Go figure. (Also closed Sundays, if you were wondering--opened other days.)
Enjoy!