Club Training Routes: Below are some different cycling routes, listed from easiest to more difficult. They include GMap links with distance, calories and elevation.
- Route 1 "Tuesday Nighter (A&B Group) - Bee Cave Blitz" (Road Bike) - 24 mi. route beginning at First National Bank parking lot on Hwy. 620. West on 620 to Bee Cave Parkway (South or left) to Bee Cave Road (left again). Follow Bee Cave to Knollwood (right). Follow Knollwood around to the 360 intersection and return. Estimated calorie burn at 16 mph. - 2907 calories.
- Route 2 "Tuesday Nighter (C Group) - Bee Cave Blitz" (Road Bike) - 24 mi. route beginning at First National Bank parking lot on Hwy. 620. West on 620 to Falconhead Blvd. Right on Falconhead. Right on Spillman Ranch Loop. Right on Harrier Marsh Dr. Left on Vail Divide. Turn around at dead end of Vail Divide at Hwy. 71. Retrace route home. Approx. 1265 calories.
- Route 3 "Thursday Nighter - Fitzhugh Flog" (Road Bike) - 26.18 mi. route beginning at dirt lot (southwest side) at Longhorn Skyway and Hamilton Pool Rd. Hamilton Pool to Bell Springs (turn left) winding around all the way to Fitzhugh, right Fitzhugh to the Pedernales River (stop at Madrone Ranch entrance or descend to river and back out), back Fitzhugh all the way to RR12, right on Hamilton back to the start. Google Route GMap & Elevation: go here. Ride out to the 15 mile marker (on this map) and turn around (at the Madrone Ranch entrance) making it a 30 mile out-and-back. Estimated calorie burn at 16 mph. - 3167 calories.
- Route 4 "The Spin" (Road Bike) - 42 mile base mileage ride. Java Dive south on 620 to Bee Cave Parkway, to 2244 to 360 to Mopac to Southwest Parkway to Barton Creek back to 2244 and back to Java Dive Google Route GMap & Elevation: go here.
- Route 5 "Old San Antonio Road" (Road Bike) - 51 mi. route. Route (click here) starts at Williams Elementary at the corner of South 1st and Mario St. This is a FLAT ride suitable for all riding levels. Turnaround is at a convenience store at the corner of Post Oak Rd. and Lime Kiln Road in San Marcos. Ride should take 3+ hours. Google Route GMap & Elevation: go here. Estimated calorie burn at 16 mph. - 6279 calories.
- Route 6 "The Humbler" Hill Climb (Road Bike) - Climb 129 feet in 3/10 of a mile. The steepest climb on South Lake Travis. Climb starts on Wild Cherry off of Lohman's Spur. If you're wanting to work anaerobic leg strength, this the the workout. Do two sets of two climbs and be ready to be sore the next day. 9-14% grade. Google Route GMap & Elevation: go here.
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