Austin · the Dam Loop to Lake Travis
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Rides are joined where they pass nearest you.
Your whole outing, with time for stops. All rides start and finish at Lady Bird Lake by the Congress Avenue Bridge.
Rides for you
Along the way
- Love Lamp Matcha (café)
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum (museum)
- Lake Austin's Coffee Spot (café)
- Short climb: 300 ft over 1.2 mi, 4.5% average
- Through Pennybacker Bridge
- Short climb: 390 ft over 1.1 mi, 7% average
- Short climb: 310 ft over 3.9 mi, 1.5% average
- Saint Luke's On The Lake Episcopal Church (church)
- Short climb: 460 ft over 5.8 mi, 1.5% average
- Through Mansfield Dam
- Short climb: 330 ft over 1.1 mi, 5.9% average
- Polkadots Bakery (bakery)
- St. Martin's Ev. Lutheran Church (church), TSAOCAA (café), Conscious Cravings (café)
- Mexic-Arte Museum (museum), Texas Toy Museum and Arcade (museum), Monument to the 36th Infantry Division (monument) · church, café, bakery, drinking waterGood place to stop
Drinking water is mapped at 4 points; the longest stretch without is 45.4 mi (mile 4.2–49.6).
Places are from OpenStreetMap within 60 m of the route (0.2 mi for a landmark such as a château or museum), and climbs from the modelled profile. Nothing here is checked on the ground and opening hours are not known. A good place to stop has food and water or toilets together, nearest the middle of the ride.
Ride from Austin
50.3 mi · 3,590 ft climbing · 3,590 ft descending.
Busier roads (model stress 3–4): 48% of the distance. Steepest modelled 0.3 mi: 11.9%. Unknown surface: 19%.
Modelled route, not a verified itinerary or a rider-specific recommendation. Check current road access and conditions.
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Route data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: Mapzen Terrarium; 3DEP data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Rides are modelled from OpenStreetMap and terrain data and are not field-checked yet. Times here are estimates at a sporty pace. Catalogue access does not mean a ride fits your ability or available time. Low traffic stress includes quiet/shared streets, not just separated paths. Check current conditions before you go. McKinney Falls State Park charges an entry fee and keeps set hours. The Veloway is open dawn to dusk, one way (clockwise), and helmets are required there. The Hill Country rides (Loop 360, RM 2222, RM 620, Lime Creek Road) run on fast roads with a shoulder or none. From June to September, ride early and carry plenty of water.
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