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17 mile GBP loop
Cycling Route
Details
17.18 mi
295 ft
Multiple parking spots. The one chosen is only because there is a glitch in the map in that it does not allow the route to go between start and finish...
Water level of Barker Reservoir at
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/uv?cb_all_00045_00054_00062_00062=on&cb_00054=on&format=gif_default&period=7&site_no=08072500
Seems like 80 ft is the limit. Rode when it was 80 ft and there was a couple of inches of water over the path in a couple of places.
Created By
Peter I
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailwind Sports | 2.56 mi | -13 ft | -0.0% |
| When The Levee Breaks - Eastbound | 6.50 mi | -33 ft | -0.0% |
| George Bush Straight | 2.34 mi | 10 ft | 0.0% |
| Bridge to North Gate | 1.16 mi | 10 ft | 0.1% |
| George Bush Bridge North to Gate toward Police Substation | 1.09 mi | 7 ft | 0.1% |
| George Bush Park Hike and Bike Trail Climb | 0.70 mi | 13 ft | 0.2% |
| Prologue | 4.14 mi | 23 ft | 0.0% |
| NE Corner of Reservoir | 3.93 mi | -20 ft | -0.1% |
| Police Station to Dam | 2.76 mi | -20 ft | -0.1% |
| George Bush East Police Substation to Hwy 6 Curve | 2.15 mi | -7 ft | -0.0% |
| HCP5 to Spillway (GBP) | 2.91 mi | -75 ft | -0.2% |
| GBP Fast Crosswind | 1.60 mi | -10 ft | -0.1% |
| bush park dam sprint | 1.63 mi | 20 ft | 0.1% |
| ILC Sprint | 0.47 mi | -13 ft | -0.5% |
| ILC Sprint | 0.46 mi | 0 ft | 0.0% |
| Barker Dam Climb | 0.11 mi | 30 ft | 4.8% |
| Hill Sprint | 0.11 mi | 33 ft | 5.1% |
| Dam Slope w/o end turn up berm | 0.86 mi | 7 ft | 0.2% |
| Westheimer heading West along George Bush park | 2.70 mi | 23 ft | 0.0% |
| Westheimer ParkWay Levee 2 Soccer fields | 4.71 mi | -16 ft | -0.0% |
| West Oaks echelons | 2.10 mi | 13 ft | 0.0% |
| T-103 Connector to Bridge EB | 0.41 mi | -3 ft | -0.0% |
| Out-In-The-Oepn-East | 0.83 mi | 7 ft | 0.0% |