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The Best Gravel Riding Trails in Texas

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Top 7 gravel riding trails in Texas

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Onion Creek Trail

Moderate
2.88 mi·
151 ft
The Onion Creek Trail is a paved 3-mile loop through McKinney Falls State Park that provides a scenic jaunt through this beautiful forest found inside Austin's city limits. The smooth path is perfect for all manner of bicycles, from road bikes to cruisers to mountain bikes, and of course, hikers can enjoy it as well....
2

Lady Bird Lake Loop

Moderate
10.37 mi·
233 ft
Lady Bird Lake is a dammed-up reservoir in the Colorado River, where it flows through downtown Austin, Texas. While originally created "in 1960 as a cooling pond for a new city power plant," the 416-acre lake is now a hotbed of recreation in the heart of the city....
3

Shoal Creek Greenbelt

Moderate
9.03 mi·
337 ft
The Shoal Creek Greenbelt is a beautiful stretch of greenway trails, parks, and non-motorized paths stretching from Lady Bird Lake to 38th Street. The greenway and bike path system running through Austin is truly spectacular, and Shoal Creek is one of its crown jewels....
4

Barton Creek Greenbelt

Hard
14.91 mi·
622 ft
The Barton Creek Greenbelt is a paved greenway trail that runs about 7 miles one way through a beautiful park in Austin, Texas. While this greenway trail is itself an attraction and a great bike ride, hike, or run, it also provides access to innumerable adventures within the Greenbelt park....
5

Southern Walnut Creek Greenbelt

Moderate
20.67 mi·
566 ft
The Southern Walnut Creek Greenbelt Trail is a popular paved path running through urban Austin, Texas. The first section of Southern Walnut Creek was one of the first urban greenbelt trails in Austin, but the bike path network in the city has since expanded dramatically....
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Northern Walnut Creek Greenbelt

Easy
6.81 mi·
320 ft
The Northern Walnut Creek Greenbelt Trail is a short but scenic route north of downtown Austin, Texas. The route shown here is a 6.8-mile lollipop, which can be shortened if you so desire....
7

Caprock Canyons Trailway

64.04 mi·
379 ft
Opened in 1993, this Rails-to-Trails project is a top bikepacking destination in West Texas. Following the old railroad grade, it weaves in and out of remote farmlands and red-dirt canyons, passing through one of the state's only remaining railroad tunnels....
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