The way points of this bicycle route:
Meet on the sidewalk outside the Convention Center Atrium entrance on Trinity near E 4th St
Go West on E 4th St
Left (S) on Congress Ave
If you stop at a light, turn around and look north at the Texas Capitol
During the summer, over one million bats live underneath the Congress Ave bridge over Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake)
Note the metal bat sculpture on the right at Barton Springs Rd
Right (W) on W Annie St; the Capitol has remained in view all along S Congress.
Cross South 1st
Note traffic calming circle at intersections
Right (N) on South 5th St
Continue straight as street name changes to Dawson Rd
Exit the road and follow the bike/ped path around to the left.
Here are water fountains & public restrooms. The large building to the east is the Palmer Events Center
Right on W Riverside Dr
Follow this traffic circle all the way around
Auditorium Shores offers a nice lawn with a view of Lady Bird Lake and the Austin skyline
Move to left lane in preparation for turning left on S Lamar Blvd
Left on S Lamar Blvd
Right on Toomey Rd
Left on Sterzing St
Right on Barton Springs Rd
Move into main traffic lane as bike lane ends
Bike lane resumes, but get ready to merge left for left-hand turn
Left on Andrew Zilker Dr into Zilker Park
Left on William Barton
The temperature of Barton Springs Pool ranges from about 68.0°F in the winter to about 71.6°F in the summer (20.0°C-22.0°C)
The Zilker Playhouse hosts summer theater
Grab an easy gear for this short but steep climb
Keep right and climb up Columbus Dr
Right on Andrew Zilker Rd
Left on Stratford Rd (still in Zilker Park)
Left on Barton Springs Rd (prepare to turn right)
Right on Stratford Dr
The large area with soccer fields to your right is the location of the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival
Right onto the bike/ped path under MoPac
Ride single-file across the Roberta Crenshaw Bridge over Lady Bird Lake
Cross Veterans Dr and pedal up the bike/ped path (still underneath MoPac)
Walk your bike through this dirt-floored tunnel if you have skinny tires.
Right on the bike/ped path that continues along the sidewalk
Enter traffic lane and continue on Enfield
Right on Hartford Rd
Left on Palma Plaza
Straight ahead on W 14th St
Right on Westlynn St
Left on W 12th St
Straight across N Lamar Blvd
Shoal Creek has a great path from Lady Bird Lake to W 38th, and a bike path continues north along Shoal Creek Road all the way to US-183
Merge left in preparation for left-hand turn
Left on Nueces St
Left on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Right on Rio Grande St
Right on W 21st St
Straight across Guadalupe St, aka "The Drag"
Stop for photos of Littlefield Fountain and the UT Tower
Resume east along W 21st St
Right on Speedway (note the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium straight ahead)
Left on Jester Circle
Right on unnamed Road
Straight across MLK Blvd to Brazos St
Right on E 18th St
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is ahead to the right
Left on Congress Ave
The Texas Capitol is straight ahead
Follow the Capitol Grounds roadway counter-clockwise (keep right)
Here's a good spot to snap some photos
Beware of narrow groove on right edge of Congress Ave
Left on E 4th St (we've been here before)
Back where we started, at Trinity and E 4th St
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
An easy introduction to Austin street cycling. See www.austinrides.org for groups that ride this route.
Tagged with: Recreational, Onroad, Basic, Urban, Scenic
