Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club - HCBTC

Kelly Island Breakfast Ride

Rides — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:26:26 +0000

Saturday, March 31^st: Ride starts at 8:30 a.m. Meet in the large parking lot located on the corner of General McMullen and Foulois St. in Port San Antonio. Join us for an easy ride on a flat course for 18 miles. (A shorter option is available.) This ride is timed so that we will be able to enjoy a late breakfast at Kelly Island. Directions: Traveling east on Hwy 90, enter Port San Antonio via the 36^th Street exit. Go to Billy Mitchell, turn left, and take Billy Mitchell to General McMullen and turn right, go one block, then right onto Foulois St. The parking lot is on left. Traveling west on Hwy 90, exit General McMullen and go south, proceed through traffic lights until you pass Billy Mitchell. Take the next right onto Foulois St. and turn left into parking lot. For more information contact ride leader Amanda McCoy (210) 422-8039

LBJ 100 5th Annual Bicycle Tour

Rides — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:21:13 +0000

Saturday, March 24^th: HCBTC is a major supporter of this event. No other rides will be scheduled on this day. The LBJ will be at the LBJ National Park in Stonewall, Texas The Tour provides a 10 mile family ride, and 30, 42, 62, and the new 85 mile rides on scenic, traffic-free roads in the Texas Hill Country. As an added feature, Luci Baines Johnson will lead a special 10 mile historic tour with narration at each of the historical landmarks on the LBJ Ranch. Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. and the rides begin in quick succession at 900 a.m. with the Luci tour of the ranch starting at 2:30. For more information about costs and deadlines go to www.lbj100bicycletour.org. HCBTC members who want to volunteer and have no yet signed up contact Ethel Pedraza at 210-414-8559 or Nolan Kuehn at (210) 355-2645

Bear Moon Bakery Ride

Rides — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:11:41 +0000

Saturday, March 17^th: Meet at Leon Springs Park and Ride at 9:00 a.m. for a 31-mile ride with mostly gently rolling hills and a few more challenging hills on Amman Rd. The ride will take us through Fair Oaks Ranch and then on to Amman Road towards Boerne. We will stop at the Bear Moon Bakery on Main St. in Boerne. (Note: They ask you not to enter if your shoes have cleats that can scar their wooden floors.) For those who wish to avoid the hills on Amman Road, but still want a good excuse to eat pastries at the bakery there is are two shorter options both with return with the longer route group: a 23 mile ride from the Park and Ride and a 15 mile ride which will start at 9:30 from the Fair Oaks Village strip Mall on Fair Oaks Parkway across from Frost Bank. Directions: Take IH-10 West to Leon Springs/Boerne Stage Road exit (Exit 551). Take a left onto the service road and turn left at the traffic light by Rudy’s BBQ. The Park and Ride will be on your left. For the 15 mile ride, exit IH 10 at Fair Oaks Parkway, turn right and then turn left into the shopping mall.

Rides — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:06:49 +0000

Five Guys Ride

Sunday, March 11^th: Ride starts at 9:30. Meet at Five Guys Burgers & Fries for a 31 mile ride with an optional 51 miles. Park at the HEB across from Five Guys Burgers & Fries @ the corner of FM 78 & Foster Rd. This ride features the rolling farmland east of Bexar County, with two or three gas station stops, one of them being the fresh hot pie place in New Berlin. Lunch after the ride will be at Five Guys Hamburgers. Directions: Exit 410 toward Kirby on Hwy. 78. For more information, contact ride leaders Pedro Balawag at 210-215-2463 or David Arriaza at 210-862-6603.

Rudy’s Ride

Rides — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:01:46 +0000

Saturday, March 10^th : Rides begins at 8:00 a.m. We will meet at Rudy’s parking lot on hwy. 151 and Westover Hills blvd. This scenic and somewhat hilly 20 mile ride is a good way to get a good workout in a short period of time.. The ride takes us around the Sea World area to Talley Road and Wiseman Blvd. For Information contact Heidi Lynn at 842-2383 (cell)

Good News Lutheran Church Sausage Supper Ride

Rides — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:58:14 +0000

Saturday, March 3^rd: Ride starts at 1:30 pm. Meet at Good News Lutheran Church at the corner of Old Corpus Christi Road and Hwy 181 South. This is a 27 mile in SE Bexar County with mostly flat terrain at a medium pace.

After the ride plan to stay for the sausage supper. Adults $8 / Children $4.

If you’re not riding, come anyway and enjoy homemade sausage with all the trimmings served family style. Food will be served from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. You may purchase advance tickets but it is not necessary. For more information, contact ride leader Sandy Barsun at 210-913-8777.

Floresville Pecan Park Ride

Rides — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:35 +0000

Sunday, February 26^th: Ride starts at 8:30 a.m. Meet at Pecan Park in Floresville at for a 22, 33 or 47-mile group ride at a moderate rate (12-14 mph) in gently rolling terrain. Directions: Take US 181 South from San Antonio to Floresville and turn right on FM 97. Pecan Park is on the right just after you turn off US 181 onto FM 97. For more information contact ride Leaders: Roy and Laura Munro, phone: 210-416-8485, email: royal@munro-online.com

Adopt-A-Highway-Community Service Day

Rides — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:51:33 +0000

Saturday, February 25^th: Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the entrance to Government Canyon State Natural Area on Galm Road. Bring your family and friends for our litter pickup along two miles of Galm Road. Remember to wear long pants, sturdy shoes and your yellow volunteer HCBTC T-shirt. If you don’t have one, show up anyway & we’ll get one for you. Bring gloves, sun block & insect repellent. Safety vest’s, trash bags, coffee, water & a light refreshment will be provided to you Our club decided several years ago that we would give back to the community by beautifying this popular route for cyclists and we are counting on your support. NO RSVP required, just show up and join the fun. For information contact Heidi Lynn at 210-842-2383.

Somerset Big Bird Ride

Rides — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:44:42 +0000

Sunday, February 19^th : Wheels down at 9:00. Meet at the Park and Ride across from Bill Miller’s at south loop 1604 and Hwy 16 South for a 30 mile ride over mostly flat terrain with some gentle hills. We will travel backroads between Somerset and Lytle and pass by an ostrich farm, where we hope to see Big Bird and his siblings. Several options for lunch: bar-b-q, Mexican, pizza. For more information contact ride leaders Debbie Hays at 844-1414 or Richard Hays at 844-1457.

Lourdes Memorial Ride

Rides — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:40:53 +0000

Sunday, February 12^th : Ride starts at 9:30 a.m. Meet at Leon Springs Park and Ride down the road from Rudy’s BBQ for this 20 mile ride over somewhat hilly terrain. The ride will pass through Mission Cemetery and stop for riders to pay respects at Lourdes’ grave. Lunch afterwards at Rudy’s BBQ. Directions: Exit from IH 10 West at Boerne Stage Road, continue to the stoplight and turn left. The Park and Ride is on the left. For more information call ride leader Vivian Perez at 387-5130 or email her at artista72@satx.rr.com.