Cycle The Parks, Pedernales Falls SP

Pedernales Falls SP is a typical example of the the Edwards Plateau terrain. It is located between Dripping Spings and Johnson City. There is good hiking and swimming. Smaller roads often have cattle guards (open range), so you have to dodge more then livestock. The numerous county roads in the area are good, but are frequently chip sealed, resulting in a rough ride. Limited traffic, and extremely hilly terrian make for fun and wickedely challenging rides. Be prepared with lots of water, and stop when you can for refills. The park is bounded to the south and west by 290, 12 to the west and the Pedernales river to the north, this makes the choice of roads limited. I hate out and back routes, but the roads are begging to be ridden.

The Routes

distance	Climbing	que Sheet	map	Garmin route	Google earth	Profile
18 miles	1468 feet	q-18		route-18	earth-18
23 miles	1912 feet	q-23		route-23	earth-23
38 miles	2403 feet	q-38		route-38	earth-38
55 miles	3185 feet	q-55		route-55	earth-55

For Google earth, right click and select "save as" or "save link as", remember your saved location. Then open Google Earth, , select File - open, navigate/select the newly saved file.

For Garmin routes, right click and select "save as" or "save link as", remember your saved location. Follow your Garmin's instructions on saving and using routes.

Pedernales Falls SP weather