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Mountain Biking - Special Trails - REVEILLE PEAK On April 21, 2013, Bruce rode Reveille Peak Ranch, one of the top trail systems in Texas. It is ranked #3 on the list of ten trails worth the drive by MountainBikeTx.com. Since this trail was on the way back to Dallas from San Antonio, and since it had a great reputation, it only made sense to ride it. Reveille Peak Ranch is 60 miles west of Austin near Lake Buchanan.
Below is a shot of the Pavilion and staging area for a Terra Firma X-Terra race that was just winding down.
The trail looked rather tame at first.
The further in you go, the rougher and rockier it gets.
Eventually, the trail on the Reveille Peak Loop turned to mostly rock. At this point it was reminding Bruce of the slick rock in Utah. It even had hole with water.
Below is a steep climb up a BIG rock and a "squeeze" between some substantial rocks on top.
In other places you had to squeeze through. The trail shown below goes to the left through the gap in the rocks.
There are several open rock gardens with relatively ridable sections of single track. In the one below, the trail turns back to the right behind the two boulders in the middle of the photo. Then it was back to slickrock seen on the right side of the photo.
The ride took place in April, and the wild-flowers were were in full bloom in several places.
The trails alternate between nice (above) and gnarly (below). Further on there is more rocky trail to test your skills and fitness. The trail below goes to the right of the highway reflector on the rock, around the rock in the foreground and ends up on top of the rock pile via a switchback.
Finally, reach the top and Decision Pt.
Below is a panorama from Decision Pt.
Then it was back down, weaving your way through some pretty good sized rocks.
In one place, the trail followed a cliff by a rock wall.
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