|
Bruce
& Betsy Blais |
|
Mountain Biking - LOCAL Trails - ROWLETT CREEK PRESERVE Rowlett Creek Preserve (RCP) is only 20 minutes from his home over in Garland, so it is easy for him to "pop over" and ride. This trail is nearly 16 miles of beginner to intermediate level loops built in a flood plain, and he primarily rides it for conditioning and to keep his basic skills sharp. It has a few climbs and creek crossings, but is not very technical unless you ride it fast, which is what he normally does. He also tends to do two laps which gives him over 30 miles of cross-country riding. It is one of the most popular "urban" trails in the Dallas area and he usually finds several of his riding buddies out there at any given time. It is normally one of the venues for the North Texas XC series due to its popularity, with over 400 riders typically competing there each Fall. Below is a map showing the track, profile and statistics for RCP. Right-click on the image below and use the "Save Target As " option to down-load a 1MB 11x17" PDF version of the map. You can also click on the image and zoom up to 200% for a detailed view in a separate window. Right click here to down load the GPX file. The file may want to save as an XML file, so if it does, change the extension to gpx before you save it. The file is a high-resolution track created on the Delorme PN-60W GPS.
The the trail is about 13.5 miles long and has all of 394' of climbing.
|
|
Version 0.1, October 29, 2013 |
