LBC Route with Horseshoe Bend Addition
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 49.45 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,486 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,509 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,163 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 2,838 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 638
- Uploaded
- July 8, 2010
near Burris, Texas (United States)
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Itinerary description
This is a great route with just the right amount of hardness. Most of the ride is in West Texas farmland and ranchland. Technically it is flat, but the ever present prairie breezes can change the difficulty quickly, sometimes while you are still on the route. The canyons are not as deep as some other canyons in the area but the walls are steep providing a challenging climb. You may observe Tarantula’s, snakes (sometimes rattlesnakes), Prairie dogs, Deer and Turkey’s along the roadside.
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Rode this route Monday morning. It is a fun and challangeing (but not too challangeing) ride. This time it was a little unique. 10 inches of rain over the weekend had left the roads covered with swollen river's and full playa lakes. We got our feet wet but still had fun.
Rode this again this morning. Started the day with a light breeze but ended the day with a strong headwind. I had to stop twice to let the wild turkeys cross the rode and I rescued a box turtle that was stuck in the rode. That she get me enough PETA points to off set the Giant deer that I have hanging in the living room.
Parts of road going into the canyon towards horseshoe bend are closed due to damage from heavy rain. A new route will be written.
Climb to the top of the stairstep. https://www.wikiloc.com/cycling-trails/lbc-route-with-horseshoe-bend-addition-1012324/photo-318997
Climbing up Horseshoe bend road. In the back ground you can see the flood water that damaged the road and resulted in it being closed. https://www.wikiloc.com/cycling-trails/lbc-route-with-horseshoe-bend-addition-1012324/photo-318995
Horseshoe Bend climb. https://www.wikiloc.com/cycling-trails/lbc-route-with-horseshoe-bend-addition-1012324/photo-318994
The road leading to the Horseshoe Bend Climb. https://www.wikiloc.com/cycling-trails/lbc-route-with-horseshoe-bend-addition-1012324/photo-324880
The Stairstep Climb is in the background. https://www.wikiloc.com/cycling-trails/lbc-route-with-horseshoe-bend-addition-1012324/photo-324881