Great Rides San Marcos

Wondering where to ride? We got you. Check out our curated collection of local road, family, and mountain bike routes. Here, you’ll find the best places to bike in San Marcos along with great cycling routes in Austin, New Braunfels, and Manchaca. Browse these options for guidance on where to ride in San Marcos, GPS files, and metrics on your ride, like distance and elevation.

Here are a few of our favorite San Marcos rides.



Purgatory Creek Natural Area

Distance: 13 mi
2101 Hunter Road, San Marcos, TX 78666

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Spring Lake Natural Area

Distance: 7 mi
685 Lime Kiln Road, San Marcos, TX 78666

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Pedernales Falls State Park

Distance: 50 mi
2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX 78636

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Flat Rock Ranch

Distance: 36 mi
346 Flat Rock Creak Road, Comfort, TX 78013

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Wimbo Lolligagging

Distance: 37.2 mi
Elevation: +/- 2047 ft

San Marcos, TX

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Cowboy Take Me Away

Distance: 55.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 3211 ft

Hays County, TX

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Big Fun!

Distance: 111.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 5389 ft

San Marcos, TX

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7 Sisters/Holy Spigot

Distance: 51.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 2060 ft

San Marcos, TX

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Shop Short Loop

Distance: 19 mi
Elevation: +/- 528 ft

San Marcos, TX

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Guene River Road Dam!

Distance: 34.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 1751 ft

New Braunfels, TX

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Hays no Shade

Distance: 17.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 507 ft

Hays County, TX

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Verde and Blanco

Distance: 47.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 2378 ft

Comal County, TX

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McAllister Park

Distance: 8.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 295 ft

San Antonio, TX

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Onion Creek Loop

Distance: 5.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 142 ft

Austin, TX

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Five Mile Dam Park

Distance: 3.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 32 ft

Hays County, TX

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Fischer Park

Distance: 2 mi
Elevation: +/- 166 ft

New Braunfels, TX

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Veloway Park

Distance: 4.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 179 ft

Austin, TX

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Spring Lake Park

Distance: 2.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 31 ft

San Marcos, TX

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To the Sundial!

Distance: 1.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 137 ft

San Marcos, TX

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Dick Nichols Park Loop

Distance: 3.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 125 ft

Austin, TX

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Sand in your BBQ?

Distance: 62 mi
Elevation: +/- 2325 ft

Lockhart, TX

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Empty Groads

Distance: 46.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 1206 ft

San Marcos, TX

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Go Go Gravel!

Distance: 77.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 2321 ft

San Marcos, TX

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Dirt Y'all!

Distance: 34.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 1817 ft

Bastrop, TX

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Texas Forever

Distance: 64.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 1748 ft

Gonzales County, TX

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