Crank ‘N Drank
South Austin Trail Network
Every Tuesday - 6PM
Crank ‘N Drank is a South Austin Trail Network Tuesday evening tradition.
Wheels down at 6pm. This is considered an ADVANCED level ride, meaning the slowest group is not a beginner group. Crank N Drank is not reccommended for beginners. There is a BYOB chill out after the ride. Bring a cooler, your favorite brew, a chair, and some money for Dominoes, Tacodeli, or TCBY which are in the shopping center.
Remember, this is an advanced level ride. Generally the groups are:
Group 4/Social: 8-9 MPH with breaks
Group 3: 9 MPH with a few breaks
Group 2: 9-10 mph with very few breaks
Group 1: 10-11 mph with very few breaks
*There is a Race Pace group but I am going to get on my soapbox here as someone who cares about our community and the impression we leave: race pace has no business in mixed use public trail systems and it is a shame the organizers of this ride will not reign that in. Until that happens, I am leaving this up as my protest. There is a race pace group. I encourage you not to join it. Good for you and your athleticism and cornering skills. Keep it in private systems/one way trails.
Please be respectful of the riders behind you. IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP MOVE ASIDE AND LET THE GROUP THROUGH.
planned Route
Uploaded by noon the day of ride.
Route Notes
If trail conditions are poor, route will be gravel and road.
"Front Door" to "Javier's Honeymoon" west to the spillway. Flip around and take "Northbank" east to DOUBLE DIP, cross the creek, and head back west toward the spillway on the opposite side of the creek using "Southbank." Once at the spillway, climb up and out to the sidewalk and proceed south down Escarpment until you get to the entrance of "Swim School."
Head east along "Swim School" to "Firehouse" then south/west to "Thumb's Up." Loop "Thumb's Up" counterclockwise and connect with the start of "45 Flow Too (up)" under Hwy 45 and proceed uphill along "45 Flow Too (up)" to Escarpment. At the top of the hill, flip around and take "45 Flow" down all the way to the Danz Creek trail intersection.
Head east under MoPac and loop "Dirtway" going east on the trail and back west on the paved bike path. DO NOT CROSS HWY 45/MOPAC at the end of the bike path. Instead, double back on the frontage trail to Danz Creek and do the "South Bay Strait Loop" clockwise. Once back at the Danz Creek trail intersection, go west and ride ALL of "Biggest HouseFire" northbound.
For those only wanting 14/15 miles, head back to the shop along the frontage trail at the end of "HouseFire."
For those doing the FULL 17 miles, take "Low Bridge" under MoPac and ride the street to the start of the Violet Crown Trail. Take the trail downhill to "Love Rollercoaster," cross the creek to "Inside Passage" and connect to "ChipChop III" to "Alamo Swamp" to finish the ride.
FULL ROUTE: 17.5 miles
SHORT ROUTE: 14/15 miles
Meet behind ATX Bikes. Please do not park behind Domino’s Pizza, or in front of Austin Diagnostic Clinic!
