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

Spring Lake Natural Area

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

Pedernales Falls State Park

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

Flat Rock Ranch

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

Wimbo Lolligagging

Distance: 37.2 mi
Elevation: +/- 2047 ft
San Marcos, TX

Cowboy Take Me Away

Distance: 55.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 3211 ft
Hays County, TX

Big Fun!

Distance: 111.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 5389 ft
San Marcos, TX

7 Sisters/Holy Spigot

Distance: 51.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 2060 ft
San Marcos, TX

Shop Short Loop

Distance: 19 mi
Elevation: +/- 528 ft
San Marcos, TX

Guene River Road Dam!

Distance: 34.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 1751 ft
New Braunfels, TX

Hays no Shade

Distance: 17.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 507 ft
Hays County, TX

Verde and Blanco

Distance: 47.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 2378 ft
Comal County, TX

McAllister Park

Distance: 8.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 295 ft
San Antonio, TX

Onion Creek Loop

Distance: 5.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 142 ft
Austin, TX

Five Mile Dam Park

Distance: 3.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 32 ft
Hays County, TX

Fischer Park

Distance: 2 mi
Elevation: +/- 166 ft
New Braunfels, TX

Veloway Park

Distance: 4.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 179 ft
Austin, TX

Spring Lake Park

Distance: 2.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 31 ft
San Marcos, TX

To the Sundial!

Distance: 1.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 137 ft
San Marcos, TX

Dick Nichols Park Loop

Distance: 3.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 125 ft
Austin, TX

Sand in your BBQ?

Distance: 62 mi
Elevation: +/- 2325 ft
Lockhart, TX

Empty Groads

Distance: 46.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 1206 ft
San Marcos, TX

Go Go Gravel!

Distance: 77.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 2321 ft
San Marcos, TX

Dirt Y'all!

Distance: 34.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 1817 ft
Bastrop, TX

Texas Forever

Distance: 64.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 1748 ft
Gonzales County, TX