Hey guys,
Thought I'd let you know that last weekend I took a scenic drive with the wife. There was good scenery, a few cool small town shops, restaurants, etc.
We went up north on I35 to San Marcos.
We then headed west to Wimberley. Wimberley is a town that is a LOT like Gruene, but probably a little bigger. There are a TON of shops, a few nice restaurants, and plenty of chances to 'show off' in a group. The Women will really like this area due to the shops.
From Wimberley, we headed North to Dripping Springs. I've heard Dripping Springs is nice, but I didn't see much in the form of shops or dining. I believe there is a few places, but they probably weren't on the route I took.
We then headed west again on 290 towards 281, and turned north on 281 towards Johnson City.
From Johnson City we headed West and cruised over to Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg is a lot like Wimberley with a lot of shops, few nice restaurants, great 'main' street for showing off, etc.
From Fredericksburg we headed East again briefly, then south to Luckenbach. If you are from Texas or know anything about music, you've likely heard of Luckenbach (Willie Nelson). Cool little town.
From Luckenbach, we headed south to Boerne which has some smaller shops, a creek, and would be another nice little cruise-through town.
From there, we headed back home to Cibolo via 46 Eastbound, through Bulverde and across 281. 46 intersects FM3009 headed south bound which runs me right into I35 by my house.
The whole route was Scenic once we got off of I35. You could easily incorporate parts of this route into an Austin cruise, but head north to a few small towns/scenic routes instead of heading back south.
San Marcos is a good central meeting spot.
The only downfalls to this trip was the fact that we didn't leave until 2pm, so we missed a lot of the shops and small town fun. Also, expect a lot of bug splatters when cruising through the hill country!
Thought I'd let you all know...
Here's a map:
Here's the route/directions:
From: Cibolo, TX US
To: Wimberley, TX US
To: Dripping Springs, TX US
To: Johnson City, TX US
To: Fredericksburg, TX US
To: Luckenbach, TX US
To: Boerne, TX US
To: Bulverde, TX US
To: Garden Ridge, TX US
To: Cibolo, TX US
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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A) CIBOLO, TX 78108-3272 US
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1. Turn RIGHT onto I-35 N . (go 0.95 miles)
2. Merge onto I-35 N/US-81 N via the ramp on the LEFT. (go 26.08 miles)
3. Take EXIT 204 toward TX-82-LOOP W/TX-123 E/SAN MARCOS/SEGUIN. (go 0.11 miles)
4. Stay STRAIGHT to go onto I-35 S. (go 0.25 miles)
5. Turn LEFT onto TX-123 N/TX-82 LOOP N. Continue to follow TX-82 LOOP N. (go 0.49 miles)
6. Turn RIGHT onto E GROVE ST/TX-82 LOOP N. (go 0.08 miles)
7. Turn LEFT onto S LBJ DR/S LBJ ST/TX-82 LOOP N. (go 0.53 miles)
8. Turn LEFT onto RR 12/E HOPKINS ST. (go 0.37 miles)
9. Turn RIGHT onto RR 12/MOORE ST. Continue to follow RR 12. (go 10.08 miles)
10. Turn RIGHT onto RR 12/RANCH ROAD 12/FM-12. (go 4.50 miles)
11. End at Wimberley, TX US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 54 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 44.19 miles
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B) WIMBERLEY, TX US
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1. Start out going NORTH on RR 12/RANCH ROAD 12/FM-12 toward MILL RACE LN. Continue to follow RR 12. (go 14.36 miles)
2. End at Dripping Springs, TX US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 17 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 14.36 miles
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C) DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX US
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1. Start out going NORTH on RR 12/RANCH ROAD 12/FM-12 toward HAYS ST. (go 0.13 miles)
2. Turn LEFT onto US-290/W US-290. Continue to follow US-290 W. (go 18.57 miles)
3. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-281 N/US-290 W/US-281 S. Continue to follow US-281 N. (go 5.56 miles)
4. Turn LEFT onto US-290 W/E MAIN ST/8TH ST. (go 0.48 miles)
5. End at Johnson City, TX US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 26 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 24.74 miles
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D) JOHNSON CITY, TX US
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1. Start out going WEST on US-290/E MAIN ST/8TH ST toward TX-365 SPUR/AVENUE H/NUGENT ST. Continue to follow US-290. (go 30.16 miles)
2. End at Fredericksburg, TX US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 32 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 30.16 miles
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E) FREDERICKSBURG, TX US
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1. Start out going SOUTHEAST on US-290/US-87/E MAIN ST/TX-16 toward S LLANO ST. Continue to follow US-290. (go 5.62 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto RR 1376. (go 4.31 miles)
3. Turn RIGHT onto LUCKENBACH TOWN LOOP. (go 0.35 miles)
4. End at Luckenbach, T X US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 13 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 10.28 miles
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F) LUCKENBACH, TX US
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1. Start out going SOUTHEAST on LUCKENBACH TOWN LOOP toward RR 1376. (go 0.23 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto RR 1376. (go 3.56 miles)
3. RR 1376 becomes RM 1376. (go 24.19 miles)
4. Turn LEFT onto N SCHOOL ST/SISTERDALE CUTOFF. (go 0.54 miles)
5. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto US-87 BR/N MAIN ST. (go 0.76 miles)
6. Turn LEFT onto E BLANCO RD/FM 474. (go 0.02 miles)
7. End at Boerne, TX US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 36 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 29.31 miles
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G) BOERNE, TX US
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1. Start out going SOUTHWEST on E BLANCO RD/FM 474 toward US-87 BR/N MAIN ST. (go 0.02 miles)
2. Turn LEFT onto US-87 BR/N MAIN ST. (go 0.38 miles)
3. Turn LEFT onto TX-46/RIVER RD. Continue to follow TX-46. (go 17.47 miles)
4. Turn RIGHT onto BULVERDE RD. (go 3.61 miles)
5. End at Bulverde, TX US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 32 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 21.48 miles
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H) BULVERDE, TX US
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1. Start out going EAST on FM 1863/BULVERDE RD toward COUGAR BND. Continue to follow FM 1863. (go 9.70 miles)
2. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto FM 3009. (go 7.30 miles)
3. Turn RIGHT onto GLOXINIA DR. (go 0.48 miles)
4. Turn LEFT onto MT LAUREL LN. (go 0.11 miles)
5. Turn RIGHT onto GARDEN IA BEND DR. (go 0.05 miles)
6. Turn LEFT onto CEDAR BR. (go 0.26 miles)
7. Keep RIGHT at the fork to continue on CEDAR BR. (go 0.03 miles)
8. End at Garden Ridge, TX US
››ESTIMATED TIME: 25 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 17.93 miles
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I) GARDEN RIDGE, TX US
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1. Start out going EAST on CEDAR BR toward OAK RUSH. (go 0.04 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto OAK RUSH. (go 0.08 miles)
3. Turn RIGHT onto HICKORY BND. (go 0.20 miles)
4. Turn LEFT onto FM 2252/HICKORY BND. Continue to follow FM 2252. (go 0.51 miles)
5. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto FM 3009. (go 1.84 miles)
6. Turn LEFT onto I-35 N. (go 0.89 miles)
7. Turn RIGHT onto OLD WIEDERSTEIN RD (Portions u npaved). (go 0.44 miles)
››ESTIMATED TIME: 11 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 4.34 miles
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J)CIBOLO, TX US
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››TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 4 hours, 5 minutes | TOTAL DISTANCE: 196.79 miles