Easter Hill Country Tour -  Kerrville, TX

April 10-12, 2009

The Easter Hill Country Bicycle Tour is always a good event-three days of riding through some of the most scenic areas in Texas. The routes include some very challenging hills, even on the shorter rides. In fact, I saw more people walking their bikes at this rally than I have on any other ride we do. There is no mass start, which makes for a much less tense beginning to the rides. It is a long haul down to Kerrville but it is worth it if you want three days of challenging riding through beautiful countryside.

April 2005

This ride has got to be one of the prettiest and most enjoyable in all Texas. The scenery, although a bit cold and windy Sunday, was simply incredible! The organizers seemed to go out of their way to make sure the weekend went well for everyone. The roads, mostly 2 lane blacktops were in good condition and although no shoulder existed, the community is so "bike friendly" no one really need worry about being pushed off the roads by careless drivers. Sag support was excellent as were the rest stops. For couples, singles, or families this event offers a great time for anyone wanting a relaxed weekend of riding and some great site seeing as well as shopping in nearby Fredericksburg. A "must do ride" for me now every year!

April 10, 2004

I did the Saturday century ride. Except for the bad weather that came in shortly after lunch, the ride was great. The route was fantastic and challenging. I saw SAG support all over the place and the rest stops were great. If I had to complain about anything, it would be that the signs along the route could be larger and the directions at the start were a little confusing. Otherwise, a near-perfect ride. I highly recommend. Unfortunately, I could not make the Friday or the Sunday rides, but I heard a lot of positive comments about the Friday ride. Hats off to anyone who did the Sunday ride in the cold, wind and rain.

March 29-31 - 2002

Lesser (read more cautious) riders would have bagged the ride because of very threatening weather. However, except for rain Saturday morning during breakfast it was a completely glorious weekend.  The Easter Hill Country ride is 29 years old. It is one of a hand full of must-rides for the spring. Topography, scenery, eateries are what you have to look forward to in Kerrville each year. Oh yeah, there are a few hills. I do not know how they stack up against other regions of the country that have hills, but compared to most of the rest of God's state; this is hilly. The starts each day are not group starts, so everything runs at a casual pace.  This is a ride that you can really enjoy with a partner or group.  Even though it is scheduled for 3 days, many riders do only 1 or 2 days. Rest stops are adequate. SAG support is visible.

Great 2-3 day tour. Incredible scenery - my favorite area of Texas except for Big Bend - and mostly excellent roads. I rode 85 mi Friday (missed a turn - my fault) & 109 mi Saturday. Saturday's ride was very challenging, even cruel at times. Many long and sometimes steep, gut wrenching climbs with rapid descents back into a river valley. The head wind from Bandera back to Kerrville (25 mi) seemed like too much at the time. A great way to spend Easter weekend - I'll be back for more next year.

April 13-15, 2001 - 26th Easter Hill Country Tour -  Kerrville, TX