TEXAS BACKROADS - CONDITION UPDATES....post your latest ride findings - Page 3

Mr2mch · 07-06-2011, 08:11 PM

No new findings for me lately other than FM591 in Comanche Co which is under construction from FM1702 to FM1476......Anyone else got any roads with problems to report?? Damage...construction...closure

Mr2mch · 08-01-2011, 12:29 PM

We ran into 2 temporary road closures while riding thru the Waring/Welfare area near I10 & Boerne recently.

Zoeller Ln north of Waring had a ROAD CLOSED sign up so we backtracked down Waring-Welfare Rd to Cravey & took it over to Walnut Grove Rd & Marquardt Rd.

At the intersection another ROAD CLOSED sign on Marquardt had us taking Walnut Grove south to RR1376 so we could again head north toward Blanco.

I suspect there were bridge repairs going on on both roads, but did not check to see for sure.

Mr2mch · 08-01-2011, 12:43 PM

We were riding in the area just east of I35 & north of Salado the other day....I noticed that the bridge on Armstrong road over Salado Creek was still under construction....hence ROAD CLOSED just past intersect with Elmer King Rd.

Should be open soon though.

>>>Added a note to the original first thread post....PLEASE PUT THE ROAD NUMBER OR NAME & COUNTY IN THE POST TITLE FOR EASY REFERRAL

seantx · 08-02-2011, 01:37 PM

Sorry for the OT but is there a thread of good roads or routes in the areas N of Austin, S of Waco and W of I-35?

I usually just end up leaving early Sat or Sun morning, heading to Gatesville or Valley Mills area then try to get lost for a few hours.

slowoldguy · 08-02-2011, 03:26 PM

Simplest thing to do is just go with mr2mch. He's still showing me roads and I've lived here forever. Next simplest? Just do a search on his name. It'll take you to a map of local-ish goodies.

Mr2mch · 08-03-2011, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seantx

Sorry for the OT but is there a thread of good roads or routes in the areas N of Austin, S of Waco and W of I-35?

I usually just end up leaving early Sat or Sun morning, heading to Gatesville or Valley Mills area then try to get lost for a few hours.

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowoldguy

Simplest thing to do is just go with mr2mch. He's still showing me roads and I've lived here forever. Next simplest? Just do a search on his name. It'll take you to a map of local-ish goodies.

Here's the thread you need to get to the Google map with all the little goodies on it....

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537485

Mr2mch · 08-08-2011, 03:03 PM

We took Bosque CR4135 off of FM1238 & around the hills Saturday...It seems like it is reverting back to gravel. Very patchy pavement with almost solid gravel strips each track. Still a fun road on the right bike,but hope the county gets around to resurfacing it at some point. The other roads (CR4100 4125) in the same area were in better shape overall.

Mr2mch · 08-09-2011, 11:54 AM

The stretch of FM927 between Morgan & Walnut Springs seems to have developed several sharp dips (sinkholes)...at least in the lane headed west outta Morgan. They can catch ya off guard with a sharp jolt to the forks.
The pavement isn't broken (yet) or anything....just collapsed gravel base underneath a bit.

WARRIORPRINCEJJ · 08-09-2011, 12:00 PM

M2M,

I'm really glad you started this thread.

I have been meaning to get-out, and give an update on some of the County Roads west of San Antone. But, lately, life has gotten in the way.

Thanks for the input...

.

Mr2mch · 08-09-2011, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WARRIORPRINCEJJ

M2M,

I'm really glad you started this thread.

I have been meaning to get-out, and give an update on some of the County Roads west of San Antone. But, lately, life has gotten in the way.

Thanks for the input...

.

IT happens....sometimes with a SH in front.....
Hope ya get a chance to ride soon....
doR

WARRIORPRINCEJJ · 09-10-2011, 10:07 PM

I have been playing, out west of San Antone, for a coupla' evenings. My route took me through Bandera County, northern Medina County, and eastern Uvalde County.

The grated (gravel) County Roads are a mixture of medium gravel, rock (that is very similar to concrete), and silt.

Despite the fact that most of these roads are kinda' desolate, and appear to have very little traffic, the medium gravel is laying in the middle of the road (where it runs between the car and truck tires).

I'm assuming that a summer's-worth of road traffic, combined with a lack of rain, has beaten the road surface into silt, and then allowed the silt to be blown-away...leaving the rock that makes-up the base.

Surprisingly, the transition from the silt to the rock is not as perilous as it would seem (with a soft sidewall, 70/30 tire). I was runnin' down these roads between 35 and 50 mph, with (almost) no hair-raising moments.

Many of the paved intersections seem very slick...no doubt because of the road grime that has collected during the drought.

As was expected, every creek I crossed was completely dry. And, the gravel (from the County Roads) was collecting on the bridges.

EDIT- Oh...and uhhh...as kind of a little "post script", the friggin' deer were out, IN FORCE (probably goes without saying). I almost shanghai'ed one, at about 70 mph, coming back from Bandera (on 16).

.

veriest1 · 09-11-2011, 05:40 PM

CR 1224A near Rio Vista and Cleburne has a few twists but has recently been "repaved" so there's a lot of loose gravel and much of it is piled up in the corners.

Mudclod · 09-11-2011, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr2mch

We took Bosque CR4135 off of FM1238 & around the hills Saturday...It seems like it is reverting back to gravel. Very patchy pavement with almost solid gravel strips each track. Still a fun road on the right bike,but hope the county gets around to resurfacing it at some point. The other roads (CR4100 4125) in the same area were in better shape overall.

Yeah, we were on Harmon road in Coryell county today and several long sections of gravel maintenance appeared just over the crest of a couple hills!

seantx · 09-12-2011, 08:16 AM

FM56 between Valley Mills and Glen Rose. Lots of construction and loose gravel.

Lake Travis is little more than a duck pond now but Lime Creek Rd is doing just fine.

veriest1 · 09-12-2011, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudclod

Yeah, we were on Harmon road in Coryell county today and several long sections of gravel maintenance appeared just over the crest of a couple hills!

Is it cr1450 that goes up to Iredell from the Clifton area? Has the cool looking whitish rock church on a hill off to the right if you're going north?

I rode that thing a month or so ago and almost lost the front due to what you're describing since there was a slight bend at the top of the hill.

Edit: This happened on the day TXJames took to the air over that fence.

07-06-2011, 08:11 PM	#31
Mr2mch ^OP Cycledelic Hippie Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Where the highway leads ya Oddometer: 2,167	Comanche Co FM591...PLEASE POST YOUR ROAD DAMAGE OR CONSTRUCTION REPORTS No new findings for me lately other than FM591 in Comanche Co which is under construction from FM1702 to FM1476......Anyone else got any roads with problems to report?? Damage...construction...closure __________________ There's no time like the present....well,cept for maybe that hour when the time changes in the Fall. cycledelic hippie

08-01-2011, 12:29 PM	#32
Mr2mch ^OP Cycledelic Hippie Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Where the highway leads ya Oddometer: 2,167	Kendall Co Marquardt Rd & Zoeller Ln We ran into 2 temporary road closures while riding thru the Waring/Welfare area near I10 & Boerne recently. Zoeller Ln north of Waring had a ROAD CLOSED sign up so we backtracked down Waring-Welfare Rd to Cravey & took it over to Walnut Grove Rd & Marquardt Rd. At the intersection another ROAD CLOSED sign on Marquardt had us taking Walnut Grove south to RR1376 so we could again head north toward Blanco. I suspect there were bridge repairs going on on both roads, but did not check to see for sure. __________________ There's no time like the present....well,cept for maybe that hour when the time changes in the Fall. cycledelic hippie

08-01-2011, 12:43 PM	#33
Mr2mch ^OP Cycledelic Hippie Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Where the highway leads ya Oddometer: 2,167	Bell Co -Armstrong Rd We were riding in the area just east of I35 & north of Salado the other day....I noticed that the bridge on Armstrong road over Salado Creek was still under construction....hence ROAD CLOSED just past intersect with Elmer King Rd. Should be open soon though. >>>Added a note to the original first thread post....PLEASE PUT THE ROAD NUMBER OR NAME & COUNTY IN THE POST TITLE FOR EASY REFERRAL __________________ There's no time like the present....well,cept for maybe that hour when the time changes in the Fall. cycledelic hippie Mr2mch screwed with this post 08-01-2011 at 12:54 PM

08-02-2011, 03:26 PM	#35
slowoldguy Tire Tester Joined: Jun 2004 Location: West of Waco, Texas Oddometer: 6,190	Simplest thing to do is just go with mr2mch. He's still showing me roads and I've lived here forever. Next simplest? Just do a search on his name. It'll take you to a map of local-ish goodies. __________________ Roll The Bones IV- What's coming next? http://www.rollthebonesrally.com/ "If you can't fix it with a hammer you can damn sure teach it a lesson".

08-08-2011, 03:03 PM	#37
Mr2mch ^OP Cycledelic Hippie Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Where the highway leads ya Oddometer: 2,167	Bosque CR4135 Paved...Only slightly We took Bosque CR4135 off of FM1238 & around the hills Saturday...It seems like it is reverting back to gravel. Very patchy pavement with almost solid gravel strips each track. Still a fun road on the right bike,but hope the county gets around to resurfacing it at some point. The other roads (CR4100 4125) in the same area were in better shape overall. __________________ There's no time like the present....well,cept for maybe that hour when the time changes in the Fall. cycledelic hippie

08-02-2011, 01:37 PM	#34
seantx Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: waco, tx Oddometer: 515	Sorry for the OT but is there a thread of good roads or routes in the areas N of Austin, S of Waco and W of I-35? I usually just end up leaving early Sat or Sun morning, heading to Gatesville or Valley Mills area then try to get lost for a few hours.

08-09-2011, 11:54 AM	#38
Mr2mch ^OP Cycledelic Hippie Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Where the highway leads ya Oddometer: 2,167	Bosque co..fm927 The stretch of FM927 between Morgan & Walnut Springs seems to have developed several sharp dips (sinkholes)...at least in the lane headed west outta Morgan. They can catch ya off guard with a sharp jolt to the forks. The pavement isn't broken (yet) or anything....just collapsed gravel base underneath a bit. __________________ There's no time like the present....well,cept for maybe that hour when the time changes in the Fall. cycledelic hippie

08-09-2011, 12:00 PM	#39
WARRIORPRINCEJJ Not in the clique... Joined: Jun 2009 Location: South Central Texas Oddometer: 6,797	M2M, I'm really glad you started this thread. I have been meaning to get-out, and give an update on some of the County Roads west of San Antone. But, lately, life has gotten in the way. Thanks for the input... . __________________ I spent all my money on motorcycles, 4X4's, whiskey, and women...The rest I just wasted. (edited to fit/original phrase by "WIBO") "There's a WEALTH of cool people and knowledge on ADV, there's also a decent sized pocket of douche bag assholes that think their ADV forum Post Count (Oddometer) is their badge at being experienced riders." goodcat8

09-10-2011, 10:07 PM	#41
WARRIORPRINCEJJ Not in the clique... Joined: Jun 2009 Location: South Central Texas Oddometer: 6,797	Medina, Bandera, and Uvalde Counties... I have been playing, out west of San Antone, for a coupla' evenings. My route took me through Bandera County, northern Medina County, and eastern Uvalde County. The grated (gravel) County Roads are a mixture of medium gravel, rock (that is very similar to concrete), and silt. Despite the fact that most of these roads are kinda' desolate, and appear to have very little traffic, the medium gravel is laying in the middle of the road (where it runs between the car and truck tires). I'm assuming that a summer's-worth of road traffic, combined with a lack of rain, has beaten the road surface into silt, and then allowed the silt to be blown-away...leaving the rock that makes-up the base. Surprisingly, the transition from the silt to the rock is not as perilous as it would seem (with a soft sidewall, 70/30 tire). I was runnin' down these roads between 35 and 50 mph, with (almost) no hair-raising moments. Many of the paved intersections seem very slick...no doubt because of the road grime that has collected during the drought. As was expected, every creek I crossed was completely dry. And, the gravel (from the County Roads) was collecting on the bridges. EDIT- Oh...and uhhh...as kind of a little "post script", the friggin' deer were out, IN FORCE (probably goes without saying). I almost shanghai'ed one, at about 70 mph, coming back from Bandera (on 16). . __________________ I spent all my money on motorcycles, 4X4's, whiskey, and women...The rest I just wasted. (edited to fit/original phrase by "WIBO") "There's a WEALTH of cool people and knowledge on ADV, there's also a decent sized pocket of douche bag assholes that think their ADV forum Post Count (Oddometer) is their badge at being experienced riders." goodcat8 WARRIORPRINCEJJ screwed with this post 09-11-2011 at 12:21 AM

09-11-2011, 05:40 PM	#42
veriest1 Grand NOOBlet Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Central Tejas Oddometer: 873	CR 1224A near Rio Vista and Cleburne has a few twists but has recently been "repaved" so there's a lot of loose gravel and much of it is piled up in the corners. __________________ 2007 KTM 950 Super Enduro A.K.A. Fireball the Austrian Honey Badger 2002 BMW 1150GS Adventure

09-12-2011, 08:16 AM	#44
seantx Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: waco, tx Oddometer: 515	FM56 between Valley Mills and Glen Rose. Lots of construction and loose gravel. Lake Travis is little more than a duck pond now but Lime Creek Rd is doing just fine.

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