Open in App
Get this route on your phone instantly.
18.4 miles
Distance
754 ft
Climb
-782 ft
Descent
1,004 ft
High Point
-26 ft
Altitude change
743 ft
Altitude min
792 ft
Altitude start
768 ft
Altitude end
-23.6%
Grade max
13.6%
Grade min
4 miles
Distance climb
5 miles
Distance down
9 miles
Distance flat
A cool loop from Bowie High School
Detailed Description
Bowie Loop is a 18 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Austin Texas. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 29 trails. This route climbs 754 ft with a max elevation of 1,004 ft then descends -782 ft.
Trail Issues on Route
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 1 trail (newest: Sep 13, 2023)
Local Trail Association
Please consider joining or donating to the local riding association to support trail development & maintenance.
Stats
-
Distance18 miles
-
Avg time2 hr 33 min
-
Altitude min743 ft
-
Altitude start792 ft
-
Altitude end768 ft
-
Climb754 ft
-
Descent-782 ft
-
Grade max-23.6%
-
Grade min13.6%
-
Distance climb4 miles
-
Distance down5 miles
-
Distance flat9 miles
9 Reviews & Comments
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view all route reviews and much more.
Trails in Route
| 610 ft | |||||
| 2,815 ft | |||||
| 341 ft | |||||
| 2,730 ft | |||||
| 709 ft | |||||
| 4,216 ft | |||||
| 4,078 ft | |||||
| 240 ft | |||||
| 5,079 ft | |||||
| 912 ft | |||||
| 1,086 ft | |||||
| 3,553 ft | |||||
| 4,980 ft | |||||
| 3,189 ft | |||||
| 1,611 ft | |||||
| 1,575 ft | |||||
| 1 mile | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 853 ft | |||||
| 1,929 ft | |||||
| 1,033 ft | |||||
| 994 ft | |||||
| 2,762 ft | |||||
| 673 ft | |||||
| 1,237 ft | |||||
| 1,562 ft |
Details
-
Primary ActivityMountain Bike
-
Difficulty ratingBlue
-
Route TypeLoop
-
DirectionOne Direction
-
Physical ratingModerate
close
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users activity logs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Used
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more activities = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
Radar Time
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where users jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
BC Backroad Status
![map legend]()
Service Road Atlas is a free to use, community-driven service for viewing and creating reports on the numerous back-country service roads around B.C. and Alberta.
Slope Aspect
Direction the slope faces
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with no bike usage.
Suggested Layers
Based on selected activity type
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
Save
Trail transparency
- Singletrack
- Unpaved
Photos
Videos
![South Austin Trail Network - E-Spank [Reverse]...](https://ev1.pinkbike.org/tf/vt/1/yvt-125805-4.jpg)
mtb
South Austin Trail Network - E-Spank [Reverse] - Trail Tour
trail: E Spank
5:31 | 762 | comments: 0 | favs:
Jun 10, 2022
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
more reports »
- By cdogextreme
& contributors - #33163 - 865 views
Hit the Trail
Download Route
Save to wishlist, Garmin & download.