Directions:
Take 290 West and go through Johnson City to Fredericksburg. Take 16 south (a left turn in Fredericksburg) to Kerrville. In Kerrville, turn right onto 27 West to Ingram. In Ingram, stay straight at the "Y", and take 39 West to Hunt. Two miles past "The Store" in Hunt is The Bike Shop. Pay the folks $10 to ride and get instructions to the ranch. You can camp there for another $5. Call 210-238-4400 for info.
This was the site of race #8 in the Texas State Championship Series. A really wonderful course, it's rocky enough to give your suspension a good run. The beginning of the course winds through the trees, and crosses the creek a couple of times, making entries and exits from the creek muddy affairs that were really goopy during the race. Once you get away from that, though, the rest of the course is high and dry... and rocky. The course was marked with red and yellow arrows for beginner and sport/expert courses. The sport/expert course is, of course, longer, and it's way more technical, with some places that most racers found it prudent to run through rather than risking injury from falling on the rocks. Some rocky hills offered challenges to the beginners. The fast sections of jeep roads were welcome relief in this ever-changing, fun course.