Milton Reimers Ranch Park – Mountain Bike Trail

The Reimers Ranch Park is a curated set of networked trails that mixes everything from beginner to advanced expert-level trails and leaves you to choose. Even the beginner trails on this network are fun, which isn’t something most beginner trails can pull off. Also, with the different level trails intersecting, you can change your choice midway through your ride. For instance, if you feel the expert trail is too advanced, you can switch to the intermediate or the easy trail halfway through fairly easily.

Before you go:

Drinking water

Restrooms

Fee required

Lift service

Fat bike grooming

Family Friendly

Night riding

E-bikes allowed

Dogs Allowed

Obstacles

Shuttles

Detailed Trail Description

The main trailhead is almost in the middle of Reimers Ranch Park. To get there, you’ll need to travel through Highway 71 west of Austin and then turn onto Hamilton Pool Road. From there, it’s about 12 miles to the park entrance, which should be on your right. The trailhead will be further inward, so check the signs whenever you come across an intersection.

Once you’re at the trailhead with your mountain bike, the first section is part of the beginner trail. It’s fun, flowy, and meanders through a few ups and downs. It’s also here that you’ll see a wood-planked boardwalk that should be fun to ride through, given the many elevation changes.

The other trails run through a variety of terrain and vegetation types. Regarding the former, expect mostly sandy singletrack, although you will come across sections of large limestone slabs that make for rather technical riding sections. These also account for some of the big drops along these trails.

As for the latter, some of the options are grasslands, oaks, cactus, mesquite, etc. You should watch out for the mesquite and cactus sections if you want to leave the trails without having to repair or change the tube of your tires.

If you want to stick to the more advanced trails, the west and east loops should do the trick.

Most of these trails are unusable after a rainstorm. However, there are jeep trails and doubletrack that maintain their usability even after a stint of wet weather. These sections are only for intermediate lever riders and experts, so beginners may have to sit them out.

Overall, you can get pretty much anything you want from these trails, i.e., long winding climbs, steep drops, steep ledges, rock gardens in the limestone sections, a few roots, a pump track, etc. Some drops are sudden, so you should keep your wits about you if it’s your first time exploring a particular route.

You’ll likely need to pay the park entry and amenity fees. The park only accepts cash, and you cannot make reservations, so it’s best to get there early when you want to explore the trails. However, those with a Travis County Parks Pass won’t have to pay a dime.

Furthermore, the road to the beach often remains open, so you can get someone to drop you and your supplies off. However, there’s no parking allowed. Also, this road may be closed on busy days like public holidays.

Additional Trail Features:

The park is mostly accessible to private vehicles, so you can attach your bike to your car and take it to the parking lot or a drop-off point on the road to the beach. There are no shuttles inside the park, so watch for thorny sections on the trails.

Sights of Interest, Landscapes, Views

There’s the Pedernales River, rock formations and caves, creeks, interesting fauna, etc.

Recommendations/Precautions

Some sections of the trail aren’t safe after rain.