Downtown Bandera, Christmas Day, All one block of it. "Not a creature was stirring" (contributed by Geezy Rider, Dec 2008)
Motorcycle
Road Scenery:
This
road is in the top five in the state, with everything from
scenery to twisty's all boiled down into a 38 mile ride.
This route will send you past the home of the Kerrville
Folk Festival, Koyote
Ranch Resort, and Love Creek Orchards. Then to Bandera,
TX where it's not uncommon to find a horse tied up next
to your bike! The ride takes you through a set of twisty's,
then dumps you into the beautiful Medina River Valley.
Motorcycle
Road Quality:
Highway
16 has it all in a short package, hairpin twisty's, scenery,
and sweeping turns along the river. Due to the number of
turns it can get some gravel in the turns due to cars running
of the road edge. It's never a good idea to ride the first
and last hours of light, in this part of Texas, due to high
deer populations.
Motorcycle
Roadside Amenities:
Koyote
Ranch is a must see, this biker resort is brand new. With
everything from tent camping, RV sites and cabins to die
for. Koyote Ranch also has a merchantile and biergarten
with the best views in the State.
Note
from a recent MotorcycleRoads.com visitor about this route:
"Hwy 16 between Kerrville and Bandera is not for beginners!
Due to recent accidents, weekend police patrol has increased
a great deal. Hwy 173 may be a better route between Kerrville
& Bandera."
Directions:
Start
your route at Kerrville,
TX which is about 50 miles NW of San Antonio, TX. Take
HWY 16 south out of Kerrville and cross the Guadalupe River
and continue on 16 heading all the way down to Bandera,
TX … about 38 miles.
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Skip - 2000 Harley-Davidson
Posted 606 days ago
Great ride. Just be careful. These roads are for the experienced rider. Do plan to be off the road when the deer start feeding & moving around. Did the 3 sisters run and really enjoyed it. Instead of staying in Leakey we rented a great place in Bandera and would recommend it - Antler Cabins (www. BanderaCabin.com) - to others. Only two cabins, lots of privacy, parking directly in front of your cabin's porch & windows. Cabins are smaller but very clean, reasonable & very biker friendly.
The warning comments are accurate. I was on that stretch of 16 several times last week. Many law enforcement officers out and about. I also agree that that road is not for begining riders. One newer rider with us was very intimidated by the hair pin curves going up and over the mountain. Be extremely careful after dark due to deer. But it is an absolutely great road. Just be cautious.
I rode this route 10/20.2009. I rode from Fredericksburg to Bandera. The ride was great. Observe the speed limit signs around the curves as some of them are very sharp and the road is relatively narrow. It was during the middle of the day and i saw no police but did have a deer run across the road 100 feet in front of me.
Be extremely careful after dark due to deer. But it is an absolutely great road. Just be cautious.