Planning Thread: Austin to Big Bend, Texas

[Stichill]

One thing I enjoy doing in the winter off-season is ride planning. I think this year I've come up with a pretty nifty ride that I hope will be memorable. Three of my fellow Cheese Weasels and I are all set for a fly-n-rent to Austin, Texas. The general plan is to ride through the Texas Hill Country and the Three Twisted Sisters (TX 335/336/337), then strike for the Rio Grande and Big Bend National Park, looping north back to Austin.

We're renting through Eagle Rider Austin. You can rent any kind of bike you want, as long as it's a Harley. I'm getting a Fat Boy with bags and a windscreen and the other guys will be on Street Glides and Road Glides.

I've provided links to Google Maps but they may not display correctly depending on settings (usually I choose Avoid Highways except on the last leg there's a bit of slabbing).

If anyone is familiar with or has has ridden in any of these areas, travel tips and hints welcomed!

3/23 Day 1 Friday Ride
[url=https://goo.gl/maps/yDZJE2SHHEM2]Cowboy Harley-Davidson of Austin to Luckenbach to Leakey
3h 18min 168 miles



3/23 Day 1 Friday Optional After-Dinner Ride
[url=https://goo.gl/maps/1Me2fpDbUWM2]Leakey to Camp Wood & back
56 min 42.6 miles



3/23 Day 1 Friday Lodging
[url=https://www.leakeyinn.com/2-full-cabins]The Historic Leakey Inn
“The Leakey Inn Caters to Motorcycles and Families. We understand how important it is to make sure our friends on bikes are taken care of after a long day riding the beautiful scenic routes. In 2016, we added an air station for tires, an ice machine and a laundry facility.”


3/24 Day 2 Saturday Ride
[url=https://goo.gl/maps/KuGDu7wfucS2]Leakey to Camp Wood via Twisted Sisters, to Del Rio to Marathon
5hr 41 min 326 miles


3/24 Day 2 Saturday Lodging
[url=http://www.marathonmotel.com]Marathon Motel & RV Park
Highway 90
PO Box 141
Marathon, Texas 79842


3/25 Day 3 Sunday Ride
[url=https://goo.gl/maps/tiKoFKtvzV52]Marathon to Big Bend and Study-Butte Terlingua
4hr 25min 184 miles



3/25 Day 3 Sunday Lodging
[url=http://www.bigbendresort.com/motor-inn-guest-rooms]Big Bend Motor Inn Store & Restaurant
53623 TX-118, Terlingua, TX 79852


3/26 Day 4 Monday Ride
[url=https://goo.gl/maps/x2ugavzsYo92]Study-Butte Terlingua to Presidio to Ozona
5h 30 min 325 miles



3/26 Day 4 Monday Lodging
[url=http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/texas/hampton-inn-ozona-OZAHXHX/index.html]Hampton Inn
816 14th Street
Ozona, Texas 76943


3/27 Day 5 Tuesday Ride
[url=https://goo.gl/maps/UqSHKKrTcLH2]Ozona to Fredericksburg to Cowboy Harley-Davidson of Austin
3hr 43min 232 miles