I got myself a little DRZ250 that i drive back and forth to work each day. That is great, i went from $55 a week in fuel costs down to $7 but now i want to hit the gravel / dirt roads. I have travelled east of Pflugerville several times and never hit ---ha :P (pay) dirt. I went over towards lake Travis and more pavement!!!
Outside of the few trips i have made to Cherokee i guess the days when you could head out on a Saturday afternoon and find some squirrelly backroads are gone.

Anyone know of any dirt roads in the area still? Maybe i'll head west out 71 on Sunday if it isn't raining.
-D

Go to Lone Star BMW and get a copy of MapVenture's South Central Texas map, $5.95. It doesn't distinguish between dirt and pavement, but it does cover almost all the county rds. in the area. Get a handlebar mounted map pocket and you'll be good to go.
I am more familiar with Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadelupe, and Gonzales counties.
There are some good dirt rds north and east of Bastrop. CR's 179 and 49 lead north to Elgin. North of the State Parks, CR's 146, 153, 159, & 196 were all still dirt the last time I was out there. Part of the CR that runs just north of SH290 between Elgin and Paige was dirt.
I remember there being some dirt rds east of Thorndale, near the old AMSA CycleParks lease (CR434?).
The powers that be keep "improving" the CR's, so you may have to put in some miles on pavement to get to the real rural areas. Such is "progress"...
PM me if you want to haul down here and go exploring, weather permitting.
PS- You show definitely arrange for time off to do the Texas Adventure Ride in Junction next April. You will have so much fun!

Hey neighbor,
Like AlphaDog says there are lots of dirt couinty roads in Bastrop County. You can put together a loop that'll take you most of the day to complete. I use the Roads of Texas 2005 map book which identifies dirt roads.

Sounds like a good time! Thanks for the info. I will check out the map(s) and send a PM when i'm heading over in that direction. I really look forward to a full day of exploring! soon
thanks again
Don