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Trail Description:
McAllister Park offers a little something for everyone. The extreme novice riders will enjoy the paved trails at the front of the park. The Intermediate and more advanced riders will enjoy the hard-pack twisty singletrack at the back of the park. There isn't anything too extreme here, but riders of any skill level can find trails that they will enjoy. The park is quite popular and can get extremely busy with walkers, joggers, and bikes.
How to get there:
From San Antonio, head North on 281 to Bitters Road. Go East on Bitters for about 2 miles. Turn right onto Jones Maltsberger and immediately turn right again. The entrance to the park is on the right (next to the police station)
Additional Notes:
San Antonio
| Posted by: Laid on 4/14/2009 |
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12,000 plus feet for the first comment below-sorry
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| Posted by: Laid on 4/14/2009 |
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I bought a house in 05 near Mac to be close to the park. I've ridden all over from 12plus feet chair lift downhill in California, Smithsville, Rocky Hill Ranch, Bandera, OP, etc. I've ridden every trail in Mac-literally, including a lot of time on the jumps and drops. It always irritates me when Mac is rated at the "beginner" level. There are sections of Mac that would challenge most riders, but you have to be able to spot the lines, take risks and go off the path. OP has better downhill lines due to some of the elevation, but Mac is a great place to ride, stretch your legs and get a little of everything. If you spend enough time in this park riding, you will discover some places that are advanced skills only.
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| Posted by: Pedigre on 1/12/2008 |
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Enter off of Jones Maltsberger. You will pass where the trailhead intersects the road before you reach the parking lot on your left. Head back up to the intersection and turn left on to the trail. After a short ride you will have to take a small section of paved trail to jump back on to the singletrack. Once you are back on the trail it will split; red to the left, blue to the right (on the map, red and green, respectively). Either choice works since they come back together right before crossing Buckhorn Rd. The blue (green) trail takes you past a gate along a stretch of doubletrack that sends you to a nice little downhill and into the woods for a little singletrack action. The red trail is pretty much pure singletrack that brings you passed a spot that you can drop down and hit a few jumps if that’s your thing. Once you cross Buckhorn it is especially important that you stay on the trail, otherwise you might be off the trail fixing a flat. Officially, McAllister has 9 miles of mapped
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| Posted by: Pedigre on 1/12/2008 |
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Officially, McAllister has 9 miles of mapped trails; however, you will find numerous offshoots that leave the total amount of trails to be anyone’s guess (some say 20+ miles total). For example, between the 3 and 4 mile marker you will see a nice little double whoop-dee-do off on a trail that branches to the left. I can’t say where that trail leads, but I can say that the double whoop-dee-do is a trip. McAllister isn’t exactly the most technical in the area so it’s a great place to get someone hooked on riding. Don’t get me wrong, technical it isn’t, but a pleasure for anyone of any skill level it is.
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| Posted by: Kevin on 11/16/2007 |
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I'm a new rider and these trails were amazing. Some areas were a little more than I would travel on right now but overall it was a great ride. The only draw back is that it can be a bit busy at times. If you don't mind sharing the trail with walkers and other riders this place is great.
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| Posted by: Kaleenglish on 4/25/2007 |
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ok for beginners, but if you are at all experienced, do not waist your time!
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| Posted by: Victor V on 8/7/2005 |
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There is a map at the STORM website, check-out http://www.storm-web.org/mcallister.shtml . Good luck and good riding.
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| Posted by: Hartman The RT on 3/16/2005 |
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This is a good ride if you like a long ride. you can
seriously get lost if your not careful. I prefer to ride
at OP because of the more technical trails but this
park offers a great workout with an abundance of
wildlife. If your a new rider i would stay up front
but if your looking for more single track riding your
going to have to look. I personally would
recommend taking a GPS with you if you have it.
Myself and a friend actually got lost out in the back
of the park. Overall I would recommend this ride
just for the enjoyment of seeing new things.
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| Posted by: mike on 6/7/2004 |
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Have ridden alot of the trails in south Texas nice and flat good workout in a beautiful setting.
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| Posted by: Roark on 11/28/2003 |
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This trail is like that strawberry blonde cheerleader at your high school- Very popular, everyone talks about her, but really not that great a ride. Still, fun all in all, and a good place to go in SA if you want to run into other people. I stand by the combo of OP/Mainland as a stronger ride with more a more varied ride environment, but what the hell do I know.
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