[2] McCullough and Jackson Keller Coming from Basse, once you make the turn at McCullough it's not too bad,
but you have to make a left-hand turn into Jackson Keller from McCullough, which necessitates getting into the left lane. Sometimes
I just wait on the shoulder until there are no cars. For some reason I almost never take Jackson Keller and then turn right to go
South on McCullough; the intersection at Basse would present another busy left-hand turn that I'd just rather avoid; I either
take Basse or one of the residential streets parallel to Basse on its South side, then cut over on McCullough and turn right on Basse;
see the Northwest map for those.
It's not really a good situation any way you do it.
Coming along Jackson Keller to turn left and go North on McCullough is not so bad, and I just travel on McCullough until Basin Drive.
[7] Broadway by HEB Central Market This is a busy stretch of Broadway; I usually cut through the HEB Central Market parking lot and take that little ramp down to Patterson. Along Broadway for that short distance to Burr, I'd just take the sidewalk, and walk your bike across Broadway. Broadway at this point is pretty busy except at night, so I avoid riding on it. After rush hour it's not so bad.
[4] Basse at Lincoln Heights This is one place where I often use the sidewalk. You have to watch out for cars coming out of the parking lots of the strip mall, Paisano's, or, further down, the Quarry Market, but the road at this point has no shoulder, and the giant Suburbans driven by cellphone-talking drivers bulk all around you.
[3] Basse by Quarry Market By the time I get here I sometimes take Basse, because you've got to get on it eventually after Quarry Market, and after the intersection with Jones-Maltsberget the traffic doesn't seem quite as ferocious - or maybe I'm just used to it by then. The sidewalk still isn't a bad idea, but if you take that you've got to be sure you don't get in the way of cars entering or exiting Quarry Market. Or, of course, pedestrians. They are rare, but you do see them sometimes.
[1] Basse: between 281 and McCullough There are a few really nasty stretches here: the on ramp to 281 is, of course, a place to be really cautious. I wait and check my rear-view mirror to make sure no cars are headed for that ramp before I cross it. Don't rely on their turn signals, either; many don't use them. Once across, you've got a pretty good shoulder to ride on, in either direction. You could ride on that concrete center strip, too, but you have to dismount to get on and off that. Crossing the railroad tracks is tight, and between the tracks and McCullough is especially nasty. I usually turn right at McCullough when going westward.
[5] North New Braunfels North of Ft. Sam Houston N. New Braunfels is not such a bad street to ride on, at least North of Fort Sam Houston. The surface is not always great, and it can get busy with traffic, so I've marked an alternative street whose name I can not find on my map, for travel parallel to Broadway.
[6] Terrell Hills residential streets There are lots of possibilities here, and they are all nice. You can probably just look on a street map and choose any street that tickles your fancy, and have a nice ride.
[8] Alamo Heights West of Broadway As I wrote for Terrell Hills, the same goes for this area; all the streets are good. Some of them are pretty steep, though, and you should consult your map often or you could end up wandering around more than you want to.
[9] Olmos Road This is a great road for biking, and maybe the only good route across 281 and Olmos creek. Only problem is it's narrow on the hills on either side of the dam; I advise taking the sidewalks if they are free.
[23] Olmos Road Hills on either side of the dam These are narrow and winding, with no shoulder, so this is one place I'd advise taking the sidewalks, unless there are joggers or walkers on them.
[10] Devine Road This can be a good way to get to Quarry Market from the South. It gets flooded when there are heavy rains, and you should be careful of slippery mud after those times.
[11] McCullough Road Not a bad thoroughfare, mostly because it tends to be less heavily trafficked than other main North-South streets. Not my first choice for a route, but I don't avoid it at all costs, either. One of the better places to cross 410 N, although this is relative.
[12] Hildebrand Avenue (East) This is one I avoid at all costs, especially between 281 and Broadway. I've walked my bike along it when I emerged from the Zoo entrance and had to go to Incarnate Word International Center right there at Hildebrand and 281. Even that was dicey.
[13] Broadway I usually avoid riding on Broadway, but sometimes if I'm coming up from the South, entering it from Mulberry or Avenue B or just Broadway itself, I stay on it. The big problem with Broadway is traffic, and if it's a low-traffic time, maybe it will be OK to ride on it.
[14] Mulberry through Brackenridge Park It's narrow and the surface is variable, but until something better comes along, this looks like the way to get through the Park to Broadway. It's not usually too heavily trafficked, so that's in your favor.
[15] Avenue B This is a great alternative to Broadway, for as far as it goes. I was just told it had been repaved, which is good news - that was my major complaint before. That and it didn't go far enough.
[16] North St. Marys This has been marked as a Bike Route by the City. It really doesn't make much difference; they've just put some signs up that say "Bike Route", but it does make me feel a little more "legitimate". Even so, on "The Strip" there is a lot of random car activity, so it looks as though it could be dangerous at times.
[17] Vandiver Vandiver is a dream street - long, direct, smooth, and with few stop signs. Residential and low traffic.
[18] Claywell/Eisenhauer Rd. It's Claywell from Broadway, then Eisenhauer after N. New Braunfels. It's wide enough to be OK, even though it gets car traffic. An acceptable route, in my opinion, at least as far as Harry Wurzbach.
[19] Mertz Another dream street. A residential street that is straight and has few stop signs. Starts to climb a bit at its Northern extremity.
[20] McCullough at 410 N This is about the best place to cross 410 N. There really isn't a good place, though. Jones Maltsburger is OK, too.
[21] McCullough North of 410 This is incomplete, but it is part of one of the few routes I have which go outside of 410 for any distance. I take McCullough over 410, then go left on Coronet, right on Contessa, right on Downshire, and then take one of the streets to the left to get over to Ramsey. These streets don't actually go through; you have to walk or negotiate a narrow passage around a barricade, then come out to Ramsey on the other side. I guess the street I most often pick up is McCullough again, but I'm not sure; I'll check it next time I do it. I cross Ramsey, and at some point turn left to get on Isom, which I take across 281. I'll have to check my other maps to see what the street names are on my route over there. These same streets can be reached by turning right on Coronet, or by crossing 410 on Jones Maltsberger.
[22] Holbrook Road A great riding road that runs along Salado Creek. It doesn't really connect to much; I used to pick it up from WW White on Ft. Sam Houston, but Ft. Sam is closed now, so that won't work. I'll have to go back and check out this part of the route map, because the details are a little fuzzy now. It's been a couple of years since I rode in that area. I used to ride from Ft. Sam all the way up to the Starlight Terrace area of 35, so I know there are routes through there.