Upcoming Events
Sunday All-Levels Group Ride
Every Sunday we host an AM ride for all skill levels at Walnut Creek Metro Park, with the exception of the first Sunday of each month at an alternate location.
Sunday Mornings at 8 am
Ride Like A Girl
Our Ride Like A Girl Program (RLAG) hosts women-only rides that are focused on fun and skills development. RLAG meets at a different location every Monday in the summer, unless it rains.
Monday Evenings at 6:15 pm
Cranksgiving Presented by KOM Trails
We're going back to Pace Bend for Cranksgiving 2024 with KOM Trails as presenting sponsor! Tickets on sale October 7th.
Violet Crown Trail Ribbon Cutting
Join us as we help Hill Country Conservancy celebrate the grand opening of the newest section of the Violet Crown Trail!
Trail Workday | Walnut Creek
Our first Walnut Creek workday of the Fall season will be on Severe Consequences Loop!
It's My Park Day Fall 2024
Join ARR as we help Hill Country Conservancy build Brush Barriers along the Violet Crown Trail.
Monthly Ride | Cameron Park
Let's take a field trip to Cameron Park in Waco; an extensive trail network with shade and a bit of elevation, right on the Brazos River. Thank you to Ride Cameron Park for helping with ride leaders!
Advanced / Intermediate Level Ride
This is a great way to test your skills at more technical locations than we typically visit. This ride is not for beginners!
Monthly Ride | Reveille Peak Ranch
Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet is a favorite. Boasting a unique and beautiful granitic landscape, sprawling views, and excellent trails that will challenge all levels of rider.
ARR Fundamentals Ride Clinic
Riders have been asking and Austin Ridge Riders is offering; this will be our first Fundamentals Ride Clinic exclusively for ARR Members!
Intermediate & Advanced Level Ride | Mt. Lakeway
This ride is not for beginners! Expect lots of elevation, switchbacks, technical climbing and flowy descents.
Movie Night | Anytime Presented by Shimano
Anytime follows the collective ambitions of fifteen of the world’s best male and female freeride mountain bikers across forests, deserts, cities and high-alpine peaks, as they attempt to define the frontiers of their sport.
Monthly Ride | Muleshoe Bend
Muleshoe Bend is an LCRA park on Lake Travis which offers riders a less technically demanding venue under nice shady trees. Camping is available, so be sure to check the website for details and to reserve your spot.
Monthly Ride | Rocky Hill Ranch
Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville opened in 1993 as one of the first MTB ranches in the state. The tall pine trees provide shade and make this a beautiful place to ride. There is a covered pavilion so we can avoid the sun during the post ride lunch.
Monthly Ride | Pace Bend Park
Pace Bend is a Travis County park located on the shores on Lake Travis near Briarcliff. The terrain is mostly technical yet approachable for most riders and while there is significant elevation, it is not extreme relative to Mount Lakeway as an example.
International Women’s Mountain Biking Day
A long time ago, in mountain, forest and field far, far away... pioneering women picked up their balloon tired clunker bikes to ride and explore.
As we enter our 30th year of Ride Like a Girl with the Austin Ridge Riders, we invite women of our mountain biking community to come together this International Women's Mountain Biking Day for a social group ride at Pace Bend Park.
Annual Ride Leader / Sweep Review
Join The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group for Annual Ride Leader / Sweep Protocol Review. All ride levels.
Five Finger Discount
Five Finger Discount is back! Best Side Trails is stoked to welcome the community to a wild and inclusive event for everyone of all skill levels with BMX competitions, CX racing, live DJ, food and drinks under a beautiful Spring canopy.
Grip Hoist Training | Walnut Creek
Learn how to use Grip Hoist - a heavy duty manual mechanical system for pulling large objects like boulders across the ground.
Monthly Ride | Cameron Park
For March we are visiting Cameron Park in Waco! Please RSVP as lunch is provided.
ARR Trail Crew | Brushy Creek
Join Brushy Creek steward Tommy Kerstetter this Sunday as we move brush so that the county can chip it. Eye protection is encouraged!
ARR and FR512 Present: Party in The Pines
Austin Ridge Riders is stoked to partner with Freeride 512 for an exciting day of progression offered exclusively to members of either organization.
ARR Trail Crew at Walnut Creek
More dirt work on Windy Loop, and also moving some logs! There is also some optional tree work with Cliff Tyllick’s group "Keep Walnut Creek Wild".
ARR Monthly Ride: Dana Peak
Austin Ridge Riders monthly group rides are no- drop rides that cater to riders of all levels, beginner to advanced. Announcements will be made, then we will divide into riding groups according to skill levels.
ARR Trail Crew | Brushy Creek
It's time to finish "The Meg!" Join ARR Trail Steward Ronan O'Connor for a workday at Brushy Creek to complete a new connector trail that will allow a full 10-mile loop of the parks' singletrack without needing to use the concrete path.
Re-Scheduled! ARR Group Ride - South Austin Trail Network
Our first alternate Sunday ride of 2024 will be South Austin Trail Network! We’ve recruited some regulars who know the trails to lead each group!
ARR Trail Crew at Walnut Creek
With the current rain clearing up by tomorrow (supposedly), this weekend ought to have nice damp dirt, perfect for moving, shaping and packing!
Cancelled: ARR Monthly Ride: Dana Peak
RSVP by Jan 18th! Awesome trails and stunning views! Our January monthly ride takes us to Dana Peak near Waco.
ARR Trail Crew at Walnut Creek
ARR Trail Crew members will be repairing the “Rock Bridge” en route to Point 6 trail.
ARR Trail Crew - Walnut Creek Metro Park
Hardcore in ‘24! Get the year started right with a workday at Walnut Creek Metro Park.
Cranksgiving 2023
We are going to have this party at Pace Bend Park this year! How many laps can you ride around our marked route in 4.5 hours? Earn raffle tickets for each lap - and trail work station - that you complete.
Bolm Park Vision Planning
Bolm District Park is an approximately 67-acre property on the east side of Hwy 183 just north of the Colorado River. You can help support ARR’s vision to have a community bike park here…
IMBA Take a Kid Mountain Biking
Join Austin Ridge Riders at Walnut Creek Metro Park as we celebrate the future of our sport! IMBA Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day (TKMBD) is an annual event that seeks to introduce the joy of mountain biking to the next generation!