South Austin Cue Sheet: Southbound

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Cumulative miles	Instruction	Comments
0.0	Begin at the corner of Congress Avenue and 7^th Street in the heart of downtown Austin. Go south on Congress Avenue	On this map, this starting point is 2 blocks south of landmark number 11. If you’re following the Southern Tier maps, note that Congress Avenue extends northward to Martin Luther King Blvd, which becomes FM 969 east of Austin, and is the Southern Tier’s route from Bastrop to Austin. (However, check out this much better route between Austin and Bastrop.)
0.7	Turn right on Barton Springs Rd
1.3	Turn left on Dawson	Dawson becomes South 5^th street
3.3	At “T” intersection, turn right on Cardinal Ln.
3.4	At “T” intersection, turn left on Garden Villa Ln.
3.8	At “T” intersection, turn right on Banister Ln.	Banister Ln curves sharply to the left. Cross Hwy 71 (Ben White Blvd)
4.4	Turn left on Casey St.
4.6	At “T” intersection, turn right on Mt. Vernon Dr.
4.7	Turn left on St. Elmo Circle	South Austin Hospital and medical center just ahead. Stay on St Elmo Circle. At mile 4.9, turn left on James Casey St.
4.8	Turn right on Vinson Dr.	Vinson Dr. becomes Emerald Forest Dr.
6.8	At “T” intersection, turn left on William Cannon Dr.
7.0	Turn right on Cooper Ln.
8.0	At “T” intersection, turn left on W. Dittmar Rd.
8.1	Turn right on S. 1^st St.	This far south of town, S. 1^st St. is a nice ride
9.0	Intersect W. Slaughter Ln. Continue on S. 1^st St.	From here on, this route follows the Southern Tier, Section 4, Map A, westbound
11.0	Turn left on FM 1626
11.2	Turn right on Old San Antonio Rd.	Old San Antonio Rd is also called Rd. 117
15.0	Turn right on SR Loop 4
16.5	Turn right on Rd. 2770	The nice little town of Buda. Stores.
22.5	Intersect Rd. 150	Store.

If you’re traveling Adventure Cycling’s Southern Tier, you now rejoin the main route at Rd. 150 (i.e. you’ve reached the westbound end of Section 4, Map A.)

If you’re traveling to San Marcos, New Braunfels or San Antonio, cross Rd. 150 onto Old Stagecoach Rd, and continue on this nice route.