[Bvc-chat] Routes towards Navasota/Brookshire?

[Jim Robison]

Are you riding Sat. or Sunday?


At 04:45 PM 1/6/2012, you wrote:
>I was debating a switcheroo to Saturday because I noticed that same 
>eatery, but I'm hoping the extra day will help blast away the rest 
>of the cold I've had all week.  If it looks good when we roll by, we 
>might have to plan a second trip for a Saturday. :-)
>
>On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Jared Mike 
><<mailto:captn.lucky at gmail.com>captn.lucky at gmail.com> wrote:
>I like Jim's route - sounds like he knows what he's talking about. 
>Hempstead looks like it's got some eats along Austin where the route 
>cuts through. There's also some sort of fancy herb garden/cafe 
>kajigger...but nevermind, they're not open on sundays. Poop. O well. 
>In any case, see you at the Exxon at 7.
>
>-Jared
>
>
>On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Jim Robison 
><<mailto:robcopromo at verizon.net>robcopromo at verizon.net> wrote:
>You would have to be on the shoulder, of SH 6, in two places.  The 
>first would be for about a mile just north of and one approaches the 
>Navasota River.  Immediately  after crossing the river, you exit on 
>the business 6 route and go into Navasota.  The second place in when 
>you get to SH6 on CR 324.  From 324 it is about 3 miles on the 
>shoulder of SH 6 to Cedar Crk Rd. where you would turn right (this 
>is by the Exxon about a mile or so south of the county line).  The 
>first mile or so, of this shoulder, would be in Grimes Co. and the 
>rest in Waller Co., which has a wider shoulder and smoother 
>pavement.  Also, in the middle of Sunday morning, the traffic will 
>be fairly light.
>
>I would highly recommend the SH6 route.  This is the most direct 
>route with a minimal distance on SH6 and at that time of the 
>morning, the traffic will be light.
>
>Jim
>
>
>At 01:34 PM 1/6/2012, you wrote:
>Am Jan 6, 2012 um 7:42 PM schrieb Wolfgang Bangerth:
> > On 01/06/2012 12:09 PM, Jared Mike wrote:
> >> I was looking at the routes towards Brookshire - looks like you have to
> >> either go along 6 for a while to Hempstead (there is a FtM road about 5
> >> miles to the east that sort of follows the same route as 6) then to
> >> Brookshire or cut across that happy little river with nothing but two
> >> crossings over the course of something like a thousand miles on 105 or
> >> 60 and then can take FtM roads.
> >
> > I'd say Hwy 6 is a poor choice with too much fast traffic
>
>You can take the (lightly traveled) access road almost all the way 
>to Navasota, and then Jim's route could kick in. Alternatively, 
>follow Jim's route into Navasota, stay on 6Business to 515 and 
>thence to 105 and ride its big wide shoulder a short 3 miles to 362 
>and take through Whitehall and Waller all the way down to 
>Brookshire. I was in a race many years ago on the roads around 
>Whitehall and they were very good.
>
>-chris
>
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