ARR Group Rides

Riding is safer and more fun with friends!

Get more (s)miles, progress faster, and learn the trails around Austin together with Austin Ridge Riders. Our ride program offers options all year long at multiple trail locations with dedicated ride leaders for each skill level to bring you up to speed or keep you there…

Please sign this waiver prior to joining a group ride event.

Please sign this waiver prior to joining a group ride event.

Sunday Group Ride

All mountain bikers are welcome to join our FREE weekly rides every Sunday morning in Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park, with an alternate location chosen for the first Sunday of each month. Riders break into groups based on ability and pace. Rides are designed to be fun for all skill levels - from beginner to advanced - with dedicated ride leaders to show you the way and keep everything safe!

Rides are cancelled for wet weather, so please RSVP to the meetup event where we will post any updates!

Monthly Group Rides

Each month we pick a destination outside of our usual weekly ride venues and typically outside the city limits, from Dana Peak to Reimers Ranch and everywhere in between. These rides occur on Saturday and we bring a post ride lunch so we ask that everyone who plans to attend please RSVP.

ARR Thanks our monthly ride lunch sponsor, Brooks Lawson!

Advanced and Intermediate Rides

When you are ready to challenge yourself on more technical terrain with greater elevation, join us for an advanced and intermediate level ride! We visit locations like Emma Long and Mount Lakeway, and encourage you to BYOB, a grill and and chair, and something for lunch for our post ride hang out!

Ride Like A Girl

Our Ride Like A Girl Program (RLAG) hosts women-only rides that are focused on fun and skill development. RLAG meets every Monday in the summer, unless it rains.

Meet Our Ride Leaders

Our ride leaders and sweeps make our group rides awesome! They meet each year to brush up on their training so that when you join us for a ride you won’t feel left out - or get left behind!

Are you interested in helping us lead or sweep a group? As we continue to grow we need more folks to keep our group sizes smaller and more organized. If you would like to become a ride leader please click here.

  • Abel Pardo

    Ride Program Director

    Intermediate Lead

  • Lara Bridges

    Women’s Program Director

    Beginner Lead

  • Brian Preston

    Ride Organizer

    Beginner Lead

  • Kristin Speyer

    Ride Organizer

    Beginner Lead

  • Alex Murray

    Ride Organizer

    Intermediate Lead

  • Katina Bohrer

    Intermediate Lead

  • Shawn Bohrer

    Advanced Lead

  • Jeff Bridges

    Intermediate Lead

  • Sara Bridges

    Beginner Lead

  • Scott Card

    Intermediate Lead

  • Somenath Das

    Beginner Lead

  • Luke Fekete

    Intermediate Lead

  • Janna Finch

    Intermediate Lead

  • Rob Gorsegner

    Intermediate Lead

  • Mark Hatchett

    Advanced Lead

  • Brooks Lawson

    Intermediate Lead

  • Scott Lelieur

    Advanced Lead

  • Renee Mocha

    Intermediate Lead

  • Josh Niemann

    Intermediate Lead

  • Carolyn Peterson

    Intermediate Lead

  • Kyle Rickman

    Beginner Lead

  • Jose Rodriguez

    Intermediate Lead

  • Jaime Salazar

    Beginner Lead

  • Don Sananikone

    Intermediate Lead

  • Mike Shapard

    Beginner Lead

  • Craig Thomerson

    Intermediate Lead

  • Matt Trihn

    Intermediate Lead

  • Mark Whitehead

    Intermediate Lead