Century Rides in Texas
The comprehensive 2026 directory of 100-mile centuries, metric centuries (62 miles), and endurance cycling tours across Texas.
Cycling in Texas: Terrain & Route Overview
Everything is bigger in Texas, and its century cycling scene is no exception. Home to legendary mega-events like the Hotter'N Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls—one of the largest single-day century rides in the world—Texas embraces endurance cycling with unmatched energy and pride. The Texas Hill Country around Austin, Fredericksburg, and Kerrville is the state's cycling crown jewel, serving up steep limestone rollers, clear spring-fed rivers, and springtime bluebonnet displays. In East Texas, shaded routes wind through towering pine forests, while the coastal plains provide flat, fast century courses cooled by Gulf breezes. Mild winters allow for continuous base training when the north is frozen. With wide highway shoulders, energetic volunteer crews, and post-ride Texas BBQ feasts, cycling 100 miles in Texas is a true rite of passage.
Terrain Characteristics: Texas Hill Country limestone rollers, piney woods in the east, coastal Gulf breezes, and West Texas desert mountains.
Riding Season & Weather: October through April (Statewide); Year-round early morning.
📍 Texas Century Rides Map
7 Plotted EventsBP MS 150 (Houston to College Station)
AprilThe largest fundraising cycling event in North America, traversing rolling countryside and historic Texas towns.
Castell Grind / Gravel Century
AprilThis iconic annual gravel cycling event offers three counterclockwise routes of varying distances, set in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, with cyclists tackling remote gravel and mixed-surface roads, immersed in epic views, striking rock formations, and wildlife.
Hotter'N Hell Hundred
AugustA 100-mile ride through North Texas in the dead of summer to celebrate the city's centennial, with various distances and activities for all levels.
LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour
MarchThe LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour is a 100-mile ride with multiple route options, including a 10-mile family ride and an 85-mile ride, on the LBJ Ranch in Texas. The event features supported rides, rest stops, SAG support, and a post-ride hot lunch.
Texas Hell Week / Hill Country Centuries
MarchSeries of grueling daily centuries navigating steep limestone climbs, river crossings, and wildflower corridors.
Tour das Hugel
NovemberNotorious unsanctioned climbing century tackling over 10,000 vertical feet across Austin's steepest residential grades.
Tour de Houston
AprilA celebration of Houston’s beauty and history, exploring the city’s vibrant neighborhoods, historic districts, and scenic parks.