Click links below for individual ride descriptions. Listed in reverse date order (latest first).
There are additional rides listed in Meetup.com . Maps and/or GPX files may be requested from the ride organizer.

Rides in 2018

Club Ride - 2018-0513 - Pie in the Sky - At last a ride leaving from the north side, right!? We will be going from the Denny's at the NW corner of Research Forest Drive and I-45 to the Pie in the Sky restaurant in Conroe. Best pie ever! The rest of the menu is great too. There is an optional ride back to Brookshire.
Club Ride - 2018-0510 - Heading South to Bay City
Club Ride - 2018-0422 - Brisk Ride to Bastrop.
Club Ride - 2018-0414 - Ride to Club Meeting Redux
Club Ride - 2018-0406 - Hill Country Hangout - The San Antonio BMW Club is again hosting a rally near Kerrville, and the Houston BMW Club will organize a Friday-Sunday group ride to attend. Some of us did this one last year, and it was great fun. We will leave Friday morning from Katy and return Sunday afternoon. On Saturday you can follow a guided ride to the Three Sisters area with our Club, ride suggested routes by the San Antonio BMW Cub, or just hang out. The rally is at Kerrville-Schreiner Park near Kerrville.
Club Ride - 2018-0331 - Wildflowers 2018 - . The lunch stop is at Nathan's BBQ in Brenham. Trip distance is 113 miles outbound, and 49 miles on the return, if you ride the club route coming back.
Club Ride -- Use It or Lose It Redux - Saturday, January 27, 2018 - This is a reprise of the ride that we tested out on Friday, Dec. 29. Hopefully no unpaved surprises left. Lunch is at 1st Class BBQ in Hempstead. It's new, and there is still a little confusion online about the location. We confirmed that it's on the west side of Hwy 6, just south of 290. The GPX file is available for download here: https://goo.gl/DgGPxc.
Club Ride -- New Year's Lunch at Miller's Seawall Grill in Galveston - Let's get 2018 off to a good start on New Year's Day with a ride to Galveston for lunch at Miller's Seawall Grill at 1824 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550. The meeting point is the Buc-ee's at 1243 Crabb River Rd, Richmond, TX 77469. Please arrive no later than 8:45 AM, so we can leave promptly at 9:00 AM. The GPX file is available for download from here: https://goo.gl/k8zJz5.

Rides in 2017

Club Ride -- Use It or Lose It! - December 29, 2017 - For those of you who are using up vacation this last week of the year before you lose it, why not spend Friday on a ride? The outgoing route is nominally 120 miles, but I purposely included some back roads that I haven't been on before, so there are three detours in the GPX file, in case we run into some unexpected unpaved roads. Lunch is at 1st Class BBQ in Hempstead. Lots of five-star reviews on Yelp, but there is a little confusion online about where it is, exactly. I took my best shot. The GPX file is available for download here: https://goo.gl/4Zewjr.
47th SOUTH CENTRAL BMW OWNERS REUNION Our Club’s annual rally at Lake Fayette
Club Ride - 2017-1012 - Escape to Magazine Mountain Escape to Magazine Mountain State Park in southern Arkansas, to enjoy fall colors and riding in the Ouachita mountains. Magazine Mountain is a beautiful state park with a spectacular lodge overlooking the Petit Jean river valley.
Club Ride - 2017-0722 - Dawn Patrol Ride south towards Angleton then back up Cow Creek Road and around Smithers Lake. Lunch at the Hot Bowl Mongolian Grill in Greatwood
Club Ride - 2017-0520 - Texas National Picnic The East Texas BMW Plus Motorcycle Club will be holding the Fifth Annual Texas National Picnic, a three-day campout at Rusk State Park, with the picnic Saturday May 20. The Houston BMW Motorcycle Club will hold a group ride from Houston to the event. We will leave Saturday morning from New Caney, arrive at the picnic in time for lunch, stay overnight in the area, and return to Houston Sunday afternoon. Lots of nice East Texas backroads.
Club Ride - 2017-0513 - County Roads Galore There are a lot of county roads out there that are ripe for exploration and worth your while. 90% sure that there are no dirt roads on the route, but there may be a surprise or two. We will detour around them, so don't worry about riding in the dust.
Club Ride - 2017-0415 - There is Life South of I-10 An exploration of some surprisingly nice roads west of Houston and south of I-10. Lunch will be at The Back Porch BBQ in La Grange. They are rated 4 out of 5 stars on Yelp. Should be good! The route is 130 miles out and 74 miles on the return, if you follow the route.
Club Ride - 2017-0407 - Hill Country Hangout - Kerrville - Apr 7-9
Club Ride - 2017-0318 & 2017-0325 - Wildflowers Ride to Brenham / Burton area to view wildflowers, with stops for photo ops. Includes Old Baylor College Park, Scenic Hwy 390, Pickens Rd., Bluff Rd. Lunch at Nathan’s BBQ in Brenham. 161 miles, 4 hours + lunch & stops.
Club Ride - 2017-0218 - Bumps to Burgers Ride from Brookshire on some of my favorite bumpy back roads (paved, but some teeth-rattlers). Lunch at Orsak's in Fayetteville (good burgers and comfort food). 192 miles, 4:38hrs. + lunch.
Club Ride - 2017-0121 - In the Thicket Ride farm-to-market roads through the Big Thicket area northeast of Houston. Late lunch at Farmhouse on Lake Livingston. 236 miles, 5 hrs + lunch.
Mini-Ride - 2017-0111 - Hullabaloo Brookshire to Hullabaloo Diner, College Station
Club Ride - New Year's Day Ride and Lunch Our Club’s traditional New Year’s Day ride and lunch. Ride from south Houston to Surfside via some back roads, then along Bluewater Highway, across San Luis Pass Bridge ($2 cash toll), to the Olympia Grill at Pier 21 in Galveston. 101 miles, 3 hours ride time

Rides in 2016

Club Ride - 2016-1126 - Forest Mystery Start with an optional free Breakfast, compliments of BMW Motorcycles of the Woodlands map from 9-10am. Then we'll ride some roads in the forest and eat a late lunch at Pie in the Sky
MOA Getaway - Marble Falls TX Nov 18-20
Club Ride - Free Lunch; motorcycles available at additional cost. Nov. 12
Annual Club Rally: 45th South Central BMW Owners Reunion Fri Nov 4
Club Ride - Hearne Me Again - Sun Oct 2 We'll ride back roads to get there, some which may surprise you. This will be a longer day ride than normal, 270 miles, round trip, starting in Waller and ending in Katy.
Club Ride - Funky Brenham - Sat Sep 17 - Ride favorite back roads from Brookshire to Brenham and lunch at the Funky Art Cafe .
Shady Doings Sep. 11 . A ride through the Sam Houston National Forest, staying in the shade as much as possible. Start from the Woodlands. Lunch at Vernon's Katfish in Conroe. .
MOA Getaway - Eureka Springs AR Aug 18-23. The "MOA Getaway" is a mini-rally organized by the BMW Motorcycle Owners Association, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We will leave Houston on Thursday morning Aug 18 with 1 overnight en route, arrive Eureka Springs Friday. Depart Eureka Springs Monday morning with 1 overnight.

Club Ride - 2016-0807 - There'll be Pie in the Sky, By and By Ride from Brookshire to Conroe, via Navasota and FM-3090 (wheee!). Wind up at Pie in the Sky for lunch.
Club Ride - 2016-0723 - There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch (for Navigators)
Club Weekend Ride - 2016-0708 - Fredericksburg Weekend ride to Fredericksburg TX. Enjoy riding in the Texas Hill Country, with an optional visit to a world-class military history museum. Fredericksburg is a great place for non-riding family members, with shops, restaurants, galleries, wineries, etc.
Club Ride - 2016-0625 - Western Wander - Saturday, June 25. Leave from Brookshire Flying J/Denny’s. Ride back roads between Sealy and Fayetteville. Lunch at Orsak’s in Fayetteville.
Fourth Annual Texas National Picnic, Love's Lookout Park Sat-Sun May 21-22. On Saturday, May 21, 2016 the East Texas BMW Plus Motorcycle Club is holding the Fourth Annual Texas National Picnic mid-morning to early afternoon at Love's Lookout Park, just north of Jacksonville, TX map. The Houston BMW Club will have a weekend (Saturday/Sunday, one overnight) ride to the event. Total milage about 400.
Ride and lunch at the Hemi Hideout May 14 Enjoy lunch, gawk at the hemi’s, and hang out with Club friends at the Hemi Hideout, a unique experience of retro America. After lunch, we’ll have an optional afternoon ride in the Brookshire area.
Club Ride - 2016-0430 - Forest and Farmhouse - Forest and Farmhouse - ride through the Sam Houston National Forest to Huntsville, with a lunch at the Farmhouse Cafe. Total of 182 miles round trip.
Fontana NC This is a trip created by Don & Desiree Davis to the BMW MOA “Getaway” at Fontana resort in North Carolina (near Deals Gap / Tail of the Dragon).
Club Weekend Ride - Third Annual LA-TEX Tech Day Third Annual LA-TEX Tech Day - April 16-17 - [NOT to be confused with the Houston BMW Club Tech Day!] This is a weekend campout (or motel) get-together on a private farm, near Sam Rayburn Lake, 13mi. north of Jasper TX. Some airheads folk will be coming from Louisiana.
Club Ride - 2016-0326 - Wildflowers Ride from west Houston to Brenham / Burton area to view wildflowers, with stops for photo ops. Includes Old Baylor College Park, Scenic Hwy 390, Pickens Rd., Bluff Rd. Lunch at Nathan’s BBQ in Brenham. 161 miles, 4 hours + lunch & stops
Club Ride - 2016-0320 - Sunday Chappell Leave from the Woodlands. Meander up through Montgomery to Anderson, then back through Navasota to Chappell Hill. Lunch at Chappell Hill Bakery Cafe. Return via Raccoon Bend to Brookshire area. Total of 141 miles, 3.5 hrs plus lunch and stops.
Club Ride - 2016-0319 - Forest and Farmhouse From The Woodlands ride through the Sam Houston National Forest to Huntsville, with a lunch at the Farmhouse Cafe. Total of 165 miles round trip.
Club Ride - 2016-0305 - Corpus Christi
Anchors Away! -- Weekend Ride to Corpus Christi and USS Lexington. Ride via coastal roads to Corpus Christi. with a seafood dinner Saturday evening. Sunday morning we will tour the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, now a museum ship. After lunch, we head directly back to Houston, arriving late afternoon Sunday. About 460 miles, round trip.
Club Ride - 2016-0130 - Monument Hill. Ride south of I-10 on some less-traveled roads. Lunch in La Grange, and return via our favorite farm roads. We pass by several historical points of interest: ghost towns, old stores, fossil highways, painted churches. 181 mi., 4.5 hrs plus lunch.
Club Ride - 2016-0117 - Burton Brookshire to Burton, via back-roads (some old favorites, with maybe a surprise or two). Lunch at the Burton Cafe.
Club Ride - 2016-0101 - New Years
New Years Day ride and/or lunch. Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant in Galveston.

Rides in 2015

Club Ride - 2015.1114 - Marble Falls Weekend
A weekend (Saturday/Sunday) ride with an overnight in Marble Falls, TX. Ride to the Hill Country via back roads (all paved roads). Includes Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Balcones Canyonlands, Lime Creek Road, Fulton Ranch Road, BBQ lunch in Luling, Gonzales, FM532.
Arizona - New Mexico 2015 October
This is a personal ride to Arizona and New Mexico by Leigh & Bettie Anderson, and Mark Del Pico, in October of 2015. Contributed to the Club Ride Library.
Club Ride - 2015.1024 Rally (not)
We had to cancel the rally due to severe weather. But here is the ride that Tarek Ghazi designed. Enjoy if you are able to take it.
Club Ride - 2015.0919 - Forest Murmurs
A ramble through the Sam Houston National Forest, keeping in the shade as much as possible. All paved roads. Suitable for all bikes. Total: 130 mi, 3 hrs plus lunch. Starting at Woodlands, east on Hwy 242 then north on backroads through the forest. West to New Waverly. Then loop around north Lake Conroe passing Stubblefield Lake park. South through Montgomery, Honea road, to lunch Goodson’s Cafe.
Club Ride - 2015.0913 - Impromptu Sunday
a 208-mile ride starting from the Flying J Denny’s in Brookshire, with a rest stop at Hruska’s in Ellinger and lunch at Nathan’s BBQ in Brenham.
GPS Workshop September 5
GPS Workshop June 7 2015
Club Ride: Arkansas 2015 at the Hub. Enjoy northern Arkansas, one of the best riding areas in the nation!
Club Ride - 2015.0411 - Wildflowers Houston to Brenham / Burton area to view wildflowers, with stops for photo ops. Includes Old Baylor College Park, Scenic Hwy 390, Pickens Rd., Bluff Rd. Lunch in Nathan’s BBQ in Brenham. 161 miles, 4 hours + lunch & stops.
Club Ride - 2015.0418 Bikers Burgers Crocks Ride from South Houston to Rosharon / Sandy Point Rd / Cow Creek Rd / and some more back roads / lunch at West of Brazos Bar/Restaurant in Damon. Optional stop in Brazos Bend State Park and maybe see some gators. (Designed by Nick Bell).
Club Ride - 2015.0327 Dogwood Days A multi-day ride 27-30 March 2015 through the pine forests and lakes of east Texas, during the dogwood blooming season.
Club Ride - 2015.0228 - Kurves and Katfish - Ride from Brookshire, looping around Prairie View, up to Navasota and curvey FM-3090, then back via Richards and Montgomery to lunch at Vernon’s Kuntry Katfish, just outside Conroe.
Club Ride - 2015.0124 Wild West - ride from Sealy along some scenic small backroads to Round Top. Lunch at Scotty’s in Round Top. Return on other scenic backroads, ending up in Brookshire.
GS Ride - 2015.0117 - Sand Practice - An opportunity to develop or improve your GS skills in the beach sand on Galveston Island. This is intended to be sand practice for Large GS machines. Kevin Churchill will coordinate this ride,...

Rides in 2014

Club Ride - 2014.1220 - To the Moose - ride up through the Trinity river valley to Crockett and lunch at the Moosehead Cafe. Return through the Davy Crockett National Forest and along west shore of Lake Livingston.
Club Ride: Navasota Sunday - A ride up past Navasota on scenic farm-to-market roads. The ride includes FM 3090 for you twisty fans, and Mel’s Country Cafe for you food fans.
Club Ride: 2014 Rally - Road Ride or Club Ride: 2014 Rally - GS Ride
Club Ride - 2014.1009 Big Bend - A Club event based in the Terlingua area near Big Bend National Park in October 2014.
Club Ride: Liverpool Express - seldom-ridden roads south of Houston. We'll pass through scenic downtown Liverpool, and ride by the historic Hoskin's Mound sulphur pit. Finish up at Pirate Alley in Surfside Beach for mediocre food and great views and sea breeze.
Club Ride: Get Hitched - A day ride to the Hitch-N-Post BBQ in Livingston. Our ride will start in New Caney at 8:30am and take us along the shores of Lake Livingston, loop around the Trinity River, and return to New Caney via some back roads.
Club Ride - 2014.0809 Forest Murmurs - A ramble through the Sam Houston National Forest, keeping in the shade as much as possible. All paved roads. Suitable for all bikes.
Club Ride - 2014.0628 Hot Air - Brookshire to Southern Flyer Restaurant at Brenham Airport via New Ulm, Burton, 390 Scenic Hwy. Return via Chappell Hill, Hwy 1371.
Club Ride - 2014.0530 Hill Country Weekend - May 30-31, 2014 (Friday & Saturday). Weekend in the Hill Country, at Blanco
Club Ride - 2014.0427 Go East to Pine Tree Lodge - Social lunch ride to the Pine Tree Lodge 3296 Pinetree Rd, Beaumont, TX 77705 Sunday, April 27, 2014.
Club Ride - 2014.0215 Colmesneil, Next Stop! - Ride the east Texas piney woods from Kingwood to Colmesneil, and back around Lake Livingston. Lunch at the Texas Star Cafe in Colmesneil
Club Ride - 2014.0201 SH Forest (GS) - Moderate GS (unpaved) ride from Woodlands through the Sam Houston National Forest
Club Ride - 2014.0126 To Jay Again - Social lunch ride to the Jay Cafe, Needville TX Sunday, Jan 26, 2014.
Club Ride - 2014.0118 Cotton on to Burton - Brookshire to Burton, via backroads (some old favorites, with maybe a surprise or two). Lunch at the Burton Cafe.
Club Ride - 2014.0101 New Year's Day - New Year’s Day Lunch and Ride, Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Rides in 2013

Schulenburg Rally 2013 -
Club Ride - 2013.1228 - Moosehead Cafe - Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. Social lunch at the Moosehead Cafe in Crockett at 11.00am. Ride to Crockett from Mel’s Country Cafe in Tomball. KSU 8.30a
Club Ride - 2013.1222 Flying Raccoons - Brookshire to Brenham Airport via Raccoon Bend. Return to Sealey via Hwy 109 and New Ulm.
Club Ride - 2013.1116 Woodlands - Livingston - Woodlands; Sam Houston Forest; Point Blank; Florida's Kitchen in Livingston for lunch. Return to Houston via back roads paralleling US59
Club Ride - 2013.1019 Richards Kickin Ash - Day ride from Brookshire north through Richards and back to Kickin’ Ash BBQ in Montgomery.
Club Ride - 2013.0817 Houston Everglades - Day ride from south Houston to Freeport via bayous, rivers, and coastal plains.
Club Ride - 2013.0705 Brookshire to Brenham Airport - Day ride from Brookshire to Brenham Airport on Friday, 5 July 2013

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