On Monday I did the entire length of Mt. Bonnell. It was my first time on Mt. Bonnell heading toward 2222, I've gone the other way heading down Balcones and catching Mt. Bonnell near the park and going down it. This time I wanted to go up it. This is a fun route and scenic with some great views of the river and the 360 bridge.
The entire route is only 9.55 miles, which is good for a lunch time ride, it gives me time to get a shower in before getting back to work. The climb isn't overly difficult at all either, the total route is only 862.7 feet of climbing. There is a steep section with a 17% grade at mile 4.6. At mile 7.4 there is another steep section with a 15.4% grade. As you can see there are 2 distinct sections to Mt. Bonnell, the first one is down by the water treatment plant is only .4 miles in length with an average grade of 10.3%. The second section is on the other side of 2222. It is .7 miles from 2222 to Mountain Villa Drive with an average grade of 3.8%. The climbing isn't done once you turn onto Mountain Villa, there's another .6 miles with an average grade of 3.8% with a max of 10.7%.
At this point if you need another climb turn right and head down Mesa and come back up. Like I said this is a nice little ride, next time I'll go in reverse, I think going counterclockwise will add more climbing.
| Distance | 9.67 |
| Speed (avg/max) | 14.95/37.69 |
| Power (avg/max) | 202/822 |
| RPE | 4 |
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