Biking

A city that has a "bicycle coordinator" on its payroll, Austin is a cyclist's dream. Contact Austin Parks and Recreation, 200 S. Lamar Blvd. (tel. 512/974-6700), for information on the city's more than 25 miles of scenic paths, the most popular of which are the Barton Creek Greenbelt (7.8 miles) and the Town Lake Greenbelt (10 miles). The Veloway, a 3.1-mile paved loop in Slaughter Creek Metropolitan Park, is devoted exclusively to bicyclists and in-line skaters.