MAP GPX 
RouteType: TWISTY, DESTINATION
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 189 miles
Lunch Stop options: The Apple Store in Medina for burgers, pastries and ice cream, OST in Bandera especially for breakfast, Lost Maples Café in Utopia, Leakey Drug and Motorcycle Stop in Leakey, Lift Coffee in Ingraham, Mac and Ernie’s in Tarpley, Saturday and Sunday for lunch
Direction from STAR HQ: SW, CLOCKWISE
Comments: Suitable for all road bikes, but there are some tight switchbacks on 16 between Kerrville and Medina, gas available at 30-40 mile intervals.

The Old Spanish Trail was used by the conquistadors, who often followed routes established long ago by Native Americans. The O.S.T. Restaurant has been serving the dining needs of Bandera since 1921, making it the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Bandera County. The building was originally the old Davenport Grocery Store and, where the John Wayne Room is now, there was once a horse corral. During the 30s and 40s, the O.S.T. was also a dance hall where many famous singers and bands played.

Bandera is known as the “Cowboy Capital of the World” for its western culture and many dude ranches. Dudes, cowboys, and locals all like the O.S.T. for its ranch-house, share-the-tables at-home atmosphere. Several national travel magazines and tour books have featured the O.S.T. as one of the best places to eat in Texas. If you like down-home cooking served by friendly staff you’re in the right place. We take pride in our chicken-fried steak and Tex-Mex food. The salad bar is set in an old West-style wagon.

Be sure to visit the John Wayne Room and see many pictures of “Duke” and other cowboys and celebrities. Decor includes the wagon-wheel chandeliers, trophy elk, and widespread Texas longhorns. Belly up to the saddle bar and take in a meal.