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Places (POIs) visited during this tour

Place #1
Distance: 0.25mi
Map Pin
323 W Mitchell St, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA
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Bike Ride Start
Get parked and get your bike out and ready to go
Place #2
Distance: 0.00mi
Map Pin
103 Tipton Ave, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA
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Tour Introduction
Head over to the handicap sign on the left furtherest from the street for intri by your Tour Guide
Place #3
Distance: 0.36mi
Map Pin
102 Tipton Ave, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA
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Confluence Park
Description of Confluence Park by Frates Seeligson of the san Antonio River Foundation
Place #4
Distance: 0.43mi , Attraction : Right Turn
Map Pin
116 W Mitchell St, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA
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Start of the Bike Tour on the Mission Trail
Coming from Confluence Park from above, you will turn right on to the Mission Hike and Bike Trail
Place #5
Distance: 1.01mi
Map Pin
103 Riverview Dr, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA
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Confluence Bridge
Take a left across the bridge where the San Antonio River and the San Pedro Creek come together
Place #6
Distance: 0.90mi
Map Pin
River Walk, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
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Turnoff to First Art Portal
Due to flooding fears, most of our missions are at about 1/2 miles from the river. This Portal was where the Mission Reach was officially opened in 2015.
Sara from the San Antonio River Foundation will talk about the first Art Portal.
Place #7
Distance: 0.03mi
Map Pin
River Walk, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
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Trail to Concepcion
Stay on this trail until Mission Road
Remember this spot for your return to the trail.
Place #8
Distance: 0.40mi
Map Pin
E Theo Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
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Battle of Concepcion
Location of the first major battle of the Texas Revolution
Place #9
Distance: 0.09mi
Map Pin
835 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
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Trail to Concepcion
Turn right, ride along the street, and turn left into the mission parking lot.
Place #10
Distance: 0.54mi
Map Pin
Mission & Felisa, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
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Mission Concepcion
Oldest Un-Reconstructed stone church in the United States
Place #11
Distance: 0.68mi
Map Pin
400 E Theo Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
POI 11 Tour Image
Back on the main trail
Continue on the main trail.
Place #12
Distance: 1.04mi
Map Pin
714 E Theo Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
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San Antonio River Facts
River facts from Frates.
Place #13
Distance: 1.64mi
Map Pin
Riverwalk: Mission Rd Trailhead, 1701 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
POI 13 Tour Image
Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
Overlooking the sight where the Rough Riders drilled
Place #14
Distance: 0.02mi
Map Pin
927 VFW Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78223, USA
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First sight of second art portal
Pull over ahead.
Place #15
Distance: 0.90mi
Map Pin
899 VFW Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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San Jose Art Portal-Cocobijos
Art Piece by Mel Chin
Place #16
Distance: 0.32mi
Map Pin
1447 E Pyron Ave, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
POI 17 Tour Image
Take Pyron all the way to San Jose
Do you know the way to San Jose, yes...straight ahead
Place #17
Distance: 0.08mi
Map Pin
6710 San Jose Dr, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Active Parishes
All four of the lower missions are active parishes.
Place #18
Distance: 0.12mi
Map Pin
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, 6701 San Jose Dr, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Display room at San Jose
One of two display rooms that will be open by mid year 2021
Place #19
Distance: 0.34mi
Map Pin
298 Woodhull Dr, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Mission San Jose
Queen of the Missions
Place #20
Distance: 0.26mi
Map Pin
1430 Napier Ave, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Rejoining the Trail to head South
Keep on Keeping on.
Place #21
Distance: 0.40mi
Map Pin
230 Padre Dr, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Old section of the Hike and Bike Trail.
Suspension Bridges from Hell!
Place #22
Distance: 0.47mi
Map Pin
303 Mission Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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San Anto Cultural Artes Mural
San Anto mosaic/mural honoring the missions
Place #23
Distance: 0.07mi
Map Pin
390 Mission Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Espada Dam
Look to your left to see the only remaining Spanish Colonial Weir Dam left in the United States
Place #24
Distance: 0.89mi
Map Pin
398 Mission Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Gravity Irrigation
Only Spanish Colonial Aqueduct left in the United States.
Place #25
Distance: 0.52mi
Map Pin
2215 E Ashley Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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San Juan Art Portal: Whispers
Artist statement in bold colors and rust.
Place #26
Distance: 0.19mi
Map Pin
8823 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
POI 27 Tour Image
Left then Right
Turn left, cross bridge and then turn right into mission parking lot and up to the entrance.
Place #27
Distance: 0.08mi
Map Pin
2474 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Front entrance of Mission San Juan
No swallows here.
Place #28
Distance: 0.00mi
Map Pin
Acequia Trail, San Antonio, TX 78223, USA
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Mission San Juan Capistrano
Where agriculture was king
Place #29
Distance: 0.00mi
Map Pin
9101 Graf Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Start of the Yanaguana Trail
See the original river channel
Place #30
Distance: 0.77mi
Map Pin
9101 Graf Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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San Antonio Food Bank Demonstration farm
5 acre Demo Farm growing heritage crops
Place #31
Distance: 0.00mi
Map Pin
9177 Villamain Rd, San Antonio, TX 78223, USA
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Cross the Bridge and keep going
Right across the bridge and left.
Place #32
Distance: 2.22mi
Map Pin
9177 Villamain Rd, San Antonio, TX 78223, USA
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Apache Treachery
Story of the mission at San Saba
Place #33
Distance: 3.29mi
Map Pin
9890 Espada Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
POI 34 Tour Image
Keep right
Keep right
Place #34
Distance: 0.22mi
Map Pin
9890 Espada Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
POI 35 Tour Image
Espada Art Portal: Tree of Life
Tree of Life Portal for Mission Espada
Place #35
Distance: 0.00mi
Map Pin
9826 Espada Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Silent POI
Silent POI
Place #36
Distance: 1.45mi
Map Pin
9834 Espada Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214, USA
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Mission San Francisco de la Espada
Last Mission
 
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