Originally Posted by ksryder

Fair enough as far as wanting to travel a bit. Cowboy trail might be a good option for a weekend shakedown ride.

I'd like to visit it someday. There's some gigantic bridge on it that looks amazing.

FWIW the crushed limestone you'll find on most rail-trails, including the Katy, is perfectly fine for even narrow-ish road bike tires. 32s and a Burley trailer will be fine on it.