One great way to plan bike rides around Houston is by using the Google Maps Bike Route function. Go to https://maps.google.com/    and click “Get directions” and then click the bicycle logo before putting in your destination. This site shows bike paths, easy to bike streets, and gives time estimates!

Cool places to go near Rice: click the links for Google Maps directions

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  HEB Montrose Market bike rack

  Grocery Stores

• H-E-B Montrose Market — nice grocery store with bike racks and a bike fix station including an air pump.
• Whole Foods on Alabama
• Shopping

• Target
• RiverOaks shopping center–Starbucks, Barnes and Nobel, froyo, California Pizza Kitchen, and numerous clothing stores– use Woodhead St.
• Highland Village–Apple Store, Ra Sushi, Central Market, Cute Boutiques, etc
• Montrose-about 13 minutes. Several thrift stores and coffee shops here. Go up Mandell or Woodhead to Wesheimer
• The Galleria (for the more adventurous biker)
• Food

• Rice Village–bike racks are located outside New York & Co, Sweet Paris Creperie, The Ginergerbread Man (across from Black Walnut), and the Perimeter Gallery (next to Ruggles).
• Yogurtland, 2055 Westheimer Road #115a, Houston, TX — go down Hazard street to avoid the 59 intersection on Shepherd
• Paciugo’s Gelato
• Star Pizza/59 Diner/Amy’s Ice Cream
• Museum District– a very short bike ride and most of the museums have bike racks
• Coffee shops

• Agora–A popular coffee shop just 13 minutes away! –bike up Woodhead St and turn right on Westheimer
• Black Hole- 9 minutes away. Go up Mandell and turn right on Castle Ct right past the 59