Day 3 Leg 1

Distance

35.78 mi

Gain / Loss

+1,418 / −939 ft

Avg speed limit

59.1 mph

Speed limit signs

Route instructions

Dell Diamond to Liberty Hill to Burnet Airport

0.0 miStart from Dell Diamond Parking lot and travel West to Interstate 35. Turn right, traveling North on IH 35. Drive 10.6 miles to EXIT 261. Turn left (West) onto TX 29. (Trailered)
0.0 miTurn into the H-E-B Grocery Store parking lot on the right to UNLOAD solar cars. Race begins when turning onto TX 29 West from the grocery store.
0.0 miDue to heavy traffic and hills, teams may optionally choose to trailer the first 15.7 miles and unload at Liberty Hill High School.
0.0 miTurning right (West) onto TX 29.
0.2 miTraffic Light. Four-lane highway.
0.8 miTraffic Light
1.0 miFive lanes uphill with no shoulders.
1.5 miTraffic Light
1.9 miUphill
3.7 miUphill
4.0 miTraffic Light
4.2 miBIG Uphill. Highly recommended to trailer here.
4.7 miTraffic Light
4.9 miSmall uphill
5.6 miTraffic Light and uphill.
5.9 miTraffic Light
6.3 miTraffic Light
6.7 miUphill
7.1 miTraffic Light
7.7 miTraffic Light
7.8 miTraffic Light
8.2 miMoving further out into the country.
8.7 miUphill
9.1 miDownhill
9.7 miTraffic Light at bottom of the hill. USE CARE!
10.7 miTraffic Light at U.S. 183.
10.8 miTraffic Light and uphill.
11.5 miTraffic Light
12.4 miTraffic Light in City of Liberty Hill.
12.9 miUphill
13.0 miTraffic Light
13.2 miTraffic Light
13.4 miUphill
13.5 miTraffic Light
14.2 miRailroad Crossing. USE CARE!
14.3 miTraffic Light
14.4 miDownhill
15.3 miTraffic Light
15.7 miLiberty Hill High School. If trailering, pull in here to unload your solar car.
16.2 miUphill. Four-lane road with no shoulders.
18.2 miBIG uphill
19.1 miBIG uphill
19.2 miBurnet County Line
21.0 miTrees shading the road.
21.7 miYellow light
22.1 miCity of Bertram
23.1 miTraffic Light in downtown Bertram. Flat five-lane road.
25.4 miSmall uphill
25.9 miBIG uphill
27.1 miUphill
28.7 miUphill
29.7 miCity of Burnet
30.2 miUphill
31.2 miBIG Downhill
31.8 miUphill
32.0 miRailroad Crossing
32.6 miBurnet County Courthouse
35.6 miTraffic Light. Turn left onto U.S. 281 South toward Johnson City.
36.1 miUphill
36.5 miTraffic Light
36.9 miTurn right into Burnet Airport / Highland Lakes Squadron Commemorative Air Force for REST STOP.
36.9 mi⚠️ MANDATORY TRAILER ZONE: The road ahead over U.S. 281 is extremely hilly and dangerous. All teams are REQUIRED to trailer their solar cars from Burnet Airport to Johnson City.