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New River Trail in SW VA? Or other flat rides in the area?
Anybody biked the 57-mile New River Trail? Looks like a fairly flat
trail, may be unpaved. I'd be doing it about mid-November. Any info about easy rides west of the Blue Ridge (nice river valleys), 20-50 mi. for an old slow rider, would be appreciated. CC,Rider |
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New River Trail in SW VA? Or other flat rides in the area?
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New River Trail in SW VA? Or other flat rides in the area?
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:37:09 -0700, carolrcohen wrote:
Anybody biked the 57-mile New River Trail? Looks like a fairly flat trail, may be unpaved. I'd be doing it about mid-November. Any info about easy rides west of the Blue Ridge (nice river valleys), 20-50 mi. for an old slow rider, would be appreciated. I've done the whole thing a few times, but not necessarily all at once. It's not completely flat but the grades are insignificant. It is unpaved, but it's a solid surface of either hard packed dirt or cinders. If it's wet you'll get dirty but you won't sink in at all. It's enjoyable even with snow on the ground. The jewel of the region is the Virginia Creeper Trail, which climbs 2000' but the grade is gentle, and the ride down a blast. Unlike most rail trails it has interesting curves the whole way too. I recommend it -- and that you ride it both ways, instead of doing the tourist car shuttle to the top. The scenery is terrific too. There isn't much that's flat in this part of the country. The New River Trail is easily the flattest stretch of bikeable terrain for hundreds of miles around. Wolf Creek Rd., 61, from Narrows toward Tazewell, isn't too hilly, nor is 42 which parallels it from Pembroke toward Bland. These are popular early-season training routes. Matt O. |
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Greenbrier River Trail
I don't know if this is in the area you're looking for. Its a 72 mile
trail from Cass, WV down to North Caldwell. Its an old railroad bed so its pretty flat. It follows the river most of the way. We were there 3 or 4 years ago. If you want, we put a trip report and pictures on our family web site. http://www.alandsuejohnson.com/w_va_places.htm Look for Greenbrier River Trail on the menus. There's two there. Matt O'Toole wrote: On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:37:09 -0700, carolrcohen wrote: Anybody biked the 57-mile New River Trail? Looks like a fairly flat trail, may be unpaved. I'd be doing it about mid-November. Any info about easy rides west of the Blue Ridge (nice river valleys), 20-50 mi. for an old slow rider, would be appreciated. I've done the whole thing a few times, but not necessarily all at once. It's not completely flat but the grades are insignificant. It is unpaved, but it's a solid surface of either hard packed dirt or cinders. If it's wet you'll get dirty but you won't sink in at all. It's enjoyable even with snow on the ground. The jewel of the region is the Virginia Creeper Trail, which climbs 2000' but the grade is gentle, and the ride down a blast. Unlike most rail trails it has interesting curves the whole way too. I recommend it -- and that you ride it both ways, instead of doing the tourist car shuttle to the top. The scenery is terrific too. There isn't much that's flat in this part of the country. The New River Trail is easily the flattest stretch of bikeable terrain for hundreds of miles around. Wolf Creek Rd., 61, from Narrows toward Tazewell, isn't too hilly, nor is 42 which parallels it from Pembroke toward Bland. These are popular early-season training routes. Matt O. |
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