Since Melonys back surgery this past December :-[, we decided to just turn a long trip into a series of short days. Day #1 is our longest day in the saddle, and it's just 325+/-....So I start doing some mapping and ran across this....
The Seneca Trail.
Has anyone here ridden it?
Also....I've posted our possible routes for our 12 days of riding. We'll be sleeping late, taking our time, and taking lots of stops for pictures and just general taking it easy.
Anyone have any "MUST SEES" along our route, please...post'em up.
http://www.traveling219.com/stories/elkins-marlinton/the-seneca-trail-history/
Day #6.
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.8838775,-81.5263641/38.286698,-79.3010059/@38.1545229,-79.4009559,10z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-81.3881991!2d37.1416083!3s0x884e2e33cdb1f775:0x6866ae52cd652575!3m4!1m2!1d-80.9204052!2d37.2820492!3s0x884e0cb7d5bc5345:0xee8f336f31aaecef!3m4!1m2!1d-80.0024089!2d38.0679656!3s0x884c85fb631b6e1d:0xd81cbd5310f5676e!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5711965!2d38.0860809!3s0x884ca592def52139:0xc14b2882355fafd1!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day 5
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Cardens+Bluff+Campground,+Hampton,+TN/36.8837082,-81.5266756/@36.5263202,-81.7120056,11z/data=!4m44!4m43!1m40!1m1!1s0x8850872f13bb697f:0xbdc56d5da1a4f44e!2m2!1d-82.1185343!2d36.3135309!3m4!1m2!1d-81.8532081!2d36.4860411!3s0x88505d439f2687a1:0x34f211ea3404930a!3m4!1m2!1d-81.9261445!2d36.6103562!3s0x88506bc15f9ef6d1:0x42e4be8c625a2ad1!3m4!1m2!1d-81.8409499!2d36.6198326!3s0x885041b0834a7db7:0x89833bd64560b5ad!3m4!1m2!1d-81.7021074!2d36.6515899!3s0x885047ef1270892d:0x57f70976bf3c15d4!3m4!1m2!1d-81.6053929!2d36.6170632!3s0x88504981bdd83efb:0x5edc345f2547acc8!3m4!1m2!1d-81.4779561!2d36.6977032!3s0x8851cb0468a30469:0xdb043f9249f51bbf!3m4!1m2!1d-81.4423017!2d36.9251411!3s0x8851d416233f945b:0xca40301d543e0a96!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day #3 & 4
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.8555263,-82.9713753/36.3085008,-82.1166642/@36.024592,-82.4851463,11z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8574611!2d35.7970651!3s0x885a2c7bec3c10bf:0x566b40bd2c5197c5!3m4!1m2!1d-82.3895534!2d36.0384407!3s0x885a6d5b278f3e1d:0xd5d9b4a2e04eac1d!3m4!1m2!1d-82.0954904!2d36.122656!3s0x88509bb1d91d8831:0x7dc415c0e0825798!3m4!1m2!1d-82.1545634!2d36.1661477!3s0x88509cc7cb4c6251:0xc7940c63abac56da!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day #2
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.4040297,-82.8111382/35.3694798,-82.931902/35.3301361,-82.8208371/35.4935455,-82.7379246/35.8384829,-82.9541885/@35.8484729,-82.964196,15.23z/data=!4m32!4m31!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8959607!2d35.4564485!3s0x88599df0024523c9:0x7b1eac7cdb6c54ed!1m0!1m0!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-82.815588!2d35.535843!3s0x885984afa2fece05:0x73f2c28f09dba054!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8876477!2d35.5926143!3s0x88598241ddde9ff5:0x7c640ec0fb5623bd!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8799551!2d35.7109086!3s0x885a2a9e886b67f3:0xd1cdb619d92d5b61!3m4!1m2!1d-82.854935!2d35.8394343!3s0x885a2dadcd945389:0x279fded811fdb996!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day #1 of our trip...
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Vinemont,+AL/35.4039778,-82.8111281/@34.8528963,-84.8156492,9z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m15!1m1!1s0x888832fa6e440671:0x29279b1ebfb35d14!2m2!1d-86.8671293!2d34.2429261!3m4!1m2!1d-86.3852129!2d34.5481632!3s0x886205d6e0326dc9:0x32dc5bf1dcb82bb4!3m4!1m2!1d-84.2637462!2d35.0110381!3s0x885f00a1bd3c721d:0x4bfed81519d8330b!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day 7
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.1357727,-79.4053466/38.2865784,-79.3008909/@38.2813526,-79.2973097,14z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-79.6945431!2d38.5765295!3s0x884b3e55ba9026d9:0x9cfc7b547c8b0c42!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5374273!2d38.3490417!3s0x884b5021d739efc9:0xe57920e50a7da202!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day 8
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.1359021,-79.4032917/36.6404753,-80.7279344/@36.7467849,-80.5217687,11z/data=!4m34!4m33!1m30!3m4!1m2!1d-79.78034!2d37.930459!3s0x884c95b43fb70bc3:0xc57032c46d58d64e!3m4!1m2!1d-79.7102954!2d37.5323196!3s0x884cdf89b39cfb07:0x2b15116751ffafff!3m4!1m2!1d-79.8633129!2d37.309348!3s0x884d111232da4ce3:0x736c73c78f03d698!3m4!1m2!1d-80.1185904!2d37.019499!3s0x884d828cfff41c37:0x92fc57a590560b8b!3m4!1m2!1d-80.2839478!2d36.8673353!3s0x8852778f14d80369:0x3d9e339b0874e753!3m4!1m2!1d-80.5089138!2d36.6538494!3s0x8852147a7ab7c2a1:0x640cfd3f2bf95fb4!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day 9
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.640214,-80.7278557/35.7426491,-82.2298287/@36.15226,-81.3259829,9.87z/data=!4m44!4m43!1m40!3m4!1m2!1d-80.9744598!2d36.4875162!3s0x88518e31306ad615:0xebdd4ddf0d57c3fb!3m4!1m2!1d-81.1091842!2d36.4320923!3s0x885199c99a1c9c95:0xa0e7323eb4a7cc02!3m4!1m2!1d-81.4679348!2d36.2451683!3s0x8851010be9369367:0x3c720aabae0f4d4b!3m4!1m2!1d-81.5438257!2d36.2292986!3s0x8850fe73424f7ad5:0x831a2845062db2f7!3m4!1m2!1d-81.6165363!2d36.1681004!3s0x8850fb6f4abf9f71:0xa7666de330a82638!3m4!1m2!1d-81.7336704!2d36.1223518!3s0x8850efb3140fff03:0xe0d43df863440f26!3m4!1m2!1d-82.0980543!2d35.8420404!3s0x8850a590fdf34bd9:0xfc4bec06bd2cf369!3m4!1m2!1d-82.0412882!2d35.7676781!3s0x8850ae2779fe346b:0xc2550a82d7e5dadd!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day 10
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.7428499,-82.2296184/34.6886531,-84.0223664/@34.7116865,-83.8663754,11.87z/data=!4m29!4m28!1m25!3m4!1m2!1d-82.6230823!2d35.4685343!3s0x885993b48def219f:0xbaecd80ecd2bed90!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8475075!2d35.319799!3s0x8859a1a369a5fb6d:0xb92b84b233dd9006!3m4!1m2!1d-82.993162!2d35.2673581!3s0x88590953c3369629:0xb45288e4ce922b96!3m4!1m2!1d-83.1651916!2d35.0866235!3s0x88591c20185a1bdb:0xaadbf536f22df512!3m4!1m2!1d-83.7099259!2d34.9204434!3s0x885f2ef7fa5b6e0f:0x1deff72ac71b21fb!1m0!3e0?hl=en
Day 11
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.6886605,-84.0223361/34.8628334,-84.6671127/@34.8587066,-84.6549166,13z/data=!4m3!4m2!3e0!5i1?hl=en
AND...Day 12...back home.
.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.8646929,-84.6668041/377+County+Road+1286,+Vinemont,+AL/@34.5495845,-85.7710078,10z/data=!4m39!4m38!1m30!3m4!1m2!1d-85.2606451!2d34.9176653!3s0x8860683b41d04137:0xf556227ae377d432!3m4!1m2!1d-85.4244611!2d34.8487426!3s0x886046112693790f:0xb94d2cd6369d9cab!3m4!1m2!1d-85.4747488!2d34.7859815!3s0x8860482c5b9734bf:0xd535061ee98021b0!3m4!1m2!1d-85.5803162!2d34.7725051!3s0x88603567cb6f8d0d:0x8fd741ed55681263!3m4!1m2!1d-86.0704515!2d34.542998!3s0x8861e499c09fcba9:0xf5e41c706865c9b5!3m4!1m2!1d-86.5405701!2d34.3086544!3s0x8889e64b61d56a41:0x2053e2233a538a0e!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889cd3946370e1d:0x251026119c8f51c2!2m2!1d-86.8879515!2d34.2650946!3e0?hl=en
That looks like it will be a seriously good trip. Many miles of good roads and nice scenery.
When do you guys go?
Quote from: Brian A on July 02, 2017, 08:06:19 AM
That looks like it will be a seriously good trip. Many miles of good roads and nice scenery.
When do you guys go?
Heading out on july 5th.
Not being on a pc, it's hard to keep the maps straight, at least for me.
Day 8, camp at Willeville motorcycle camp,
http://www.willvillebikecamp.com
Day 6?
Go to Cass scenic railway
http://www.cassrailroad.com
Be sure to ride hiway 150, the highland scenic hiway
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/917/West-Virginia/The-Highland-Scenic-Highway-(SR-150).html#sthash.w63ab9Y2.dpbs
Visit Seneca Rocks and ride up to Spruce Knob, highest point in WV
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mnf/recarea/?recid=7053
While in that area, check out smokehole road,
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/1935/West-Virginia/Smoke-Hole-Road.html#sthash.5eNTqqeS.dpbs
http://www.ridingwv.com
Stop in and get a wiener from Lady Draco (Scooter Dogs) from advrider while riding rt 16 in Va.
Check to see if she's open first,
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/if-you-are-riding-va-16-aka-back-of-the-dragon.1004097/page-37
How have o never ridden Hwy 151 North from the BRP?....great road, with fantastic pavement,
Quote from: norton73 on July 05, 2017, 10:16:39 AM
Stop in and get a wiener from Lady Draco (Scooter Dogs) from advrider while riding rt 16 in Va.
Check to see if she's open first,
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/if-you-are-riding-va-16-aka-back-of-the-dragon.1004097/page-37
Ditto Norton. Lady Draco wasn't yet open when I last got to ride the Back of the Dragon, but I still reflect fondly on riding the roads between Roanoke and Tazewell (and everything surrounding the BRP and Skyline Drive)! ::)
I'm jealous of Norton and my NAVMC buddies that'll soon be blazing the trails at the International Norton Rally in Buena Vista--another awesome place!
Y'all enjoy your summer ride and stay safe!
I used to live in SW VA, the roads in that area are where I ready learned to ride. I rode my 350 Ducati, and then my 750 Norton all over those mountain roads. 58 and 16 were my favorites, 42 was another great road. If I am riding the length of VA and have time, I will ride 42 instead of the BRP or 81.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/RT-XXXI-Sept-2013/i-N3798PD/0/a51ce49a/O/IMGP4135.jpg)