Anyone interested in riding Wheeler on Sunday afternoon for a couple of hours? It's forecast to be 57 and sunny and the gates are open again.
If there is interest I'll set up a meeting time and place.
I am, let you later tonight or tomorrow
Are ATV/4 wheelers aloud?
Quote from: Chuck A. on February 19, 2021, 10:44:26 PM
Are ATV/4 wheelers aloud?
No, street legal vehicles only.
Here's the plan:
Meet at the abandoned gas station at the corner of Swancott and County Line roads just south of the Huntsville Airport at 1:00. There are several sections of the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge in the area and we'll try to ride them all. Figure 2 hours, Maybe longer if we stop and talk a lot. Most of the ride will be easy gravel roads but there may be some muddy sections. Any dual sport or adventure bike should do just fine. There will not be any gas stops on this ride so plan accordingly.
Don't wait on me/us, but according to how much time I have tomorrow we may get in on that.
I won't make this one. I will ride closer to home. You all enjoy!
What kind of riding is at Wheeler? I didn't even realize there were trails (or roads) for riding. If I make it I'll be on a KTM 500 with knobbies.
Do you have a link to a trail/road map?
Quote from: klaviator on February 20, 2021, 07:03:11 AM
No, street legal vehicles only.
1700 Voyager definitely is not an off road bike. She's one heavy girl. Ya'll have fun.
Quote from: Mulley on February 20, 2021, 10:17:39 PM
What kind of riding is at Wheeler? I didn't even realize there were trails (or roads) for riding. If I make it I'll be on a KTM 500 with knobbies.
Do you have a link to a trail/road map?
There are a bunch of dirt/gravel roads in wheeler. They are mostly pretty easy and can be driven in a minivan but there are spots that can be muddy and challenging if it's been raining. Many of the roads run along the Tennessee river and are pretty scenic. Wheeler is on both sides of the river but we will be on the north side.
On the North side there are several sections of wheeler separated by a few miles of paved roads. I don't have a good map of the area but google maps shows most of the stuff there: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.5949374,-86.8104054,13z (https://www.google.com/maps/@34.5949374,-86.8104054,13z)
If you are looking for hard core off road, this is not it. I have ridden many of the roads in wheeler on my scooters.
Wheeler is just a few miles from my house so I ride there a lot. Here's a link to a ride report with a couple of my rides there.
The RR includes a video made by
@thinwater : https://advrider.com/f/threads/full-throttle-touring-150-through-the-rocket-city.647784/page-167#post-40314034 (https://advrider.com/f/threads/full-throttle-touring-150-through-the-rocket-city.647784/page-167#post-40314034)
I'm not sure it would be worth coming all the way up here for this ride unless you really want to see the area. It's only going to be a couple of hours of riding.
If you do decide to come I assume you will be hauling your bike here. You can park at my house which is just a few miles from the meeting place. Let me know and I'll PM you my address.
Quote from: Mulley on February 20, 2021, 10:17:39 PM
What kind of riding is at Wheeler? I didn't even realize there were trails (or roads) for riding. If I make it I'll be on a KTM 500 with knobbies.
Do you have a link to a trail/road map?
https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_4/NWRS/Zone_3/Wheeler_Complex/Wheeler/wlrtear.pdf
I should be there Yes Cadillac /minivan friendly taking a break from Westpoint (ice muddy) & The Ridge Although I tore my groin last time on a dirt road :)
For those of you on ADV, we will be riding to the current tag on the Alabama Tag-o Rama:https://advrider.com/f/threads/alabama-tag-o-rama.420919/page-442 (https://advrider.com/f/threads/alabama-tag-o-rama.420919/page-442)
This would be a good chance to grab it.
Thanks for posting the ride and all of the info. I'm going to take advantage of a nice day and do some much needed work around the house.
Yes that sounds pathetic and sad but it is what it is.
Quote from: Mulley on February 21, 2021, 09:10:25 AM
Thanks for posting the ride and all of the info. I'm going to take advantage of a nice day and do some much needed work around the house.
Yes that sounds pathetic and sad but it is what it is.
I understand. Hopefully it won't be too long before we have a ride more worthy of making the long trip up here.
Turnout was a bit better than I expected.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/2021a/2021A/i-rBJD9WM/0/8bdf3be5/XL/P2210016-XL.jpg)
Like Johnny posted, the trails here were all Cadillac/minivan friendly.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/2021a/2021A/i-7Pnmf46/0/1b0bb769/XL/P2210024-XL.jpg)
My ride report is here:[https://advrider.com/f/threads/full-throttle-touring-150-through-the-rocket-city.647784/page-221][/url]
Thanks for putting up the ride. I'm gonna let you off the hook on a ragging at this point.
@Pepperlady and I being about 15 minutes late, I skipped the first left trail thinking it might be enough to get ahead. Then we putted down the river bank thinking you guys would come up behind us and we'd join in. When we came upon you at a rest, I told you you were getting slow that we ran you down from behind. :D
Lets do it again next year, 1st annual Mudfest ride.