Charlottesville

[Steve O]

Hi all,

My son plays in the UVA marching band, and every year I attend a couple of football games to watch the band. I’ve been wanting to ride there, but never have.
It’s his 4th year, so this is my last chance. Here’s my plan:

Friday, Oct 16 – Ride to Charlottesville
Saturday, Oct 17- Watch game
Sunday, Oct 18 – Ride home

I am relying on Google Maps (tentative route). I’m familiar with and can map my route for the first 10-15 miles, but beyond that I’m off the edge of the earth.

If you have any advice on best choice routes to and from Charlottesville, please share.

I found this route on MapMyRide: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2926798
I have not compared them yet.

Thanks,
Steve

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[Boomer Cycles]

@Steve O 125907 wrote:

No. I plan to head west on the W&OD from EFC at 7am, just before sunrise. You are welcome to hand me a coffee on a flyby.

Can you route by coffee somewhere if we get up at sunrise to support your departure???

[Steve O]

@Rod Smith 125917 wrote:

When planning routes, I use Strava global heat map to see where people ride. http://labs.strava.com/heatmap

Thanks, Rod!
You people are right. No one rides on 28.

Using Rod’s suggestion, I remapped my route to avoid roads that appear to be never ridden on. New route is only a couple miles longer.
Here it is (MapMyRide)

I welcome any suggestions.

[Steve O]

@Boomer2U 125920 wrote:

Can you route by coffee somewhere if we get up at sunrise to support your departure???

It has to be a place that’s open before 7am, because I want to get rolling pretty much as soon as it gets light out. Cafe Kindred doesn’t open that early; neither does Mike’s.

The two possibilities are the Starbuckses in Falls Church – 344 W. Broad (Broadale shopping center) and 1218 W. Broad by the Giant.

[Rod Smith]

Oh no I meant use Strava heat map to find where everyone rides, then take the path less travelled! How else you gonna find the dirt roads and dead ends?

[Steve O]

Lookin’ pretty good for tomorrow!
[IMG]http://bikearlingtonforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9845&stc=1[/IMG]

[wheelswings]

Have a great ride, Steve O. Be safe.

[Boomer Cycles]

May beautiful fall colors be at your fore, and the wind at your aft.

[Arlingtonrider]

Please have a safe and fun ride and let us know how it goes!

[baiskeli]

@Rod Smith 125929 wrote:

Oh no I meant use Strava heat map to find where everyone rides, then take the path less travelled! How else you gonna find the dirt roads and dead ends?

So for you, it’s a cold map.

[Judd]

From the looks of Strava, you made it. How was the route/ride?

[Steve O]

Made it. Both ways.

A million details, which I’m happy to share at happy hour or coffee. Two quick ones:

– Rod Smith will be happy to learn that I ended up on a couple of gravel roads, despite the “heat” map (I guess gravel grinders’ rides show up, too)
– Rte 20 between Orange and Charlottesville is a really,really,really,really,really,really,really, very, extremely bad place to ride on Friday afternoon. But it’s actually quite nice early on Sunday morning.

Oh, and if you ever decide to do this yourself, I highly recommend you choose October 16, 2015 to do it. The weather is ineffably sublime.

Pictures here.

[Steve O]

@Steve O 126373 wrote:

Made it. Both ways.

A million details, which I’m happy to share at happy hour or coffee. Two quick ones:

– Rod Smith will be happy to learn that I ended up on a couple of gravel roads, despite the “heat” map (I guess gravel grinders’ rides show up, too)
– Rte 20 between Orange and Charlottesville is a really,really,really,really,really,really,really, very, extremely bad place to ride on Friday afternoon. But it’s actually quite nice early on Sunday morning.

Oh, and if you ever decide to do this yourself, I highly recommend you choose October 16, 2015 to do it. The weather is ineffably sublime.

Pictures here.

[KLizotte]

So how many hours did it take each way?

[Steve O]

@KLizotte 126709 wrote:

So how many hours did it take each way?

From Strava:[ATTACH=CONFIG]9910[/ATTACH]

Remarkably, my elapsed time differed by only about 2 minutes between the two trips.

[KLizotte]

Very impressive!

[Author]

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