JimF22003
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Nice! My first century ever was doing the end-to-end W&OD plus the Arlington Loop. I guess it’s kind of a tradition
The longest mostly-continuous climb that I know of that is somewhat local is to start in Sperryville, climbing up to Skyline Drive, and then continuing on south to Pinnacles. I think this takes you from about 700 feet to 3500 or so, with no real flats except for right at the entrance to Shenandoah NP.
That’s a good one
Wilson Rd, between Carters Run and Cannonball Gate, near Warrenton VA, this morning. The road was closed, but I just hoofed it around the downage. Kind of hairy climbing through the bushes in my road shoes. Had to duck under the power lines. Hope they weren’t hot….
I’ve done the Reston Century about four times I think. It’s a good event, very well attended. I’m not super crazy about the way the do the routes. There are about four separate loops, and the rest stops all are in Hamilton, so there’s not a lot of variety there, and you end up riding the same roads a bit getting into and out of there. The first year I did it it was a true nice big loop, which I prefer.
The local cops watch over traffic very very closely, and have ticketed riders going through stop signs in the past (not objecting to this — just a heads up
)I’ve ridden all those roads so many times on my own, that it’s hard for me to justify doing this century ride any more, but this is a great introduction to some of the nicer parts of Loudon county such as Snickersville Pike, Hillsboro and vicinity, Waterford etc.
