[JimF22003]

Hains Point open Tuesday evening. Underpass at 4-mile run also clear and dry.

[JimF22003]

They should have gone another 30 yards on the east side of the Rt 28 overpass… they would have fixed 3 or 4 more bad cracks and connected up with another section of newish pavement. Now there’s a dumb stretch of bad old pavement between the good stuff for no particular reason.

Another job done to spec…

[JimF22003]

Ahh, that’s good. I’m riding out that way tonight after work. hate the detours, but love the fresh pavement

Now when are they going to do the Custis trail from the W&OD down to Rosslyn???!?

Got a stupid pinch flat last night riding on that mess….

[JimF22003]

I don’t wanna get lost , but if somebody leads the ride I’d love to try it.

Around Lake Barcroft is where I do my hill repeats. They aren’t long, but they’re plenty steep (Whispering Lane, Jay Miller Dr, Bent Branch, up Sleepy Hollow etc. I can do 100 ft. per mile over 20 miles just in that area alone. That does require repeating sections though.

[JimF22003]

I don’t think there’s a comprehensive list anywhere. A couple of good places to start are the local bike clubs. Check Potomac Pedalers and the Oxon Hill BC:

http://www.bikepptc.org/Out_of_Bounds
http://www.ohbike.org/events/index.htm

You can do searchs on Active.com and other bike event registration sites.

Mostly I just keep links from previous years’ events, and check them the next year.

Here’s a couple that are upcoming. Some are metric centuries early in the season, and some involve a bit of driving:

http://www.6pillarscentury.org/
http://www.virginiacapitaltrail.org/page/Cap2Cap2011.aspx
http://bikechesapeake.org/
http://tourdecarroll.com/App_Content/home.aspx
http://endhungercalvert.org/bike/
http://ohbike.org/events/rural_legacy_eflyer.html

This one involves a lot of driving and a lot of CLIMBING:

http://www.cyclingdoubleheader.com/mountains-of-misery

[JimF22003]

I’d much rather ride the Skyline Drive to Front Royal unless I was in a big hurry. There are some nice roads between Waynesboro, to Charlottesville, to Culpeper, to Warrenton etc., but you can’t beat Skyline Drive if you have the option.

From Front Royal to Purcelleville (where you catch the start of the W&OD trail) I would do:

522/Remount to Hume Rd
Hume to Crest Hill and in to Marshall
Rectortown Rd, turn on Atoka Rd.
X Rt 50, catch St. Louis Rd
St. Louis turns into Silcott Springs, which takes you right in to Purcellville

A shorter, but busier route would be to take 340 to Berryville, and the Rt. 7 to Purcellville.

Here’s the BikeRouteToaster cue sheet for the first option

Leg (mi) Total (mi) Name Directions
0.0 0.0 Turn Left Take the 1st left onto E Criser Rd
0.7 0.7 Turn Right Turn right at US-522 S/Remount Rd
0.6 1.3 Straight Head southeast on US-522 S/Remount Rd toward Slate Hill DrContinue to follow US-522 S
5.9 7.2 Turn Left Turn left at Co Rd 635/Hume Rd
11.5 18.7 Turn Left Turn left at Co Rd 647/Crest Hill Rd
4.5 23.2 Turn Left Turn left at Co Rd 721/Free State RdContinue to follow Free State Rd
0.3 23.5 Turn Right Turn right at US-17 BUS S/VA-55 E/W Main St
0.7 24.2 Turn Left Turn left at Co Rd 710/Rectortown Rd
4.0 28.3 Turn Right Turn right at Atoka Rd/Co Rd 713
5.1 33.4 Turn Right Turn right at US-50 E/John S Mosby Hwy
0.6 33.9 Turn Left Turn left at Co Rd 611/New Ford Rd/State Route 611/St Louis RdContinue to follow New Ford Rd/State Route 611/St Louis Rd
7.5 41.4 Turn Right Turn right at Snickersville Turnpike/State Route 734
0.1 41.4 Turn Left Take the 1st left onto New Ford Rd/State Route 611/Telegraph Springs RdContinue to follow State Route 611/Telegraph Springs Rd[/CODE][CODE][/CODE]

[JimF22003]

Great updates from the regulars. I’m mostly a fair weather rider. I’m going to try the W&OD from Gallows > Custis > MVT > 4Mile-Run > and back loop tonight.

[JimF22003]

There was a 2×4 sticking out and blocking about half of the very narrow temporary path over the Humpback Bridge on the MVT last night. I stopped and tried to move it but it was attached to a bunch of other junk that was too heavy for me. I hope nobody hit that mess in the dark….

In other words, just do the right thing (if you can.) I doubt you can shame the maintenance people into doing their job

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