Route Advice

[Steel]

Mebbe, I can get down to Berlin to meetcha!

It'd be a pleasure. I'll let you know when I finalize the flight details.

The western route would be a far nicer ride. You would be higher up in altitude, cooler, less humid and even the slab is a pretty decent ride. I85 sux major &%% around Durham and Charlotte NC. Around Atlanta....... just shoot yerself first.

I was thinking of heading west from Washington on I-66 as @Idaho Red Rocket 3 suggested. Then I-40 south to Knoxville, and turn my sights on the dragon. Then south through Blue Ridge. Probably stay west of Atlanta, and take 20 towards Birmingham.

But I still have a few weeks to decide.

 

[Steel]

Given the flexibility of your schedule, you would be remiss if you didn't take the opportunity to ride the Blue Ridge Parkway from I64 outside Charlottesville, VA down to Cherokee, NC. It's 468 miles of beautiful riding. It will take 2 days to do properly. At the south end you can stay in Maggie Valle at the A Holiday Motel which routinely hosts the RAA events (including this October).

I've ridden part of it, but it looks like it falls parallel to my route. Which hwy is it? Is that 29?

 

[tdragger]

I've ridden part of it, but it looks like it falls parallel to my route. Which hwy is it?

The Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) isn't a numbered highway. It begins outside of Waynesboro, VA at the top of Afton Mountain Pass on I-64. You get on it and just stay on it all the way. You can overnight around Boone, NC. The Chateau Morrisette Winery is a great stop in southern Virginia.

 

[Steel]

The Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) isn't a numbered highway. It begins outside of Waynesboro, VA at the top of Afton Mountain Pass on I-64. You get on it and just stay on it all the way. You can overnight around Boone, NC. The Chateau Morrisette Winery is a great stop in southern Virginia.

I found it. Thanks. Got it mapped all the way to Cherokee, NC.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Skyline Drive changes to the Blue Ridge Pkwy at I64.

 

[Steel]

Just ordered a Garmin Zumo 660LM, and downloaded Basecamp to my laptop, so hopefully I will be able to figure it out and map a route, then load it to the GPS.

 

[warp9.9]

Just ordered a Garmin Zumo 660LM, and downloaded Basecamp to my laptop, so hopefully I will be able to figure it out and map a route, then load it to the GPS.

Hey bud the Blue ridge Parkway is a beauty of a scenic route mind your speed on it though!!!! on it will be slow site seeing speeds in my memory serves me right. Still its a worth while ride!!!!!!!

 

[rainman]

Steel if u decide to come down 40 to 75 you can stop here in niota which is bout half way between Knoxville and Chattanooga and won't cost u anything

 

[Steel]

Steel if u decide to come down 40 to 75 you can stop here in niota which is bout half way between Knoxville and Chattanooga and won't cost u anything

Sounds great! I appreciate it. I'll keep in touch, and let you know when I get the dates set.

 

[rainman]

OK that's sounds good