heading down to Seneca Shadows Campground (site #19) for the weekend (7/1 - 7/5) with the fz1 and some friends on adventure bikes. I put together some DS routes, IntoTheNew contributed some data as well.. It's a great place to setup base camp and run some loops from. Please email me for the latest route: rideguide23 at gmail dot com
Last year I made a marathon trip through WV, alone, and after many great roads and memories ended up pitching camp in the dark at SR park. I awoke in the morning having NO idea what was there and seeing that majestic cliff-face from my tent window- what a wonderful shocker! My wife and I will be staying there a couple weeks from now and I look forward to showing her the area. Have fun on your trip, and watch out for those deer!
well, there and back again.. had a great time as usual. I was on the fz1 so I rode mostly fast and twisty roads vs. dirt but I did manage to ride the 15+ mile dirt road down the back end of Spruce Knob. I waypointed the roads I liked with blue flags, new file includes my tracks and some additional waypoints for campsites and car washes etc.. http://www.gpsroutebuilder.com/GPS/WV/Wv_Trip_2010_v5.gpx I highly recommend going. I you're looking for a great fast way into Seneca I found the best route on my way up. 68 in MD > 495 > 219 > 32 > 33. Very fast, very fun, very twisty.. I also managed to take a very short hike (1.5 miles) to the top of Seneca Rocks. The trail up is easy but the views and climbing around the top is great.. I highly recommend it. Round trip hike takes about 2 hours if your in fair shape. My friends 990 broke down in Greenridge, MD. Not a good place to break down on a holiday weekend. Closest KTM dealer was 80 miles southwest and there were no trucks or uhauls to be had for rent. So, he had to wait for a pickup. So, if you'd like to add to this file please include motorcycle dealerships.. just in case.. I added a Yamaha one I saw alonge the way near Elkins.
Hey Rob, I checked out the file.... looks great! that's a lot of work! Which routes / tracks do you recommend checking out that more more DS oriented/more dirty? Trying to decide which direction I'm heading next weekend (Tioga, Seneca Rocks, Wharton?)
You'll have no trouble finding plenty of dirt roads on the back side of Spruce Knob. I wish I had my ds bike to explore that area more. All the Dual Sport routes I created are named with "DR_" and "SR_" for Street Ride but I need to fix some of the SR's because they cover some dirt roads. Also, download the TWVT for some more dirty options. Dolly Sods is a must ride if you have a dirt worthy machine. As far as Seneca vs. Wharton depends if you like Sand or Gravel..