Day
|
Time
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Meeting Place
|
Ride Type
|
Description
|
Leader
|
Tuesdays
October 25, 2005-
March
2006
|
6:15 p.m.
|
W. Kerr Scott Dam
Visitor Center
|
Mountain bike ride
|
Overmountain
Victory Trail:
Single track, rolling terrain.
OK for cross bikes.
Lighting
system required.
|
Matt Adams
(336) 667-7461
|
Thursdays
October 27, 2005-
March
2006
|
6:15 p.m.
|
W. Kerr Scott Dam
Visitor Center
|
Mountain bike ride
|
Dark Mountain
Trail:
Single track, some longer climbs.
Lighting system required.
|
Matt Adams
(336) 667-7461
|
Tuesdays
|
6:00 p.m.
Starting April
2006
|
Food Lion,
N.C. 16 at Boone Trail,
Millers Creek
|
Road ride
|
17-21 miles
on Old 60, Parsonsville Road, other western Wilkes backroads.
B Group will ride at a moderate pace suitable for newer riders.
|
Skip Erb
(336) 667-0713
|
Thursdays
|
6:00 p.m.
Starting April
2006
|
Oakwoods Baptist Church
Brushy Mountain Rd. south of U.S. 421 (Exit 285)
|
Road ride
|
25 mile out-and-back route with loop options.
Route includes extended climbs.
|
Skip Erb
(336) 667-0713
|
Tuesday Night Road Ride CuesTotal
|
Turn
|
Onto
|
Notes
|
0.0
|
L
|
Old 60
|
Caution: Busy intersection
|
3.8
|
L
|
Vannoy Maxwell Rd.
|
Turn is just past the bridge over Purlear Creek.
|
4.7
|
R
|
Boone Trail
|
Stop sign at bottom of hill
|
5.0
|
R
|
Parsonsville Rd.
|
|
9.7
|
R
|
Big Ivy Rd.
|
|
10.8
|
U
|
Fire Department
|
Turn around here. El. 1,595.
|
12.0
|
L
|
Parsonsville Rd.
|
Stop sign
|
15.5
|
L
|
New Hope Rd.
|
|
20.7
|
R
|
Boone Trail
|
Stop sign
|
Total
|
Turn
|
Onto
|
Notes
|
0.0
|
L
|
Old 60
|
Caution: Busy intersection
|
5.2
|
R
|
Parsonsville Rd.
|
Stop sign at bottom of hill
|
8.7
|
U
|
Big Ivy Rd.
|
Turn around here. El. 1,399.
|
12.2
|
L
|
New Hope Rd.
|
|
17.4
|
R
|
Boone Trail
|
Stop sign
|
Maximum Elevation: 1,494 feet at the fire station (long route) or 1,399 feet (short route) at turn onto Big Ivy Rd.Minimum Elevation: 1,212 feet at North Prong Lewis Creek on Parsonsville Rd.Average Grade: 2Thursday Night Road Ride CuesTotal
|
Turn
|
Onto
|
Notes
|
0.0
|
L
|
Brushy Mountain Road
|
El. 1,163
|
6.0
|
|
Brushy Mountain VFD
|
El. 2,187
|
12.7
|
U
|
Stop Sign at co. line
|
Turn around here. El. 1,209
|
25.4
|
R
|
Church parking lot
|
|
Maximum Elevation: 1,163 feet at the start/finish site.Minimum Elevation: 2,194 feet on Brushy Mountain Road near the WKBC radio tower.Average Grade: 4 Total climb: 2,465 feet