MOSTLY DIRT RIDE 3/20/10 Montebello area VA

Planning a ride for this upcoming Saturday 3/20/10 near Shoe Creek/Montebello area. Hopefully the weather drys up a bit.

You will need a street tagged bike for this ride. I am slow so don't worry about being the "last guy". Ride your own ride. I'm open to suggestions for a meeting time and place. In the past I've met the guys at a picnic area off RT 60W.

So far we have myself
Steve91T
CrossEDup
Bowtie76
mtnflow

Maybe MacDad77, VaMountainBoy

Be ready to ride at 8:30am at the wayside off RT 60 near Swapping Camp Rd intersection. (Better directions futher in this thread)
If you can't make it by then we will be at Montebello Store around 10am to re-fuel, snack, chat...

The more the merrier.

Respond with an "IN" and you can PM me your contact info. Hope to get a good group ride going!

I've got a kitchen pass to use, I'm in.

I'm in.

Awesome guys! I forgot about that I have to be at a fundraising event in Petersburg by 6pm so I'll be leaving around 3ish. You all will be in good hands if you guys continue on your ride past then.

It looks like we are gonna have a good turn out!

Krap. I am out. I forgot about something I committed to.

I will probably be riding Friday with Chuck's crew.

Hey manganos I dont know where you are planning on riding but all of the bars (gates) are still closed up here.:huh

I'll try to check the area out this week to see whats available. There'll be some high water at the creek crossings though:huh .

Was thinking shoe creek area???? A little bit east of you on 60. You up for a ride :)

I think shoe creek stays open??

Thanks, will ya update this thread? Thanks again, chris

Shoe Creek should be ok although they were doing some logging in there and graded most of the rocky sections its not as fun as it used to be. We have been working 7 days a week since thanksgiving but I will see how the week goes

Sounds good JD. Can u pm me your phone # again? Thx

I've probably ridden it but I didn't know where I was, if you've followed yeti you know what I mean. Refresh my memory on the "shoe creek" area, you said montibello area so I'm immediately thinking the road that goes to the crabtree falls upper hiking trail.

Yes up from the store (across the rd )

I searched and came up with rt 826 which IS the road I was thinking. I vote for meeting at the store.

I'd been thinking the Shoe Creek Jeep road which goes from Alhambra to Montebello and the Sherondo Jeep Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The logging on Shoe Creek last time I was up there did significantly lower the challenge.

Are the Sherondo gates closed?

I respect gates. Long story.

IT will be plenty wet. I was down on the Piney River paddling today and all the side tribs were running.

The jeep trails Big Levels has gates and wont open til spring gobbler season comes in

I'm in! I've never ridden out that way. Are these fire roads or trails that you guys are meeting up at? I'm throwing the bike in the back of the truck since I'm nearly 2 hours away, is there somewhere to leave the truck?


Steve

I thought big levels opened in march, it's usually open all summer so it's not just a hunter access trail. I'll do a drive by this week and report back.