Atlanta to Florida Dual Sport Route

craftycoder · 10-26-2010, 07:20 AM

This is a route I've mapped out and ridden twice.The western section north of Butler (the center of the X) is mostly unpaved up to Brooks and then is just scenic Southern pavement pavement the rest of the way north. The eastern section north of Butler is highway. South of Butler the routes are mostly dirt though the vast majority is GS friendly. In fact I've ridden it on both a light thumper and a GS and not surprisingly I found the GS the more enjoyable ride. This is an incredibly scenic way to head south from Atlanta. Take your time.

South of Butler on the western route is a Skull Waypoint. This is an area that has not been fully explored yet. The roads are not as the maps claim and I have yet found a way out so be careful in there.

I should mention that the northern Florida track I got from another inmate TreeManG23. Many thanks to him.

To download click on the link at the bottom of the map. Create a free login to the site and click the download button.

greenlizard · 10-26-2010, 08:05 PM

Mr Coder does good work. Thank you.

BUBB · 10-26-2010, 08:55 PM

close enough for me to try...

BlueLghtning · 10-28-2010, 10:15 AM

I've been watching this. Whats the time frame on running this?

craftycoder · 10-28-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueLghtning

I've been watching this. Whats the time frame on running this?

17 hours total time from Atlanta to do the figure 8. The left track takes about 8 hours, the right track about 7 hours, the bottom part about 2 hours. I do it in two days and spend the night on the Riviera

. It could be done faster if you were serious and not stopping to look around, investigate, and photograph. Maybe 15 hours if you were trying to do it fast and safe.

BUBB · 10-28-2010, 10:40 AM

about what percentages are dirt? sand? paved?

craftycoder · 10-28-2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BUBB

about what percentages are dirt? sand? paved?

At least 50% of mileage and 75% of the time spent. Look at the photos on the map (click on them). It seems like it's all dirt while riding it, but it takes a while to get to dirt from Atlanta, and there is a stretch in South Georgia on the left track that has a roughly 20 mile stretch of tarmac, but it is completely deserted and I hit it at 80 at least. Not a soul around, Old Hwy Such and Such. Great stuff really!

BUBB · 10-28-2010, 11:07 AM

I'm in Southeast Alabama... don't really have the desire/need to go all the way to Hot Lanta for that type ride. I'll ride dirt all day long. Sand is tiring.

BlueLghtning · 10-28-2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by craftycoder

17 hours total time from Atlanta to do the figure 8. The left track takes about 8 hours, the right track about 7 hours, the bottom part about 2 hours. I do it in two days and spend the night on the Riviera

. It could be done faster if you were serious and not stopping to look around, investigate, and photograph. Maybe 15 hours if you were trying to do it fast and safe.

So its feasible to do it over a weekend leaving early on a Sat and staying somewhere on the southern portion and then riding home Sunday?

craftycoder · 10-28-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueLghtning

So its feasible to do it over a weekend leaving early on a Sat and staying somewhere on the southern portion and then riding home Sunday?

Certainly. It's a two day trip. Food is scarce and you need about 170 miles of range unless you want to take gas detours. Bring a sandwich with you. Remember the east track north of Butler is highway, so it's really the give up point on the way home.

BlueLghtning · 10-28-2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by craftycoder

Certainly. It's a two day trip. Food is scare and you need about 170 miles of range unless you want to take gas detours. Bring a sandwich with you.

Cool, may try this this fall/winter if we can squeeze it in sometime.

Fireman1000 · 11-16-2010, 06:50 PM

Just ran across this. I may have to try it someday.

Crim · 04-22-2011, 09:30 PM

Planning on running this next weekend with a friend. Any additional words of wisdom? Any good spots in particular to camp out along the way?

Crim · 05-02-2011, 06:09 AM

Just got back from running this. Starting and ending from Marietta Ga, my odo read just under 850 total miles. The tracks are pretty much spot on, with only one small issue. There was one dirt road that was posted as "Private Keep out" We decided to go ahead anyways as it looked like a short stretch, but the other end was gated and locked with no easy way around. We just back tracked a little and took a different dirt road.

Thanks so much for putting this together, we had an absolute blast!

GaM · 05-09-2011, 12:55 PM

I tried to do a portion of it last week, down to where go it goes past lake blacksheer and back. I was coming from Rome, so I didn't try to navigate the route until I got to the brown "dirt starts here" on the route. So it comes up and says my maps are too old for this file and while I could see the route, the route line would be way off somewhere eventhough I was on the right road. I rode a whole bunch of dirt/sand though.

10-26-2010, 07:20 AM	#1
craftycoder ^OP Android GPS Software Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 1,707	Atlanta to Florida Dual Sport Route This is a route I've mapped out and ridden twice.The western section north of Butler (the center of the X) is mostly unpaved up to Brooks and then is just scenic Southern pavement pavement the rest of the way north. The eastern section north of Butler is highway. South of Butler the routes are mostly dirt though the vast majority is GS friendly. In fact I've ridden it on both a light thumper and a GS and not surprisingly I found the GS the more enjoyable ride. This is an incredibly scenic way to head south from Atlanta. Take your time. South of Butler on the western route is a Skull Waypoint. This is an area that has not been fully explored yet. The roads are not as the maps claim and I have yet found a way out so be careful in there. I should mention that the northern Florida track I got from another inmate TreeManG23. Many thanks to him. To download click on the link at the bottom of the map. Create a free login to the site and click the download button. __________________ Free Dual Sport Maps Software By and For Inmates DSM Support Thread Android GPS App Thread with offline maps and dual sport tracks. Fee for use. craftycoder screwed with this post 10-26-2010 at 07:32 AM

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10-26-2010, 08:05 PM	#2
greenlizard adventure lite Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Chapin, SC Oddometer: 131	Mr Coder does good work. Thank you.

10-26-2010, 08:55 PM	#3
BUBB lynch not Zimmerman Joined: Apr 2003 Location: I'm here because I'm not all there. Oddometer: 20,676	close enough for me to try...

10-28-2010, 10:40 AM	#6
BUBB lynch not Zimmerman Joined: Apr 2003 Location: I'm here because I'm not all there. Oddometer: 20,676	about what percentages are dirt? sand? paved?

10-28-2010, 11:07 AM	#8
BUBB lynch not Zimmerman Joined: Apr 2003 Location: I'm here because I'm not all there. Oddometer: 20,676	I'm in Southeast Alabama... don't really have the desire/need to go all the way to Hot Lanta for that type ride. I'll ride dirt all day long. Sand is tiring.

11-16-2010, 06:50 PM	#12
Fireman1000 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Gray GA Oddometer: 1,777	Just ran across this. I may have to try it someday.

04-22-2011, 09:30 PM	#13
Crim Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Oddometer: 23	Planning on running this next weekend with a friend. Any additional words of wisdom? Any good spots in particular to camp out along the way?

05-02-2011, 06:09 AM	#14
Crim Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Oddometer: 23	Just got back from running this. Starting and ending from Marietta Ga, my odo read just under 850 total miles. The tracks are pretty much spot on, with only one small issue. There was one dirt road that was posted as "Private Keep out" We decided to go ahead anyways as it looked like a short stretch, but the other end was gated and locked with no easy way around. We just back tracked a little and took a different dirt road. Thanks so much for putting this together, we had an absolute blast!

05-09-2011, 12:55 PM	#15
GaM Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Oddometer: 1,876	I tried to do a portion of it last week, down to where go it goes past lake blacksheer and back. I was coming from Rome, so I didn't try to navigate the route until I got to the brown "dirt starts here" on the route. So it comes up and says my maps are too old for this file and while I could see the route, the route line would be way off somewhere eventhough I was on the right road. I rode a whole bunch of dirt/sand though.