Hurricane Creek Rd

svgklingon · 03-18-2012, 05:24 PM

This is a video my dad made of he and I riding Hurricane Creel Rd right off of I-40 on the NC/TN border. It's a bit long at 10 minutes but it has some good footage of Buzzards Roost at the end. An incredible view.

Full disclosure. We are not dirt bike specialists as you will see. We take it pretty slow and stream crossings are something new.

Enjoy,

Hurricane Cr Video

rockinrog · 03-18-2012, 05:43 PM

Cool video, thanks for taking the time to put it together and share it.

AZ TOM · 03-18-2012, 07:30 PM

That is without a doubt the most beautiful riding country I have ever seen. WOW!!

DurtKlod · 03-18-2012, 10:30 PM

Great stuff. Thanks for the video! What was the elevation there at Buzzards roost?

svgklingon · 03-19-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DurtKlod

What was the elevation there at Buzzards roost?

Hummm... don't know. Not very high. It's in the lower part of the Smokies. I'd say the drop is at least 1000 feet though.

mystery jig · 03-19-2012, 03:46 PM

What a view. I puckered-up a bit on that one!

DurtKlod · 03-19-2012, 04:45 PM

You got my curiosity going so I had to go and find this place...
According to the USGS topos, the elevation at the river is 1760'+/-. My best guess as to the elevation where you were at looks to be about 2550'+/-. That ends up being 790 feet of incredible views!

Really cool spot. I can only hope to visit such a place someday. For now, I'll have to make due with the Grand Canyon.

I think the dirt road up by the Buzzard's Roost is too far south though because if you compare it with the aerial, it should be a lot further to the north.

And just for kicks, here it is from down by I-40 via Google Earth...

Mtn Man · 03-19-2012, 07:25 PM

Great video, thanks for sharing! I think I saw you guys as I was heading home from Asheville.

RBnite · 03-19-2012, 08:06 PM

Don't apologize for your speed. Bike parts are expensive and functioning body parts are PRICELESS! I personally love those kinds of trails.

Great Video guys.

Nite

Tn. Walrus · 03-19-2012, 08:24 PM

Great Job!

RedRockRider · 03-19-2012, 09:04 PM

Very nice video and thread here. Keep it coming!

400psi · 03-20-2012, 03:53 AM

looks like a great time

PineyMountainRacing · 03-20-2012, 05:00 AM

Hurricane Creek FTW

East Coast Rider · 03-20-2012, 05:16 AM

Only had time to watch a couple minutes, but that looks like a blast!!! Thanks for the vid!

Laura0107 · 03-20-2012, 12:36 PM

Loved the video!

It's great that you and your dad can share time together like that.

I snuck in from the "bottom" (I-40 end of Hurricane Creek Rd) a year or two ago on my 650 and slipped down in some wet leaves not far from the spot that's at 1:30 in your video. I can't wait to ride the whole thing, probably on my 350 and in the summer when it's a little drier.

Thanks for posting!

03-18-2012, 05:24 PM	#1
svgklingon ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Western NC Oddometer: 47	Hurricane Creek Rd This is a video my dad made of he and I riding Hurricane Creel Rd right off of I-40 on the NC/TN border. It's a bit long at 10 minutes but it has some good footage of Buzzards Roost at the end. An incredible view. Full disclosure. We are not dirt bike specialists as you will see. We take it pretty slow and stream crossings are something new. Enjoy, Hurricane Cr Video

03-18-2012, 05:43 PM	#2
rockinrog Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Central PA Oddometer: 2,490	Cool video, thanks for taking the time to put it together and share it. __________________ BRP 2010 and 2012 PA to Montana Rural Ramblings

03-18-2012, 10:30 PM	#4
DurtKlod Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Oddometer: 704	Great stuff. Thanks for the video! What was the elevation there at Buzzards roost? __________________ 2011 Kawasaki KLR650 It may be a fat cow of a KLR, but it thinks it's a mountain goat!

03-19-2012, 04:45 PM	#7
DurtKlod Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Oddometer: 704	You got my curiosity going so I had to go and find this place... According to the USGS topos, the elevation at the river is 1760'+/-. My best guess as to the elevation where you were at looks to be about 2550'+/-. That ends up being 790 feet of incredible views! Really cool spot. I can only hope to visit such a place someday. For now, I'll have to make due with the Grand Canyon. I think the dirt road up by the Buzzard's Roost is too far south though because if you compare it with the aerial, it should be a lot further to the north. And just for kicks, here it is from down by I-40 via Google Earth... __________________ 2011 Kawasaki KLR650 It may be a fat cow of a KLR, but it thinks it's a mountain goat!

03-19-2012, 07:25 PM	#8
Mtn Man Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: East Tennessee Oddometer: 167	Great Video Great video, thanks for sharing! I think I saw you guys as I was heading home from Asheville.

03-18-2012, 07:30 PM	#3
AZ TOM Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Prescott AZ Oddometer: 2,364	That is without a doubt the most beautiful riding country I have ever seen. WOW!!

03-19-2012, 03:46 PM	#6
mystery jig Van Gogh's Banjo Joined: Jan 2007 Location: State 'O' Maine Oddometer: 86	What a view. I puckered-up a bit on that one!

03-19-2012, 08:06 PM	#9
RBnite Adventurer Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Down by the river Oddometer: 41	Don't apologize for your speed. Bike parts are expensive and functioning body parts are PRICELESS! I personally love those kinds of trails. Great Video guys. Nite

03-19-2012, 08:24 PM	#10
Tn. Walrus Knuckle Dragger Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Memphis, Tn. Oddometer: 303	Great Job! __________________ Forever West ....Murphy says NO! Salus Populi Est Suprema Lex. IBA# 49285

03-19-2012, 09:04 PM	#11
RedRockRider Studly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2011 Location: St. George, UT Oddometer: 825	Very nice video and thread here. Keep it coming! __________________ RedRockRider - WR250R, TW200, Versys, Vulcan 900 LT, Zuma 125 Southwest Utah: Dual Sport Riding from St. George http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=725976

03-20-2012, 03:53 AM	#12
400psi Cropdusting Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Asheville NC Oddometer: 292	looks like a great time __________________ I'm so far behind I think I'm in first

03-20-2012, 05:00 AM	#13
PineyMountainRacing I've got bike ADD Joined: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida / Western NC Oddometer: 1,067	Hurricane Creek FTW

03-20-2012, 05:16 AM	#14
East Coast Rider Just Me... Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Stuck somewhere in motorcycle Purgatory Oddometer: 3,596	Only had time to watch a couple minutes, but that looks like a blast!!! Thanks for the vid! __________________ Txt msg with Dan right after he was paralyzed: Me: Hey Dan-O. Just wanted to say howdy and Love ya! Dan: Howdy and Love you too. Doin' good and feeling good. Me: Give 'em hell, little Bro! Dan: Roger that.

03-20-2012, 12:36 PM	#15
Laura0107 Retrophilic Rambler Joined: Apr 2008 Location: SC Midlands Oddometer: 1,051	Loved the video! It's great that you and your dad can share time together like that. I snuck in from the "bottom" (I-40 end of Hurricane Creek Rd) a year or two ago on my 650 and slipped down in some wet leaves not far from the spot that's at 1:30 in your video. I can't wait to ride the whole thing, probably on my 350 and in the summer when it's a little drier. Thanks for posting! __________________ Sandlapper Braaaappper - Savannah River Rambling - SC Dirt! - On a perpetual dirty road tour in the land of Hicks and Nothing...

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