The way points of this bicycle route:
Ride starts from Lakewood Village Apts, head North on S. Robberson Ave.
Turn RIGHT onto E Buena Vista St.
Turn RIGHT onto S Holland Ave.
Turn LEFT onto E Lakewood St.
Continue straight on E Lakewood St. (Map may not show road going thru, but it does).
Bear left onto S Kelly Ave
Turn RIGHT onto E Holiday St.
Road name changes to S Harvard Ave
Turn RIGHT onto E Swallow St
Turn LEFT S Reed Ave.
Turn LEFT onto S Glenstone Ave.
Turn LEFT onto E Republic Rd [Glenstone Ave]. Watch for traffic next 1/4 mile! Cross over the freeway on shoulder.
Turn RIGHT onto E Republic Rd. (Just after crossing over freeway).
Turn RIGHT onto S Lone Pine Ave. (You can get onto the bike/hike path here, or ride on low traffic road).
Merge RIGHT onto Galloway Greenway trail (In front of the pet cemetary).
Stay LEFT on paved trail. Trail widens to road width, but is closed to traffic.
Follow trail under freeway to left.
Continue STRAIGHT onto River Rd. (Trail ends here).
Bear RIGHT onto S Farm Road 181.
Turn LEFT onto Co Hwy 186.
Turn RIGHT onto Co Hwy 209.
Turn LEFT onto E FR 194 (E County Line Rd).
Turn RIGHT onto Cottonwood Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto Parched Corn Rd.
Turn LEFT onto Smyrna Rd.
Bear RIGHT on Smyrna Rd
Tur RIGHT onto S Hwy 125.
Stay on 125 (South).
Turn LEFT onto SR-125 (SR-14, Main St).
Turn LEFT onto State Hwy T.
Bear RIGHT to stay on SR-T.
Stay on State Hwy T [State Hwy UU]
Turn RIGHT onto State Hwy UU.
Turn LEFT (East) onto Hwy 125 S (Hines Ln). (If you want to do a two day tour, turn RIGHT (West) onto Hwy 125 S for about 12 miles to Cobb Ridge Rec Area for a total day 1 distance of 60 miles.)
Turn LEFT onto Hwy 76 [Hwy 125 S].
Turn RIGHT to stay on N Hwy 125.
Turn RIGHT to Hercules Tower trailhead.
PRIMITIVE camping available. Set up camp and enjoy the solitude and serenity. [http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/recreation/sites/hercules_glades_wilderness]
Depart Hercules Glades Wilderness Area.
Right onto N HWY 125
Alt. Route (8 Miles on paved road to avoid 13 miles of busier SH 125 and US-60. This is my preferred route!): Turn RIGHT (E) onto Blair Ridge Rd for 4.5 miles; Bear RIGHT (E) to stay on Blair Ridge Rd for 1.9 miles; Bear RIGHT onto Cane Creek Rd (NW, then curves SW) for 1.5 miles to US-60. Turn RIGHT onto US-60.
Stay on N Hwy 125
Turn RIGHT onto US-160.
Stay on US-160.
Stay on US-160. [Alternate Route rejoins main route here.]
Stay on US-160
Turn RIGHT onto SR-76. Convenience Store and Restaurant services available here!
Stay on E Hwy 76 (Grand Ave).
Turn LEFT onto Garrison Cutoff Rd
Turn LEFT onto SR-125.
Turn LEFT onto SR-H.
Turn RIGHT onto Lookout Rd (Dirt/Gravel road next 10 miles)
Cobb Ridge Campground - Camping (drinking water, showers, bathrooms, electricity available) for fee ($10 - $15 as of 8/3/2007). Area is used by ATV, dirt bikes, Mtn Bikers, hikers, etc. [see http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/recreation/sites/cobb_ridge]
Don't leave without a Cobb Ridge ATV Trail Map available at the Camp Host's site! Stay on Lookout Rd/ATV Trail 171. Ride past end of 171 and it'll turn into Center Rd. Be prepared for dirt/gravel/rocks/ruts/sand for about 6 miles. Pavement begins after crossing Bull Creek (Which is when the hills begin again!)
Road name changes to Center Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto State Hwy W.
Turn LEFT onto Prairie Ridge Rd [CR-W 18].
Stay on CR W-18 [Priarie Ridge Rd]. Road curves to right.
Stay on CR W-18 [Priarie Ridge Rd]. Road curves to right.
Turn RIGHT onto Jackson Spring Rd. (Road name may change to Jackson Ave), heading West.
Turn RIGHT onto Old US Hwy 65-1 [Selmore Rd]
Turn LEFT onto SR-EE (Cross HWY 65).
Turn RIGHT onto Crabapple Rd.
Turn RIGHT to stay on Crabapple Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto Hog Creek Rd [Eucalytus Rd].
Turn LEFT onto Melton Ave.
Turn RIGHT onto Highlandville Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto US-160.
Turn RIGHT onto Pawnee Rd.
Turn RIGHT onto US-160.
Turn RIGHT onto S Main St.
Turn LEFT onto Sunrise Dr (US-160 will have a shoulder now).
Stay on US-160 [N Massey Blvd] to cross over SH-14 [Mt Vernon St]. FULL SERVICES AVAILABLE HERE!
Turn RIGHT onto FR 192 [W James River Rd], then immediate LEFT onto FR 157.
Turn LEFT onto S FR 157.
Turn RIGHT onto US-160 [S Campbell Ave].
Turn RIGHT onto Lakewood St
Turn LEFT onto S Robberson Ave
You made it!
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Tagged with: Onroad, Steep, Difficult, Offroad, Low traffic, Rural, Scenic, Touring
