The way points of this bicycle route:
to avoid dirt on Highland Rd (but steeper climbing + longer distance): instead continue straight on rt 13 for 1.5Mi, sharp Left onto Rock City Rd for 2.6Mi (climb hill almost 500 vertical ft, including 175ft at 8% steepness grade, then 190ft at least 9% grade), R on Hartigan to rejoin main route. Adds 1.6Mi to route. [last checked by us in 2001]
to avoid dirt on Hartigan Rd (but longer distance): instead continue straight on Rock City Rd 1.4Mi to its end, turn R on rt 295 going south then west for 1.8Mi [HH - wide road with some shoulder as of 2007], (food), then turn Left on Birge Hill Rd to rejoin main route. Adds 1.9Mi to route. [last checked 2007].
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
second half of a moderately hilly 38 mile loop which has miles of quiet farm country in the west, beautiful hilltop views and long downhill cruising in the east, and several historic sites. For other half of loop can search on Bikely for [bhve10a]. For lots more info, map of full loop, variations, and detailed cue sheet, see www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson/r/east/nw_columbia - routeID [bhve10b]. Two (avoidable) sections on dirt/gravel -- see notes in map labels for how to avoid: click on Show, then Cue Sheet. Map points have been tweaked + tested for GPS navigation in the direction given. Not checked by us since 2009.
Tagged with: Recreational, Rural, Scenic
