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All Road Routes GPX format
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RouteType: DESTINATION- New River Bridge near Fayetteville, WV. TOURING BIKE-FRIENDLY
Navigation difficulty: SIMPLE except for the 8 mile optional Gorge section
Distance: 315 miles. One of the longest routes but much of it is open with sweepers so you can maintain a good pace.
Lunch Stop: Pies and Pints in Fayetteville, WV
Direction from Marietta: S CLOCKWISE
Comments: Main roads: Calhoun Highway, Clay Highway, US 60, 19 This is one of the most popular routes at FlyBy Week for good reason.
Not to be missed- the 7.5 mile road to the bottom of the gorge under the bridge. This is the 02 BrdgRideGorge route segment and and is very slow going. Pavement is in good shape but has tight turns and fairly steep grades. Part of it is narrow and one-way. The only trick is finding the starting point if you don't have the route in your GPS. It comes out near the West end of the main bridge, so afterward simply cross back over the bridge and proceed to the start of the afternoon return route.
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RouteType: TOURING BIKE-FRIENDLY, TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: SIMPLE
Distance: 235 miles
Lunch Stop: Grandma Joe's Polkadot Cafe, Moundsville, WV
Direction from Marietta: NE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Lots of fun, great mixture of sweepers and tighter curves and hills. Roads- OH 26, 260, 800, 255, 7, 145, 821, WV US250, Mountaineer Highway
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RouteType: DESTINATION, TOURING BIKE-FRIENDLY
Navigation difficulty: SIMPLE
Distance: 200 miles- the fastest, simplest and shortest way to get there. There are two options for the return trip- Fastest is the 102 mile route via I-77. The longer 131 mile OH version is available if you want to avoid I-77.
Lunch Stop: The unique Hillbilly Hotdogs, Lesage, WV Note: Closed Tue & Wed
Direction from Marietta: SW COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Hillbilly Hotdogs is one of the favorite destinations for FlyBy Week attendees. If you've never been there, you HAVE to go! The route there is 95 miles and very quick. That's important because you want to get there as soon after about 11AM as possible, especially if you go on Saturday. Norm recommends going earlier in the week- It gets CROWDED after about 11:30AM, especially on Saturdays.
The 06 Hillbilly Fast Pt2 Return 102 follows the river road (WV 2) back to Point Pleasant where it picks up WV 62, a fun road with sweepers that takes you all the way to I-77. From there, it's 40 miles on I77 back to the hotel.
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RouteType: DESTINATION- Holly River WV State Park, TOURING BIKE-FRIENDLY, TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: SIMPLE
Distance: 280 miles
Lunch Stop: Holly River State Park Restaurant, WV
Direction from Marietta: SE CLOCKWISE
Comments: The Holly River route is one of the favorites in the FlyBy Week collection- highly recommended! Route follows lots of rural highways in Northern WV, including WV 5, 19, 15, 20, 4, 119, 47, US 33. Includes Pullman road out of Harrisville.Gets off I-77 at Mineral Wells WV, heads Southeast through Elizabeth, Glenville etc. to Holly River State Park for a lovely lunch stop. From there it's North to Weston, then Northwest via lots of nice curvy highways.
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RouteType: TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: SIMPLE
Distance: 276 miles
Lunch Stop: Vito's Pizza, Clarksburg, WV Note: Closed Monday
Direction from Marietta: NE, E, SE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Starts with a run up OH 26 and down 800, crossing the Ohio River at Sistersville on the ferry. Then it follows a path similar to 12 Tour3 run in reverse order with a short extra loop through Smithville, WV before re-joining the reverse path of 12 Tour3 back to the hotel.
Note about the Ferry: It only runs 6AM-6PM Thur-Fri, 9AM-6PM Sat-Sun, so you might want to choose a different route Monday-Wednesday. If you find that the ferry is closed, the nearest bridges are at St. Marys 16 miles SW and New Martinsville 10 miles NE.
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RouteType: TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: SIMPLE
Distance: 301 miles
Lunch Stop: Hickory House, Weston, WV
Direction from Marietta: NE, E, SE CLOCKWISE
Comments: Goes through the same general areas as the 15 WV East route above, but runs in the opposite direction on mostly different roads. Starts with the beginning of the 02 BridgeRide down past Grantsville, then heads East to the lunch stop at Weston. After lunch it follows a winding path using bits of 12 Tour3 from time to time, winding up at Sistersville and taking the Ferry back to Ohio. A run over OH 260 and down OH 26 finishes the day.
Note about the Ferry: It only runs 6AM-6PM Thursday-Sunday, so you might want to choose a different route Monday-Wednesday. If you find that the ferry is closed, the nearest bridges are at St. Marys 16 miles SW and New Martinsville 10 miles NE.
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