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All Road Routes GPX format
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MAP GPX
RouteType: ADVENTURE
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE (TRACKS ONLY)
Distance: 177 miles
Lunch Stop: Lori's Family Restaurant, Caldwell, OH
Direction from Marietta: NW CLOCKWISE
Comments: There is an area Northwest of Marietta with lots of easy gravel roads that are not included in other FlyBy Week routes and not even in the route libraries of other Ohio ADV groups, so I put together a route to explore the area. It looks like spaghetti on the map, and there are lots of turns and short road segments, but it's a fun easy day and you can enjoy it on a bigger ADV bike with no problem.
Lori's Family restaurant is a nice Mom & Pop place that's open every day from 7am to 9pm and offers a full menu.
MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: DESTINATION, TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 186
Lunch Stop: Ida's Lunchbox, Woodsfield, OH Note: Open every day but close at 3pm on Monday & Tuesday
Direction from Marietta: NW, NE, CLOCKWISE
Comments: Stops on the route include the historic Mound Cemetery in Marietta and the Big Muskie Shovel near Mcconnelsville.
Ed Conde of New England Riders is a nationally recognized motorcycling routemaster and his Basecamp training tutorials are the best anywhere. In 2022, he did a group trip to Marietta and created some excellent routes for it. Ed has his own perspective on the southeast Ohio area, so I thought it would be fun to honor him and include a couple of his routes in the FlyBy Week collection. Be sure to check out his wonderful web site at https://www.newenglandriders.org/
MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: DESTINATION, TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 218 miles
Lunch Stop: Full Brooks Cafe, Nelsonville, OH Note: Closed Monday & Sunday, open 730am -330pm Tuesday - Saturday
They feature soups and sandwiches, with lots of home made baked goods.
Direction from Marietta: W COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Stops on the route include Lookout Point in Marietta, and Old Man's Cave in Hocking Hills West of Athens, OH.
Ed Conde of New England Riders is a nationally recognized motorcycling routemaster and his Basecamp training tutorials are the best anywhere. In 2022, he did a group trip to Marietta and created some excellent routes for it. Ed has his own perspective on the southeast Ohio area, so I thought it would be fun to honor him and include a couple of his routes in the FlyBy Week collection. Be sure to check out his wonderful web site at https://www.newenglandriders.org/
MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 208 miles
Lunch Stop: The Fairview, West Union, WV Note: Open every day 7am - 7pm.
Small town family restaurant. Breakfast served all day. Soups, salads, sandwiches, dinners.
Direction from Marietta: SE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Staunton turnpike begins as WV route 47, which runs from south of Parkersburg to Lynn, WV, where it joins US 119, 33 and 250 to Staunton, VA. It was originally built in the 1840s as a toll road. For many years, FlyBy Week routes have crossed and used short sections of WV 47. I discovered it this Spring when preparing a route to go to Canaan Valley. WV 47 is 60 miles of hills and twisties, with good pavement and very little traffic, worthy of being featured in a route. On another weekend, I rode with Ron Vess, who took me on some great backroads he found further north in West Virginia, so I combined the two to make this route. Read more about the Staunton Turnpike HERE
Full Disclosure: There's about 14 miles of I-77 at the beginning of the route to quickly get you to the Staunton Turnpike. You might be able to improvise a backroads route to get there but the few alternatives I checked out were pretty rough. The last 22 miles of the route follow the Ohio river via WV route 2 and Ohio route 7. If I can find any good alternatives I will update the route in the future.
MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 235 miles
Lunch Stop: Triple Nickel Diner, Chesterhill, Ohio, CLOSED Tuesday - CLOSED Wednesday - Thursday - Sunday 830 AM - 8 PM
The Triple Nickel Diner is a locally owned and locally sourced full service restaurant.
Direction from Marietta: W, SW, NW, COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: If you want to experience OH 555, this is the route for you. Heads west on OH 550, south on OH 555, west to OH 144, 550, & 377. At Chesterhill you are back on OH 550 almost to Zanesville, OH. From there it's south on OH 60, 377 back to Chesterhill for lunch. Part 2 of the route takes you another 87 miles in a loop that includes parts of OH 329, 78, 376 & 676. It's a pretty demanding route, although it's easy to shortcut back to Marietta from Chesterhill after lunch.
Ed Conde of New England Riders is a nationally recognized motorcycling routemaster and his Basecamp training tutorials are the best anywhere. In 2022, he did a group trip to Marietta and created some excellent routes for it. Ed has his own perspective on the southwest Ohio area, so I thought it would be fun to honor him and include a couple of his routes in the FlyBy Week collection. Be sure to check out his wonderful web site at https://www.newenglandriders.org/
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