[JRRKAR]

If you are like my wife and I, we are always trying to find a new place to ride to. I've been looking around on the internet and I've found a few rides. But I thought what better way to get a list of places to ride then from our own members. I figured we can create a list of places we like to ride to share with others and maybe meet up for a ride sometime.

So I created my first map in Google Maps to try out. You can share the link in Google for all to see. I also created a jpg to post for a quick reference. I figure we can post about how long the ride is and if there are any great places to eat or visit.

My first place is a trip through Pine Grove Furnace State Park, into Waynesboro Maryland, up to Gettysburg and loop around. This main loop is about 80 miles, and there is a 5 mile side track to High Rock Lookout in Maryland. This is a great place to take a few minutes, look for hang gliders and enjoy the view. The last time we were there a hang glider asked myself and another biker to help him launch. It was a neat experience. The main ride through the state park is surrounded by woods. Of course through Gettysburg you are surrounded by history. Taking old Route 15 is a great way to enjoy the scenery.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212816869142598347243.0004c7babba84831d1421&msa=0

This is my first attempt at a Google Map, so we can use this as a learning tool as well. Maybe it will catch on and the other areas will create maps for there areas.

 

[JRRKAR]

Here's another ride starting in Gettysburg and heading to Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland. Round trip from Gettysburg this is about a 60 mile ride.

In the northern part of Catoctin Mountain is Camp David. I guess this is the closest us normal folk can get to this resort.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msi...ll=39.704545,-77.320404&spn=0.431595,1.056747

 

[strykermac]

Here is a nice run;
Pennsylvania: SR16, US30, and SR655 from Mercersburg to Hancock (43 miles)

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=e...d=108818067054293957343.000489cbc2bc74234aaf9

I start in Hagerstown, MD and take RT 11 into Greencastle, PA to RT 16 follow the route above then I make a loop when I hit I 70 and head back in.

 

[J4patrice]

Reading this thread is making me homesick.

 

[JRRKAR]

Patrice - Where are you from?

You're always welcome to come out our way to visit and ride! I have a bunch more rides to list.

 

[J4patrice]

Patrice - Where are you from?

You're always welcome to come out our way to visit and ride! I have a bunch more rides to list.

Living in Chicago, but my home is Winchester, Va. In the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.

 

[StrykerLiker1]

I'm homesick too. I grew up im MD and spent a lot of time up in Thurmont and Gettysburg camping with the Boy Scouts.

I luv northern MD and SW PA. Some of the best roads and most beautiful countryside anyplace in the US.

Here, in North TX, the landscape is ugly and desolate when you get away from the cities. The roads suck also.

 

[JRRKAR]

I have to admit we have some great places to ride. We don't have the majestic mountains but we do have a lot of things real close. Actually Patrice, your post about your get-together rides in Illinois is what made me start this one. I was hoping we can get a bunch of us in this area interested in doing some rides.

We haven't made it down to Virginia yet, but we hope to do so this fall. We have some friends out your way in Aurora Illinois that also ride (not Stryker's), so we wanted to try and meet up sometime. I was looking at trailers so we could cover longer distances quicker, but we had to get a new horse instead. I guess the trailer will have to wait. If I get down in Virginia, I'll post some pics!

 

[J4patrice]

There is a lot of nice riding in Virginia. Where I lived I was about 15 miles to WV and about to MD. I also have relatives in PA, so I know a lot about that area. Hope you have good luck getting people together. If you get about this way let me know, I am only about a half hour from Aurora.

 

[JRRKAR]

Here is a nice 90 mile loop from Dillsburg to Little Buffalo State Park. There are a lot of easy paths to get to Dillsburg from Maryland and York. At Little Buffalo Park, take a small hike to the old grist mill and the covered bridge.

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msi...ll=40.272191,-76.831512&spn=0.856041,2.113495

 

[saclean]

K&J you are making patrice home sick. we will have to plan to head out there next year for a week and take the bikes. although we need a trailer and somthing to tow it with. riding the bikes would take two to three days each way.

 

[JRRKAR]

I guess that's what happens when you get a good forum from all over the place. You still get to see once you once had.

We know what you mean about the trailer. While we love to ride, going 10 hours, just to get to the place that you want to start riding is a bit much. I keep looking on CraigsList for tha ultimate, can't pass up trailer.

Hopefully we can meet up sometime!

 

[strykersnyder]

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=P...oq=holt&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=14&via=1,2&t=m&z=11

here is one of my fav's, riding along the river is alot of fun and plenty of places to stop and enjoy. i do like the riding throught pine grove furnace like you already mentioned, i havent been there iabout a few years, not with the stryker anyways. i do a fair amount of riding in lancaster with some friends there is a few good biker breakfast's over there that draws ALOT of different bikes. we have no set roads we travel on as long as we stay off the highways, kinda play follow the leader untill we start getting close then one of them leads (they know lancaster co pretty good or they turn on their gps)

 

[XVS13]

PA:

http://www.sundaymorningrides.com/road/states/PA.shtml


MD:

http://www.sundaymorningrides.com/road/states/MD.shtml