Almost Heaven Ride - 2011Harrisonburg, VA to Gaithersburg, MD

2 Days – 150 Miles

SUMMARY

Friday June 3rd Drive to Harrisonburg, VA (2.5 hours, 140 miles)

Stay at Holiday Inn, 1400 East Market Street(540-433-2521 )Dinner at Cally’s Brew Pub, 41 Court Square

Saturday June 4th Bike along Skyline Drive63 total miles Lunch at Big Meadows Grill

Bike to Sperryville, VA

Stay at The House on Water StreetDinner at Thorton’s Grille

Sunday June 5th Bike along country roads through Virginia Hunt Country86 total miles Lunch in Middleburg at the Red Horse Tavern, Washington St

Bike to Whites Ferry & Gaithersburg

DAY 1 – FIRST LEG

Harrisonburg to Swift Run Gap – 22 miles

DAY 1 – SECOND LEG

Swift Run Gap to Big Meadows – 14 miles

DAY 1 – THIRD LEG

Big Meadows to Sperryville – 27 miles

DAY 2 – FIRST LEG1. Turn right onto US 211 – 4.9 mi2. Turn left a Main St./US 211 BR

follow Main St 1.4mi (go through Town of Washington)

3. Continue on Fodderstack Rd. - 5.2 mi

4. Turn Left at US 522 - 0.2 mi (Town of Flint Hill)

5. Turn Right at Crest Hill Rd./VA 647 (At BBT Bank) Continue to follow Crest Hill Rd. – 16.7 mi (cross Leeds Manor Rd.)

6. Turn Left at Free State Rd.- 0.3 mi (cross over Rt. 66 & go through Town of Marshall)

7. Turn Right at John Marshall Hwy/W. Main St./VA 55 – 5.2 mi

8. Turn Left at Loudoun Ave – 0.3 mi (town of Plains)9. Continue on Halfway Rd. – 7.4 mi10. Continue on The Plains Rd./VA 626 – 0.4 mi (enter Middleburg)11. Turn Right onto John Mosby Hwy/US 50/W. Washington St. – 0.2 mi12. LUNCH IS AT THE RED HORSE TAVERN ON THE LEFT

Sperryville to Middleburg – 42 miles

DAY 2 – SECOND LEG

1. Leave Red Horse Tavern and head east on Main St. for 1-1/2 blocks

2. Turn Left at N. Madison St. (bear right at stop sign onto N. Madison and make a quick Left onto Foxcroft) – 0.2 mi

3. Continue on Foxcroft Rd. – 3.6 mi4. Turn Right at Mountville Rd. (also called Pot House Rd.)

stop and smoke a bowl – 2.9 mi5. Turn Right at Snickersville Turnpike – 0.6 mi6. Turn Left (or go straight) at Lime Kiln Rd. – 5.7 mi7. Turn Left at James Monroe Hwy/US 15 – 2.0 mi8. Continue on US 15 into Leesburg – 5.9 mi9. Continue on S. King St through Leesburg – 2.0 mi10. Continue on US 15 – 2.0 mi11. Turn Right at VA 655/Whites Ferry Rd – 1.3 mi12. Arrive at Whites Ferry

Middleburg to Whites Ferry – 26.2 miles

DAY 2 – THIRD LEG

Leesburg to Gaithersburg – 17.5 miles

1. Take Whites Ferry across the river into MD2. Turn Left onto Whites Ferry Rd/MD 107 into Poolesville3. Go through Poolesville and continue on Whites Ferry Rd/MD 1074. Turn Right onto MD 285. Stay on MD 28 to Kentlands

DAY 2 – THIRD LEGAlternate to Route 15

1. When you get to Route 15 Turn Right – go .38 mikes2. Turn Left onto Oatlands Mill Road, State Route 6503. Turn Left at Gleedsvill Road to stay on Route 6504. Turn Right on Route 15 and head into Leesburg5. Go back to directions to Whites Ferry