0
![Not allowed!](http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/images/buttons/down_dis.png)
![Not allowed!](http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/images/buttons/up_dis.png)
March is my 40th birthday, thinking of riding down to Austin for the race in April. Has anyone ever done that ride? How many days does it need to be completed without slabbing it the whole way?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've driven (not ridden) back from the race, and it's a lot of highway time. You could break it up with the Blue Ridge National Parkway, which I didn't do, or the Cherohala Skyway, which I did do. Well worth the detour, but still, it's a lot of miles.
'02 Ducati 998, '08 Ducati HyperMotard 1100S, '14 Subaru XV Crosstrek
I was in a rush and did it in 25hrs and 22mins with 2 short breaks. I detoured through the Gap and blue ridge parkway. Arkansas has good scenic routes. Then back roads through NE Dallas, then through the hill country from Waco to Austin.
There a lot of good roads if you have more time.
Q
I've been thinking about riding down them myself. I haven't done it before, but I'm making progress on convincing my partner to "let me" do it. I did a very quick estimate of how long it would take if I did a mix of slab and twisty backroads, without extreme time on the saddle (I'm no Iron Butt'er). Including the return trip, I estimated I'd need between a week and half to two (including Fri-Mon in Austin). It'd include backroads through Virginia, North Carolina, then again in Arkansas, and some in Texas. That was a very rough mental route with some help from Google maps, but I plan on putting a detailed route together at some point - I'll post it here once I have it.
Last edited by vinicio; 10-17-17 at 07:51 AM.
And here I thought this was about that documentary on Netflix...
My plan for riding from Providence to Austin - April 14-28, 2018
—————————————————————
Saturday, Apr 14: PVD to Grantsville, MD (Slab all the way, 8.5 hours, 560 miles)
—————————————————————
Sunday, 15: Grantsville to Dobson, NC (8 hours, 380 miles)
Google Maps
—————————————————————
Monday, 16: Dobson to Cave City, KY (9 hours, 420 miles)
Google Maps
—————————————————————
Tuesday, 17: Cave City to Jordan, AR (7 hours, 450 miles)
Google Maps
—————————————————————
Wednesday, 18: Jordan to Texarkana (8 hours, 360 miles)
Google Maps
—————————————————————
Thursday, 19: Texarkana to Austin (6.5 hours, 363 miles)
Google Maps
—————————————————————
Friday-Sunday @COTA
—————————————————————
Monday, 23: Austin to Vicksburg, MS (8 hours, 500 miles)
https://goo.gl/maps/3ou3mEVjseB2
—————————————————————
Tuesday, 24: Vicksburg to Cleveland, TN with stop at Barber (7 hours, 470 miles)
https://goo.gl/maps/VpZsgevJNR22
—————————————————————
Wednesday, 25: Cleveland to Dobson, NC (9.25 hours, 400 miles)
https://goo.gl/maps/tGuyENKjqTn
—————————————————————
Thursday, 26: Dobson to Summersville, WV (8 hours, 340 miles)
https://goo.gl/maps/hZKMsd4hgjG2
—————————————————————
Friday, 27: Summersville to York, PA (9 hours, 400 miles)
https://goo.gl/maps/GDWEmCx9KPT2
—————————————————————
Saturday, 28: York to PVD (Slab all the way, 6.5 hours, 350 miles)
Last edited by vinicio; 12-17-17 at 06:02 PM. Reason: updated, revised, refined routes, added details
I have friends in Summersville its nice roads are good, even some expressways through the mountains are amusing
this is good accept statistically you will have 2 rain days, if you time it right you can be in Motels
Last edited by Stromper; 12-21-17 at 07:12 PM.
The calculus of hate
It is not that I should win it is that you should lose
It is not that I succeed it is that you fail
It is not that I should live it is that you should die