Summer trip

[Al Goodwin]

Since Melonys back surgery this past December :-[, we decided to just turn a long trip into a series of short days.  Day #1 is our longest day in the saddle, and it's just 325+/-....So I start doing some mapping and ran across this....

The Seneca Trail.

Has anyone here ridden it?

Also....I've posted our possible routes for our 12 days of riding.  We'll be sleeping late, taking our time, and taking lots of stops for pictures and just general taking it easy. 

Anyone have any "MUST SEES" along our route, please...post'em up.

http://www.traveling219.com/stories/elkins-marlinton/the-seneca-trail-history/

[Al Goodwin]

Day #6.

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.8838775,-81.5263641/38.286698,-79.3010059/@38.1545229,-79.4009559,10z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-81.3881991!2d37.1416083!3s0x884e2e33cdb1f775:0x6866ae52cd652575!3m4!1m2!1d-80.9204052!2d37.2820492!3s0x884e0cb7d5bc5345:0xee8f336f31aaecef!3m4!1m2!1d-80.0024089!2d38.0679656!3s0x884c85fb631b6e1d:0xd81cbd5310f5676e!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5711965!2d38.0860809!3s0x884ca592def52139:0xc14b2882355fafd1!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day 5

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Cardens+Bluff+Campground,+Hampton,+TN/36.8837082,-81.5266756/@36.5263202,-81.7120056,11z/data=!4m44!4m43!1m40!1m1!1s0x8850872f13bb697f:0xbdc56d5da1a4f44e!2m2!1d-82.1185343!2d36.3135309!3m4!1m2!1d-81.8532081!2d36.4860411!3s0x88505d439f2687a1:0x34f211ea3404930a!3m4!1m2!1d-81.9261445!2d36.6103562!3s0x88506bc15f9ef6d1:0x42e4be8c625a2ad1!3m4!1m2!1d-81.8409499!2d36.6198326!3s0x885041b0834a7db7:0x89833bd64560b5ad!3m4!1m2!1d-81.7021074!2d36.6515899!3s0x885047ef1270892d:0x57f70976bf3c15d4!3m4!1m2!1d-81.6053929!2d36.6170632!3s0x88504981bdd83efb:0x5edc345f2547acc8!3m4!1m2!1d-81.4779561!2d36.6977032!3s0x8851cb0468a30469:0xdb043f9249f51bbf!3m4!1m2!1d-81.4423017!2d36.9251411!3s0x8851d416233f945b:0xca40301d543e0a96!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day #3 & 4

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.8555263,-82.9713753/36.3085008,-82.1166642/@36.024592,-82.4851463,11z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8574611!2d35.7970651!3s0x885a2c7bec3c10bf:0x566b40bd2c5197c5!3m4!1m2!1d-82.3895534!2d36.0384407!3s0x885a6d5b278f3e1d:0xd5d9b4a2e04eac1d!3m4!1m2!1d-82.0954904!2d36.122656!3s0x88509bb1d91d8831:0x7dc415c0e0825798!3m4!1m2!1d-82.1545634!2d36.1661477!3s0x88509cc7cb4c6251:0xc7940c63abac56da!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day #2

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.4040297,-82.8111382/35.3694798,-82.931902/35.3301361,-82.8208371/35.4935455,-82.7379246/35.8384829,-82.9541885/@35.8484729,-82.964196,15.23z/data=!4m32!4m31!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8959607!2d35.4564485!3s0x88599df0024523c9:0x7b1eac7cdb6c54ed!1m0!1m0!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-82.815588!2d35.535843!3s0x885984afa2fece05:0x73f2c28f09dba054!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8876477!2d35.5926143!3s0x88598241ddde9ff5:0x7c640ec0fb5623bd!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8799551!2d35.7109086!3s0x885a2a9e886b67f3:0xd1cdb619d92d5b61!3m4!1m2!1d-82.854935!2d35.8394343!3s0x885a2dadcd945389:0x279fded811fdb996!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day #1 of our trip...

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Vinemont,+AL/35.4039778,-82.8111281/@34.8528963,-84.8156492,9z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m15!1m1!1s0x888832fa6e440671:0x29279b1ebfb35d14!2m2!1d-86.8671293!2d34.2429261!3m4!1m2!1d-86.3852129!2d34.5481632!3s0x886205d6e0326dc9:0x32dc5bf1dcb82bb4!3m4!1m2!1d-84.2637462!2d35.0110381!3s0x885f00a1bd3c721d:0x4bfed81519d8330b!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day 7

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.1357727,-79.4053466/38.2865784,-79.3008909/@38.2813526,-79.2973097,14z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-79.6945431!2d38.5765295!3s0x884b3e55ba9026d9:0x9cfc7b547c8b0c42!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5374273!2d38.3490417!3s0x884b5021d739efc9:0xe57920e50a7da202!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day 8

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.1359021,-79.4032917/36.6404753,-80.7279344/@36.7467849,-80.5217687,11z/data=!4m34!4m33!1m30!3m4!1m2!1d-79.78034!2d37.930459!3s0x884c95b43fb70bc3:0xc57032c46d58d64e!3m4!1m2!1d-79.7102954!2d37.5323196!3s0x884cdf89b39cfb07:0x2b15116751ffafff!3m4!1m2!1d-79.8633129!2d37.309348!3s0x884d111232da4ce3:0x736c73c78f03d698!3m4!1m2!1d-80.1185904!2d37.019499!3s0x884d828cfff41c37:0x92fc57a590560b8b!3m4!1m2!1d-80.2839478!2d36.8673353!3s0x8852778f14d80369:0x3d9e339b0874e753!3m4!1m2!1d-80.5089138!2d36.6538494!3s0x8852147a7ab7c2a1:0x640cfd3f2bf95fb4!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day 9

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.640214,-80.7278557/35.7426491,-82.2298287/@36.15226,-81.3259829,9.87z/data=!4m44!4m43!1m40!3m4!1m2!1d-80.9744598!2d36.4875162!3s0x88518e31306ad615:0xebdd4ddf0d57c3fb!3m4!1m2!1d-81.1091842!2d36.4320923!3s0x885199c99a1c9c95:0xa0e7323eb4a7cc02!3m4!1m2!1d-81.4679348!2d36.2451683!3s0x8851010be9369367:0x3c720aabae0f4d4b!3m4!1m2!1d-81.5438257!2d36.2292986!3s0x8850fe73424f7ad5:0x831a2845062db2f7!3m4!1m2!1d-81.6165363!2d36.1681004!3s0x8850fb6f4abf9f71:0xa7666de330a82638!3m4!1m2!1d-81.7336704!2d36.1223518!3s0x8850efb3140fff03:0xe0d43df863440f26!3m4!1m2!1d-82.0980543!2d35.8420404!3s0x8850a590fdf34bd9:0xfc4bec06bd2cf369!3m4!1m2!1d-82.0412882!2d35.7676781!3s0x8850ae2779fe346b:0xc2550a82d7e5dadd!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day 10

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.7428499,-82.2296184/34.6886531,-84.0223664/@34.7116865,-83.8663754,11.87z/data=!4m29!4m28!1m25!3m4!1m2!1d-82.6230823!2d35.4685343!3s0x885993b48def219f:0xbaecd80ecd2bed90!3m4!1m2!1d-82.8475075!2d35.319799!3s0x8859a1a369a5fb6d:0xb92b84b233dd9006!3m4!1m2!1d-82.993162!2d35.2673581!3s0x88590953c3369629:0xb45288e4ce922b96!3m4!1m2!1d-83.1651916!2d35.0866235!3s0x88591c20185a1bdb:0xaadbf536f22df512!3m4!1m2!1d-83.7099259!2d34.9204434!3s0x885f2ef7fa5b6e0f:0x1deff72ac71b21fb!1m0!3e0?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

Day 11

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.6886605,-84.0223361/34.8628334,-84.6671127/@34.8587066,-84.6549166,13z/data=!4m3!4m2!3e0!5i1?hl=en

[Al Goodwin]

AND...Day 12...back home.

.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.8646929,-84.6668041/377+County+Road+1286,+Vinemont,+AL/@34.5495845,-85.7710078,10z/data=!4m39!4m38!1m30!3m4!1m2!1d-85.2606451!2d34.9176653!3s0x8860683b41d04137:0xf556227ae377d432!3m4!1m2!1d-85.4244611!2d34.8487426!3s0x886046112693790f:0xb94d2cd6369d9cab!3m4!1m2!1d-85.4747488!2d34.7859815!3s0x8860482c5b9734bf:0xd535061ee98021b0!3m4!1m2!1d-85.5803162!2d34.7725051!3s0x88603567cb6f8d0d:0x8fd741ed55681263!3m4!1m2!1d-86.0704515!2d34.542998!3s0x8861e499c09fcba9:0xf5e41c706865c9b5!3m4!1m2!1d-86.5405701!2d34.3086544!3s0x8889e64b61d56a41:0x2053e2233a538a0e!1m5!1m1!1s0x8889cd3946370e1d:0x251026119c8f51c2!2m2!1d-86.8879515!2d34.2650946!3e0?hl=en

[Brian A]

That looks like it will be a seriously good trip. Many miles of good roads and nice scenery.
When do you guys go?

[Al Goodwin]

That looks like it will be a seriously good trip. Many miles of good roads and nice scenery.
When do you guys go?

Heading out on july 5th.

[norton73]

Not being on a pc, it's hard to keep the maps straight, at least for me.
Day 8, camp at Willeville motorcycle camp,
http://www.willvillebikecamp.com

Day 6?
Go to Cass scenic railway
http://www.cassrailroad.com

Be sure to ride hiway 150, the highland scenic hiway
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/917/West-Virginia/The-Highland-Scenic-Highway-(SR-150).html#sthash.w63ab9Y2.dpbs

Visit Seneca Rocks and ride up to Spruce Knob, highest point in WV
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mnf/recarea/?recid=7053

While in that area, check out smokehole road,
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/75/1935/West-Virginia/Smoke-Hole-Road.html#sthash.5eNTqqeS.dpbs