Table Of Content(1) An Introduction to Bicycling the Blue Ridge (2) The Ultimate Bicycling Road (3) Weather in the Blue Ridge Mountains (4) Camping versus Lodging (5) Gearing Up: Special Equipment and Clothing (6) An Explanation of our Point-by-Point Descriptions (7) The Skyline Drive (8) Front Royal to Matthews Arm (9) Matthews Arm to Skyland (10) Skyland to Big Meadows (11) Big Meadows to Lewis Mountain (12) Lewis Mountain to Loft Mountain (13) Loft Mountain to Rockfish Gap (14) The Blue Ridge Parkway (15) Rockfish Gap to Otter Creek (16) Otter Creek to Peaks of Otter (17) Peaks of Otter to Roanoke Mountain (18) Roanoke Mountain to Rocky Knob (19) Rocky Knob to Mabry Mill (20) Mabry Mill to Fancy Gap (21) Fancy Gap to Cumberland Knob (22) Cumberland Knob to Doughton Park (23) Doughton Park to Northwest Trading Post (24) Northwest Trading Post to Julian Price Memorial Park (25) Julian Price Memorial Park to Linville Falls (26) Linville Falls to Crabtree Meadows (27) Crabtree Meadows to Craggy Gardens (28) Craggy Gardent to Asheville (29) Asheville to Mt. Pisgah (30) Mt. Pisgah to Cherokee (31) Great Smoky Mountains National Park
SynopsisThere is no ribbon of highway more ideal for cycling than the Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway they both entice the senses and physically challenge the body. The new edition of Bicycling the Blue Ridge continues as the definitive guide to this cyclist's dream road, offering completely updated information on lodging, bike shops, campgrounds, road crossings, points of interest, bed and breakfasts, panoramic views, groceries, and more. Written with racers, touring cyclists, and recreational cyclists in mind, this milepost-by-milepost guide covers every inch of the 574-mile path between Front Royal, Virginia, and Cherokee, North Carolina., There is no ribbon of highway more ideal for cycling than the Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway - they both entice the senses and physically challenge the body. The new edition of Bicycling the Blue Ridge continues as the definitive guide to this cyclist's dream road, offering completely updated information on lodging, bike shops, campgrounds, road crossings, points of interest, bed and breakfasts, panoramic views, groceries, and more. Written with racers, touring cyclists, and recreational cyclists in mind, this milepost-by-milepost guide covers every inch of the 574-mile path between Front Royal, Virginia, and Cherokee, North Carolina., There is no ribbon of highway more ideal for cycling than the Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway -- they both entice the senses and physically challenge the body. The new edition of Bicycling the Blue Ridge continues as the definitive guide to this cyclist's dream road, offering completely updated information on lodging, bike shops, campgrounds, road crossings, points of interest, bed and breakfasts, panoramic views, groceries, and more. Written with racers, touring cyclists, and recreational cyclists in mind, this milepost-by-milepost guide covers every inch of the 574-mile path between Front Royal, Virginia, and Cherokee, North Carolina.