US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups

[Casper66]

Wonderful long weekend camping on Loft Mountain in the Shenandoah National Forest.

 

[Brock Samson]

Nice, we were up that way yesterday; wife was testing out a new camera. Saw a few rigs rolling by at Big Meadows. Would have been nice to stop and chat but the weather turned to crap and dumped on us!

 

[Uberland]

Any interest in a “rigs and coffee” meetup this weekend? With appropriate social distancing, of course...

 

[Brock Samson]

I'd be down.

 

[Casper66]

Nice, we were up that way yesterday; wife was testing out a new camera. Saw a few rigs rolling by at Big Meadows. Would have been nice to stop and chat but the weather turned to crap and dumped on us!

We made it home before the rain thank goodness

 

[sabjku]

Hey all... I found this website looking for really any non-paved road in Northern VA given that all the GWNF trails are closed due to the pandemic. I've seen references to Clifton, Dumfries, and a few others but can't find more details. I'm only a couple inches over stock, so no rock-crawling for me. I'm itching to get some mud on the tires, so if anyone has any suggestions centered around Fairfax, VA please let me know!

I've been swamped at work the last couple of months and have had little opportunity to get on here, so I'm catching up on a lot of older stuff!

Your post caught my attention as you mentioned "non paved" roads. A site that I use a lot is gravelmap.com. It was originally created by cyclists to share gravel routes, but I use it to map out routes all the time. Like @JRElaxED said, Loudon County is LOADED with miles and miles of probably what you're looking for. You could spend days exploring that area, let alone everything else you can find on there. I'm in Alexandria and if you ever want to do some day trips, or weekend trips out that way, let me know. @JRElaxED is right down the street from me, and there's a lot more OB members around here as well!

 

[Brock Samson]

Never heard of gravelmap.com before, thanks for that @sabjku !

 

[Uberland]

Never heard of gravelmap.com before, thanks for that @sabjku !

I’ll be looking into that as well!

 

[Casper66]

I had hoped we could have a get together this Saturday at the vineyard where I work. A friend of ours was killed and the memorial service is Saturday afternoon so we will have to do another weekend

 

[Bryan0302]

I was told this is my free weekend to wheel. Anyone heading out this weekend?

 

[Brock Samson]

I had hoped we could have a get together this Saturday at the vineyard where I work. A friend of ours was killed and the memorial service is Saturday afternoon so we will have to do another weekend

Sorry for your loss Casper.

I was told this is my free weekend to wheel. Anyone heading out this weekend?

This weekend is the opposite for me! haha

 

[Specter]

I had hoped we could have a get together this Saturday at the vineyard where I work. A friend of ours was killed and the memorial service is Saturday afternoon so we will have to do another weekend

Sorry for your loss, Casper.

 

[Uberland]

I'd be down.

Doesn’t sound like we have much of a quorum, unless others are interested?

 

[Brock Samson]

Yeah it doesn't look like a good weekend for me either now unfortunately. I don't think I have anything going on next weekend (18-19). Maybe we'll get more interest with a little more notice?

 

[deFine_overland]

I would be down, but I have family vacation obligations this weekend all of next week and the following weekend.

 

[sabjku]

Never heard of gravelmap.com before, thanks for that @sabjku !

You're welcome! I've found it to be a great resource.

 

[Brock Samson]

Anyone here mountain bike? I've been going 2-4 times a week to the river/resevoir trails downtown. I'm gonna head out tomorrow morning as well if anyone's interested.

 

[Uberland]

Hey all... I found this website looking for really any non-paved road in Northern VA given that all the GWNF trails are closed due to the pandemic. I've seen references to Clifton, Dumfries, and a few others but can't find more details. I'm only a couple inches over stock, so no rock-crawling for me. I'm itching to get some mud on the tires, so if anyone has any suggestions centered around Fairfax, VA please let me know!

I've been swamped at work the last couple of months and have had little opportunity to get on here, so I'm catching up on a lot of older stuff!

Your post caught my attention as you mentioned "non paved" roads. A site that I use a lot is gravelmap.com. It was originally created by cyclists to share gravel routes, but I use it to map out routes all the time. Like @JRElaxED said, Loudon County is LOADED with miles and miles of probably what you're looking for. You could spend days exploring that area, let alone everything else you can find on there. I'm in Alexandria and if you ever want to do some day trips, or weekend trips out that way, let me know. @JRElaxED is right down the street from me, and there's a lot more OB members around here as well!

On a whim, the missus and I headed out to hunt country using Gravelmap. Excellent resource...almost entirely accurate (a couple of paved stretches that were listed as gravel, but nothing major) and a great way to explore nearby areas. We’re looking forward to expanding our travels beyond the greater Middleburg area.

 

[VerticalGambit]

Hi all,

Just wanted to say hi. I'm new here and live in the Frederick area. I will keep my eye out on this forum for any updates on getting out on the weekend. I drive a stock Suburban (when I can keep it out of the shop) and normally just take it out to the Frederick watershed or around the Maryland/ Pennsylvania border.

Later

JP

 

[JRElaxED]

Cars & Coffee in Marshall, Va. Commonwealth Classics is having a meet up on Saturday the 25th. 8am to 11am with a chance to win a Warn 10k winch. Check them out on Instagram or give Bill a call. Asking for a food donation to help out local families. I should be there, look for ugly guy with a white jeep. Several local breweries and some great gravel roads can be explored after if anyone is up for it. Bring gmrs or cb for comms.