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Nov 10th Southeast Ohio ride, anyone?
- Thread starter Chuck78
- Start date
2015
2015
I plan to make it out a lot more this next season starting in late May once we are done rehabbing two houses, moving from one to the other, & selling the big old Victorian mansion to have a more affordable turn of the century foursquare style brick house... Been quite busy to say the least. I do have a cool historic 2 car brick garage now, FINALLY... Haven't been able to use my old garage since I moved out & rented the old place to friends.
2015 should find me doing a little more SE Ohio exploring, more riding, & lots of West Virginia & beyond extended 3-4 day weekends. I can't wait, as this past season was my all time low for bike mileage unfortunately.
2015
I plan to make it out a lot more this next season starting in late May once we are done rehabbing two houses, moving from one to the other, & selling the big old Victorian mansion to have a more affordable turn of the century foursquare style brick house... Been quite busy to say the least. I do have a cool historic 2 car brick garage now, FINALLY... Haven't been able to use my old garage since I moved out & rented the old place to friends.
2015 should find me doing a little more SE Ohio exploring, more riding, & lots of West Virginia & beyond extended 3-4 day weekends. I can't wait, as this past season was my all time low for bike mileage unfortunately.
Chuck, if you know more than a couple of days before when you are going to take any of those trips, please feel free to let me know. I'd be willing to meet up in or near Columbus (I'm here in Miamisburg, just south of Dayton).
2015
2015
Yeah, Dogma & son, Notz & Mrs Notz, Cowboyup3371, Old guy, Storm 64, Loud ET, and maybe a few others (Steve???) are all around 1.5-2.5 hours of where I start the rides out from, so maybe we can all get together for a cruise through Clear Creek/Hocking Hills/Zaleski State Forest-Lake Hope/Burr Oak State Park/Wayne National Forest areas at some time in late spring. The Clear Creek/Hocking/Burr Oak areas are my favorites.
Starting at US22 and US33 southwest of Lancaster, OH or at the Rock Mill covered bridge and historic mill near there off Lithopolis Rd NW. We could hit just the Hocking routes and then make a return back through Hocking for a short 2.5 hour ride or maybe extend it to 3-3.5, or we could go through Hocking and down to the Lake Hope area and then east across 33 to hit 685 and OH-78 Scenic ByWay, then Storm Norm & Adam LoudET could head out on 555N to 669E for some more fun or stay on 78 and head back northeast, and the rest of us could take 555 S off of 78 down to 550, maybe catch 676(?) briefly and then 550 towards Athens, then the rest of you all from the Cincy/Dayton area could head back across on 56N/W to 22W or some other route. The longer routes mentioned would be 5-ish hours saddle time as a group. I'm not trying to organize a mini-GS Rally with a dozen or more riders to keep track of, but getting together for a more lightly planned ride would be nice. I love sharing my favorite routes as well as off the beaten path hiking spots, etc...
If anyone feels like really exploring, I'm down for some deep SE OH rides, but the areas mentioned above I almost know as well as the back of my hand (and more scenic stops, better for small group ride for those reasons). Deep in SE OH has more roads with a high frequency of curves, but so far, some of my favorite stuff is in that first above mentioned route, and hard to beat the scenery anywhere else in this part of the country (see posts below!). Christmas Rock Rd's ending and going into Revenge Rd, the scenic Clear Creek Rd (parts are rough but it;s worth enduring), 374, Big Pine, parts of 664, 56 between 664 and 374 (could loop this and Chapel Ridge Rd->374-.56-Chapel Ridge either direction all day long!), as well as some detours on Harble-Griffith, GooseCreek Rd, etc, and then 685E->13N->78E to 555 or wherever else. Top picks. Deep into SE OH, 565-260jog-537 is my favorite little stretch, as well as Dalzell Rd (forgot the Co Rd name that is on the signs) and the western end of Germantown Rd. these are all midway on OH-26 Scenic Byway near the intersection of 260. Oh and not too far west of Dalzell/Germantown is OH-530, a must ride, one of the most fun, flowing roads in the state... Maybe Storm and I could do some exploring out that way, as it is far from Cincinnati/Dayton.
2015
Yeah, Dogma & son, Notz & Mrs Notz, Cowboyup3371, Old guy, Storm 64, Loud ET, and maybe a few others (Steve???) are all around 1.5-2.5 hours of where I start the rides out from, so maybe we can all get together for a cruise through Clear Creek/Hocking Hills/Zaleski State Forest-Lake Hope/Burr Oak State Park/Wayne National Forest areas at some time in late spring. The Clear Creek/Hocking/Burr Oak areas are my favorites.
Starting at US22 and US33 southwest of Lancaster, OH or at the Rock Mill covered bridge and historic mill near there off Lithopolis Rd NW. We could hit just the Hocking routes and then make a return back through Hocking for a short 2.5 hour ride or maybe extend it to 3-3.5, or we could go through Hocking and down to the Lake Hope area and then east across 33 to hit 685 and OH-78 Scenic ByWay, then Storm Norm & Adam LoudET could head out on 555N to 669E for some more fun or stay on 78 and head back northeast, and the rest of us could take 555 S off of 78 down to 550, maybe catch 676(?) briefly and then 550 towards Athens, then the rest of you all from the Cincy/Dayton area could head back across on 56N/W to 22W or some other route. The longer routes mentioned would be 5-ish hours saddle time as a group. I'm not trying to organize a mini-GS Rally with a dozen or more riders to keep track of, but getting together for a more lightly planned ride would be nice. I love sharing my favorite routes as well as off the beaten path hiking spots, etc...
If anyone feels like really exploring, I'm down for some deep SE OH rides, but the areas mentioned above I almost know as well as the back of my hand (and more scenic stops, better for small group ride for those reasons). Deep in SE OH has more roads with a high frequency of curves, but so far, some of my favorite stuff is in that first above mentioned route, and hard to beat the scenery anywhere else in this part of the country (see posts below!). Christmas Rock Rd's ending and going into Revenge Rd, the scenic Clear Creek Rd (parts are rough but it;s worth enduring), 374, Big Pine, parts of 664, 56 between 664 and 374 (could loop this and Chapel Ridge Rd->374-.56-Chapel Ridge either direction all day long!), as well as some detours on Harble-Griffith, GooseCreek Rd, etc, and then 685E->13N->78E to 555 or wherever else. Top picks. Deep into SE OH, 565-260jog-537 is my favorite little stretch, as well as Dalzell Rd (forgot the Co Rd name that is on the signs) and the western end of Germantown Rd. these are all midway on OH-26 Scenic Byway near the intersection of 260. Oh and not too far west of Dalzell/Germantown is OH-530, a must ride, one of the most fun, flowing roads in the state... Maybe Storm and I could do some exploring out that way, as it is far from Cincinnati/Dayton.
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Hocking Hills State Forest area 2015 riding & attractions
Hocking Hills State Forest area 2015 riding & attractions
I'm sure you all would want to return for more in the future after riding that stuff. Great for a weekend even, lots of camping and cabin options, and Hocking has the most amazing cliff/waterfall hiking areas in the entire state hands down, no contest. As in dozens of spots, about 8-10 publicized well marked hiking destination areas - Cantwell Cliffs, Rock House (cool cliff cave), Ash Cave (big cliff recess cave), Cedar Falls, Old Man's Cave (more of a beautiful little gorge with lots of little recesses in the rocks, several falls in the gorge), Conkle's Hollow, etc... As well as less publicized nature preserves in the area, many trails in Clear Creek Metro Park, Rock Stalls Nature Preserve, the Big Pine Rd rock clmbing area, all the backwoods cliffs off the Bridle Trails, Saltpetre Cave(s) Nature Preserve, etc. Every one of those is very worthwhile checking out. The Blackhand sandstone in the region (harder than the surrounding sandstone that got eroded away) is responsible for the awesome topography in the area, tons of rock outcroppings and cliffs all over, and the spectacular cliffs that range from 40 feet to 250+ feet tall (the tallest are unmarked areas in the state forest on remote trails, the marked areas are parts of the state park).
Ash Cave
Old Man's Cave upper falls
Secret spot - Corkscrew Falls near Rock Stalls Nature Preserve
can't recall this exact spot, but it's in Hocking - nice gallery - http://www.touring-ohio.com/southeast/hocking-hills/photo-gallery.html
The Ghost Bike Memorial at a junction on the amazing State Route 374 @OH-180
Hocking Hills State Forest area 2015 riding & attractions
I'm sure you all would want to return for more in the future after riding that stuff. Great for a weekend even, lots of camping and cabin options, and Hocking has the most amazing cliff/waterfall hiking areas in the entire state hands down, no contest. As in dozens of spots, about 8-10 publicized well marked hiking destination areas - Cantwell Cliffs, Rock House (cool cliff cave), Ash Cave (big cliff recess cave), Cedar Falls, Old Man's Cave (more of a beautiful little gorge with lots of little recesses in the rocks, several falls in the gorge), Conkle's Hollow, etc... As well as less publicized nature preserves in the area, many trails in Clear Creek Metro Park, Rock Stalls Nature Preserve, the Big Pine Rd rock clmbing area, all the backwoods cliffs off the Bridle Trails, Saltpetre Cave(s) Nature Preserve, etc. Every one of those is very worthwhile checking out. The Blackhand sandstone in the region (harder than the surrounding sandstone that got eroded away) is responsible for the awesome topography in the area, tons of rock outcroppings and cliffs all over, and the spectacular cliffs that range from 40 feet to 250+ feet tall (the tallest are unmarked areas in the state forest on remote trails, the marked areas are parts of the state park).
Ash Cave
Old Man's Cave upper falls
Secret spot - Corkscrew Falls near Rock Stalls Nature Preserve
can't recall this exact spot, but it's in Hocking - nice gallery - http://www.touring-ohio.com/southeast/hocking-hills/photo-gallery.html
The Ghost Bike Memorial at a junction on the amazing State Route 374 @OH-180
Airplane Rock viewed from further down the rim trail of Conkle's Hollow Gorge
Ash Cave again, lower water level, but people to put the cliffs' sheer size in perspective
Cedar Falls - great falls and sheer cliffs in the downstream gorge - nice long hike connects to Old Man's Cave
Rock House - cool cave running parallel to the cliff faces back inside the cliffs, ends overlooking a little waterfall off some tall cliffs above
Ash Cave again, lower water level, but people to put the cliffs' sheer size in perspective
Cedar Falls - great falls and sheer cliffs in the downstream gorge - nice long hike connects to Old Man's Cave
Rock House - cool cave running parallel to the cliff faces back inside the cliffs, ends overlooking a little waterfall off some tall cliffs above
Rockbridge waterfall
Rockbridge
Cantwell Cliffs? Couldn't find a ton of images of that cool place
Cantwell Cliffs again I believe?
Cave at Conkle's Hollow
Awesome photoblog around Conkle's Hollow, please click - http://www.kellymariataylor.com/tag/conkles-hollow/
Conkle's Hollow gorge trail
Conkle's Hollow gorge trail, double falls:
TONS, literally 60-100, of private cabin rentals in the area. It's the staple of the economy for many landowners in the region:
Rockbridge
Cantwell Cliffs? Couldn't find a ton of images of that cool place
Cantwell Cliffs again I believe?
Cave at Conkle's Hollow
Awesome photoblog around Conkle's Hollow, please click - http://www.kellymariataylor.com/tag/conkles-hollow/
Conkle's Hollow gorge trail
Conkle's Hollow gorge trail, double falls:
TONS, literally 60-100, of private cabin rentals in the area. It's the staple of the economy for many landowners in the region:
Oh yeah, very twisty scenic roads are plentiful in this area as well...
^ Clear Creek Rd above and below
Car and Driver Magazine cites Ohio State Route 78 as one of the most scenic highways nationwide, and has used the "Rim of the World" section around Burr Oak Lake as a testing grounds
...to put the area on a twisties pedestal, Road and Track Magazine did their Performance Car of the Year Shootout in Hocking Hills!
Hard to find other twisty roads pictures of the area.
^ Clear Creek Rd above and below
Car and Driver Magazine cites Ohio State Route 78 as one of the most scenic highways nationwide, and has used the "Rim of the World" section around Burr Oak Lake as a testing grounds
...to put the area on a twisties pedestal, Road and Track Magazine did their Performance Car of the Year Shootout in Hocking Hills!
Hard to find other twisty roads pictures of the area.
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Decent video of two fellas on sport bikes blazing through parts of 664-56-374 in Hocking, ending going downhill on my favorite hillclimb southbound on the north end of Route 374
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIyyapKw0oY
more images... can you tell it's winter, and I'm going through outdoor recreation withdrawal???
secret location, my favorite backwoods hike
Climbing near Conkle's Hollow
View from Airplane Rock at Conkle's Hollow Rim Trail
off Big Pine Rd, maybe this is Hunter's Rock?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIyyapKw0oY
more images... can you tell it's winter, and I'm going through outdoor recreation withdrawal???
secret location, my favorite backwoods hike
Climbing near Conkle's Hollow
View from Airplane Rock at Conkle's Hollow Rim Trail
off Big Pine Rd, maybe this is Hunter's Rock?
The links don't work anymore because Google keeps "updating"/downgrading their online mapping capabilities... I will translate them to the new Google formats as I have time later this year. In the meantime, email me for good directions like in my posted map screenshots, or take the raw map url's & read the road names & GPS coordinates coded into the URL's map it yourself
AWESOME! 676 is nice near Marietta &:near 555. 555 to 78 then west to 13s to 685w to 78 again..GREAT route! 377 is also a very fun alternate to 555, easier and for many, more enjoyable. Nonstop sweepers&hills. 555 is very tight & technical in places, but not as enjoyable for me as other more flowing tight technical roads. If you get to cut thru the Hockng Hills area, you will be on some great roads! Holiday weekend means lots more tourist traffic though.
I hope the map routes remained intact since the new Google format changes. They only allow 8 or so destinations now, so my old maps with 26 destinations get all jumbled up with missing points & alternate Google decided routes
I hope the map routes remained intact since the new Google format changes. They only allow 8 or so destinations now, so my old maps with 26 destinations get all jumbled up with missing points & alternate Google decided routes
536 the "Ohio Dragon" is unrideable now due to all the heavy weight fracking trucks ruining the pavement. 255 is rideable but getting rough (bummer, great fun road). 536 is scheduled for repaving in 2017.
78 is showing signs of cracking and age but still very rideable, scheduled for repaving late summer 2015. all of 278 & much of 56, just got repaved, as well as others.
So roads deep into SE OH around 26 & south are under heavy use by fracking trucks & equipment and going downhill, but roads north & west of Marietta are getting repaved before they even need it, good news for the areas closer to Nelsonville/Hocking Hills/Lancaster/Columbus! Shame for 255 & 536...
26 is still good, Beatnic just rode it from PA to the Red River Gorge. Just north if 26, Dalzell & Germantown rd's just got repaved.
I've also been working east of Columbus now and exploring roads near Zanesville & Coshocton. Some good stuff out that way as well, less traffic than the Hocking Hills area as there aren't much in the way of amazing cliffs & waterfalls to attract hikers & sightseers. 60 from 16 tokillbuck, 541 both sides of Coshocton especially west to 79. Pinecrest. Eight Street Rd, etc... 93 from 541 to 208, very awesome enjoyable cruise for all types if riders, NORM - GREAT ROUTE FOR YOU TO VISIT COLUMBUS - on the way & very pleasant!
78 is showing signs of cracking and age but still very rideable, scheduled for repaving late summer 2015. all of 278 & much of 56, just got repaved, as well as others.
So roads deep into SE OH around 26 & south are under heavy use by fracking trucks & equipment and going downhill, but roads north & west of Marietta are getting repaved before they even need it, good news for the areas closer to Nelsonville/Hocking Hills/Lancaster/Columbus! Shame for 255 & 536...
26 is still good, Beatnic just rode it from PA to the Red River Gorge. Just north if 26, Dalzell & Germantown rd's just got repaved.
I've also been working east of Columbus now and exploring roads near Zanesville & Coshocton. Some good stuff out that way as well, less traffic than the Hocking Hills area as there aren't much in the way of amazing cliffs & waterfalls to attract hikers & sightseers. 60 from 16 tokillbuck, 541 both sides of Coshocton especially west to 79. Pinecrest. Eight Street Rd, etc... 93 from 541 to 208, very awesome enjoyable cruise for all types if riders, NORM - GREAT ROUTE FOR YOU TO VISIT COLUMBUS - on the way & very pleasant!
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