I agree about many coming down from Whitetop not having a clue, when we do the ride we get the first shuttle from Abingdon to Whitetop so all the climbing is on the section between Damascus & Abingdon few people ride.
coffeesnob • if you do ride from Damascus to Whitetop do it as early in the day as possible.
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