Gravel Ride Pics
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Beautiful in the Hoosier National Forest for sure. But as someone from Northern Indiana, I'd say a couple of those climbs are tough. I definitely had to push the bike up one hill, but I was not alone by any stretch. I would have loved to do the 60-mile, but I was not strong enough to climb 3,000+ ft. in 2016.
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The Standard Deluxe Dirt Road Century? I am hoping they have it again this year, and that the weather is as nice as it was last year. You have lots of pics of areas I want to explore, thanks for sharing!
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I had to look it up on Strava, but it is on Wild Wood Lane, near Prole. I don't know if this will work, but I tried dropping a pin on it in google maps for you. Try this
That is right in the middle of a 55mi route i figured out which starts in Cumming, goes west, then south to st charles, back east across 35, and returns notth to Cumming.
Ill have to figure up a modified route to hit this road up.
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Finally got my internet back so I can share some pics. These are all around Antofagasta, a coast city in the north of Chile. Lots of gravel roads around, haven't been around them all as there is some serious climbing involved in most of them.
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I rode these once on my road bike. West of Atlanta near Dallas or Braswell...
Williams Rd.
![](https://www.dropbox.com/s/buer91id8ixqzqr/gravel001.jpg?dl=1)
Brushy Mountain Rd
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Williams Rd.
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Brushy Mountain Rd
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Well done guys and gals, great thread.
Anyone know how to upload a video?
Anyone know how to upload a video?
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What is that off to the left?
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Put it on youtube and then just paste a link into the reply window.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA4PFJRgJvU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA4PFJRgJvU
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#43
don't try this at home.
An interesting thread, thanks.
Here in SW Ohio, there's essentially zero gravel roads. Even the lane-and-a-half farm roads are paved.
New York State
I rode part of this route in New York State last summer, found on a "riding the Catskills" blog. The route was tagged "Worth the Trip". Yes, it was.
The gravel roads were all nicely maintained and graded. A nice mix of woods and farmland. Some steep hills along the way.
Here's the blog post with a map and photos: Meridale 43
A couple of snapshots from my ride:
Old rock fences in the woods.
Here in SW Ohio, there's essentially zero gravel roads. Even the lane-and-a-half farm roads are paved.
New York State
I rode part of this route in New York State last summer, found on a "riding the Catskills" blog. The route was tagged "Worth the Trip". Yes, it was.
The gravel roads were all nicely maintained and graded. A nice mix of woods and farmland. Some steep hills along the way.
Here's the blog post with a map and photos: Meridale 43
A couple of snapshots from my ride:
Old rock fences in the woods.
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I have no idea if they have a particular name in English but those are pools to contain and redirect landslides. Where I live it's a desert terrain but sometimes (every 10 years or so) we get an unusual amount of precipitation which back in 1991 caused a series of landslides that severely affected the city. The pools were built a few years later in the major ravines around the city to prevent this from happening again.
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Great thread!
Cascade River Road
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Between Ellensburg and Cle Elum
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Tronsen Ridge Road
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Middle Fork Snoqualmie (a dumpster dive)
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Cascade River Road
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/26892109234_eec7171d7f_o_d.jpg)
Between Ellensburg and Cle Elum
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Tronsen Ridge Road
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Middle Fork Snoqualmie (a dumpster dive)
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Here's the blog post with a map and photos: Meridale 43