08-31-2025, 06:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-01-2025, 05:38 AM by misterprofessionality.)
Thanks Pdedse
On the eastern side of things, ill use this here space to make my case for far eastern Kentucky. Pikeville to be exact. The reason I wanted to make this case is because i got a vague idea for it earlier during Rally week, but when i really sat down and thought it through it was so easy to plan that i couldnt help but conclude it was the perfect idea.
Ok, the short version is ive found the following Pros in Pikeville:
The size of the town is small and thus easy to exit.
Lodging currently appears to be much cheaper than Kingsport.
Fun and exciting roads are found IMMEDIATELY upon exiting the town. No highway treks to get to the good stuff. Furthermore, folks that arent necessarily feeling a 150 mile day will have much easier access to just hopping out of town about 50 or 60 miles to have the full mountain riding experience.
Routes are much more fun-dense and less broken up between different travel sections. This means you can have just as much fun in fewer miles, thus conserving energy.
Its far enough from Berea and Kingsport and Summersville that routes from either location would not be repeated.
Points of interest are also pretty dense around there.
Food in Pikeville seems predictable and good, if limited.
Other than that i have developed 5 unique riding routes after only one hour of research....imagine what we could do if somebody did some real dedicated research.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nynrzPoPVZpDD4Ry7?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LGNWLNcrpJdDaqX26?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HVmYiqBUGBJM2yJr6?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rZh7CaqeudoqXR3T9?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RHGXYyrTWDVRg5sFA?g_st
Consulting some of the "cartoon" ride maps on the internet give you another idea of hust how fun-dense this area really is. Find Pikeville on this map and look at its immediate area. Its stunning!
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bkc7q42rn...8&e=3&dl=0
Anyway let me know what you think everybody. The Berea Rally was a good time according to those that attended but what im proposing is a completely new experience.
On the eastern side of things, ill use this here space to make my case for far eastern Kentucky. Pikeville to be exact. The reason I wanted to make this case is because i got a vague idea for it earlier during Rally week, but when i really sat down and thought it through it was so easy to plan that i couldnt help but conclude it was the perfect idea.
Ok, the short version is ive found the following Pros in Pikeville:
The size of the town is small and thus easy to exit.
Lodging currently appears to be much cheaper than Kingsport.
Fun and exciting roads are found IMMEDIATELY upon exiting the town. No highway treks to get to the good stuff. Furthermore, folks that arent necessarily feeling a 150 mile day will have much easier access to just hopping out of town about 50 or 60 miles to have the full mountain riding experience.
Routes are much more fun-dense and less broken up between different travel sections. This means you can have just as much fun in fewer miles, thus conserving energy.
Its far enough from Berea and Kingsport and Summersville that routes from either location would not be repeated.
Points of interest are also pretty dense around there.
Food in Pikeville seems predictable and good, if limited.
Other than that i have developed 5 unique riding routes after only one hour of research....imagine what we could do if somebody did some real dedicated research.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nynrzPoPVZpDD4Ry7?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LGNWLNcrpJdDaqX26?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HVmYiqBUGBJM2yJr6?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rZh7CaqeudoqXR3T9?g_st=ac
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RHGXYyrTWDVRg5sFA?g_st
Consulting some of the "cartoon" ride maps on the internet give you another idea of hust how fun-dense this area really is. Find Pikeville on this map and look at its immediate area. Its stunning!
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bkc7q42rn...8&e=3&dl=0
Anyway let me know what you think everybody. The Berea Rally was a good time according to those that attended but what im proposing is a completely new experience.