Originally Posted by
rm -rf
Thanks for the info. I was thinking of riding from Boone in a few weeks, and never thought to check for road closings.
Here's the
BRP Road Closures link.
I had a nice ride on a closed section of the BRP near the 225 mile marker a few years ago. I took a chance that I could get through, and the bridge repair was rideable, so I had 4 or 5 miles of the BRP all to myself.
I'm planning on doing a bike tour of the entire BRP (via N. to S. route), starting later next week. I'm terrible with directions, and can't really afford the lost time and aggravation of detours, so I'm hoping I can sneak through at all three of their current closed section points. If I can manage that, and I can stay strong and make good time/distance each day, I might be able to do a little detour ride up Mt. Mitchell, when I get in the area; at least I hope to, anyway.
If anyone out there know's anything about these three closed areas, and the liklihood of my being able to bike-through them (or NOT!) during the Memorial Day weekend, feel free to share with the class.
Also, if anyone can reccomend any cheap motels that are very close to the Pkwy, that would be swell. At the moment, I have absolutely no idea where I'm going to bed down each night, I just know that I deffinitely won't be camping.
Wish me luck.
Nota