"Sugar Valley" Ride, Bartow County GA, Sat 2/11
02-09-17, 04:38 PM
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"Sugar Valley" Ride, Bartow County GA, Sat 2/11
Saturday 2/11
Roll out at 9:30 AM
Start @ Railroad St, Addairsville, Bartow County, Georgia 30103.
There will be a 51 mile option and a 41 mile options
The 41 mile route heads north from Adairsville to Sugar Valley and back. Approximately 1500 ft climbing. Store stop at mile 23 in Sugar Valley.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16977184
The 51 mile route heads north from Adairsville to "The Pocket", climbs over Calhoun Gap, descends to Sugar Valley for a store stop at mile 31 and returns South to Adairsville. This is a very scenic route with approximately 2350 ft climbing.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18924720
I will be riding the 51 mile option at 15-16 MPH if by myself, maybe as fast as 18MPH if I can latch on to a group. Hope to see you there.
-Tim-
Roll out at 9:30 AM
Start @ Railroad St, Addairsville, Bartow County, Georgia 30103.
There will be a 51 mile option and a 41 mile options
The 41 mile route heads north from Adairsville to Sugar Valley and back. Approximately 1500 ft climbing. Store stop at mile 23 in Sugar Valley.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16977184
The 51 mile route heads north from Adairsville to "The Pocket", climbs over Calhoun Gap, descends to Sugar Valley for a store stop at mile 31 and returns South to Adairsville. This is a very scenic route with approximately 2350 ft climbing.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18924720
I will be riding the 51 mile option at 15-16 MPH if by myself, maybe as fast as 18MPH if I can latch on to a group. Hope to see you there.
-Tim-
02-10-17, 09:35 AM
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Sorry I'm going to miss this one, it's one of my favorite routes.
02-10-17, 08:18 PM
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Too cold at 9:30 am! I have a Conflict anyways. Silver comet trail in the afternoon when it is hopefully 70 F.
02-11-17, 06:52 PM
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Rolled out with a faster group but had to stop for a nature break and couldn't reestablish contact. I hung with the slower group but they opted for a shorter route and so I wound up riding most of it on my own.
This is the first time I've done The Pocket or Calhoun Gap. Horn Mountain is really something.
-Tim-
This is the first time I've done The Pocket or Calhoun Gap. Horn Mountain is really something.
-Tim-
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02-13-17, 02:35 PM
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Horn Mountain from the Calhoun side is a serious climb. I love the way it winds up the mountain making you think you're about to be at the top, only to find out that there's another bend, and another, and another.
02-14-17, 01:33 PM
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I think we did it the other way, from the Pocket toward Sugar Valley.
