Roll from Steady’s Campground at 8:30 with TB. We’ll hang with them until the end of Marble Top (mile 19.3) where they will turn right and we’ll continue straight to short cut their route. Check out the map. 46.5 miles and 2,900 ft.
Sat. 5/25 & Mon. 5/27
Rain Delay. New start time for Saturday is 1:00 pm.
Roll from Falling Water at 8:30 with TB, but will split at Retro Hughes. Climb the mountain and return on same route. 47 miles.
See you at Bub One’s on Monday for the traditional Holiday Ride at 9am, BYOB and some tip money for food. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32718415
Elites Saturday 5/18
Fish is on vacation. If anyone wants to do an Elite ride tomorrow, here is a 37-mile, shortened version of the TB route: https://ridewithgps.
The ride splits at mile 13.1. The store stop is at mile 18.7.
TB and Elites Saturday 5/11
Fly and Man in Black have put together a route from the “good ole days” when MiB was new to Chattanooga back in the 90s. It’s 67.5 miles starting from the Battlefield with some nice roads south of Lafayette that Bubba doesn’t get to very often. Refuel stop options are Catlett Groc on Round Pond (19.7), Lucky Groc on 136 (25.3), and Uncle Jed’s at 193/Chamberlain (46.1).
The Elite route splits off at 22.8 miles where the longer route goes south on Cook Rd and stays on Round Pond into Lafayette. Jog through Lafayette to pass the Circle K for a store stop option at 28 miles in addition to the earlier one above at Catlett Groc. 48 miles total.
When: 8:30
Where: Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center
TB Route: https://ridewithgps.com/
67.5 miles with 3,750 ft
Elite Route: https://ridewithgps.com/
48 miles with 2,400 ft
Sat. 5/4 RAIN DELAY
On a rain delay. Possibly roll at 11 but gravel option might not be a good one today
Weather permitting, Elites will do a shortened Gravel ride that includes the Daugherty Gap climb. See map for details. This ride will roll at 9:30 from Manor House and Mountain Cove Farms. Stay for Bluegrass Festival post-ride
Weather permitting, Elites will do a shortened Gravel ride that includes the Daugherty Gap climb. See map for details. This ride will roll at 9:30 from Manor House and Mountain Cove Farms. Stay for Bluegrass Festival post-ride
However, if you never have I encourage you to join the Little River Canyon ride with TB. It’s one of the best routes around. If you want to shorten, drive to the top of the first climb and start and end from there.
Sat. 4/27
Several Elite options that Pivot off of TB routes all rolling at 8:30 from River Drifters
Gravel Options
- up and back from River Driftes. Do as much of Prentice Cooper as you want. 37 miles https://ridewithgps.com/
routes/46383277 - Up Suck but take the loop over to Taft Hwy. Descend via W Road and fresh pavement 27.5 miles https://ridewithgps.com/
routes/46383318
Road option – Up and over Suck. Right at Powell’s Crossroads and back via the back of Signal on 127. Down the W road to River Drifters. 45 miles. Nobody needs a map for that route.
Englishman Option – do a loop to the east and south of Lafayette. Park at the Wilder Tower parking lot and we’ll leave at 9:00 for a 3.5 hour roll time, moderate pace, store stop around 30 miles.
Sat. 4/20
First, apologies for forgetting to post last week’s ride.
Roll with TB at 8:30 from I-75 GA Exit 345. See TB post for parking suggestions. Will roll with them until the store stop in Subligna at mile 26.8 at which point will head back north for the return. 53 miles.
Sat. 4/6
Elites will roll at 8:30 with TB from St. Elmo Food City. Over the toe and then up and over the Stair Steps, but then left on 299 to Murphy Hollow. Come down Slygo, up and over on Morganville Ridge and return via Creek Rd, Wauhatchie, etc. If you want more you can climb up Lookout on Scenic Hwy to Sanders. 44 miles without the add on. There’s a store at mile 28 if anyone needs it.
Sat. 3/30
Roll out from the Old Bi-Lo/B&B Discount/Tuesday night Worlds location at 8:45 for a similar route as TB, but only one climb and 46 miles. If timed correctly we’ll merge with TB somewhere on Levi Rd. If not, oh well….. Same route up Hotwater, Poe Rd, but then turn back right on Mowbray Mtn road at mile 27.6 to descend and back to the start. If you’re totally confused, look at the map.
TB Saturday 3/23
With the current forecast of rain early Saturday morning, Team Bubbas and the Elites are going a shorter route with some Hillz thrown in. Leaving Mike’s Hole in the Wall at 10:00 for anyone that wants to jump on.
Just under 40 miles with 3000′ of elevation. .
Watching the forecast over the next day. If it looks like the weather will be clear on Saturday we will post a ride with the usual metric distance.