The route heads west out of Washington on Harris Hollow and climbs up to the highest point inside the first 6 miles. This is mostly a gradual climb gaining about 600 feet over those first miles. The route follows the Rush River that flows out of of the Shenandoah.
At the top of the climb there is a fairly steep descent on gravel that turns to a fast runout on pavement. After a short spell on 211, the route follows Rock Mills road to the lowest point of the route, again at the Rush River.
At this point the 20 mile Rough Ride bears to the left and climbs away from the river on Long Mountain Rd. This is a scenic, fun and somewhat difficult couple miles of gravel. At the left onto Tiger Valley, riders are rewarded with views of the mountains and just a couple miles back to Washington.
At the top of the climb there is a fairly steep descent on gravel that turns to a fast runout on pavement. After a short spell on 211, the route follows Rock Mills road to the lowest point of the route, again at the Rush River.
At this point the 20 mile Rough Ride bears to the left and climbs away from the river on Long Mountain Rd. This is a scenic, fun and somewhat difficult couple miles of gravel. At the left onto Tiger Valley, riders are rewarded with views of the mountains and just a couple miles back to Washington.
Like the 20 mile route, this route heads west out of Washington on Harris Hollow and climbs up to the highest point inside the first 6 miles. This is mostly a gradual climb gaining about 600 feet over those first miles. The route follows the Rush River that flows out of of the Shenandoah.
At the top of the climb there is a fairly steep descent on gravel that turns to a fast runout on pavement. After a short spell on 211, the route follows Rock Mills road to the lowest point of the route, again at the Rush River.
At this point the 30 mile Rough Ride turns right and takes in a few more miles of gravel on Wharton Hollow before turning left onto Lizzie Mills. Miles 16 to 26 are filled with steep hills and descents but riders are rewarded with the the rest stop at Laurel Mills at mile 20.
Be careful on the steep descent at mile 25 before rejoining the shorter 20 mile route at Long Mountain Rd for the scenic, fun and somewhat difficult couple miles of gravel. At the left onto Tiger Valley, riders are rewarded with views of the mountains and just a couple miles back to Washington.
At the top of the climb there is a fairly steep descent on gravel that turns to a fast runout on pavement. After a short spell on 211, the route follows Rock Mills road to the lowest point of the route, again at the Rush River.
At this point the 30 mile Rough Ride turns right and takes in a few more miles of gravel on Wharton Hollow before turning left onto Lizzie Mills. Miles 16 to 26 are filled with steep hills and descents but riders are rewarded with the the rest stop at Laurel Mills at mile 20.
Be careful on the steep descent at mile 25 before rejoining the shorter 20 mile route at Long Mountain Rd for the scenic, fun and somewhat difficult couple miles of gravel. At the left onto Tiger Valley, riders are rewarded with views of the mountains and just a couple miles back to Washington.