Ghost towns and Dirt roads
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:03 am
Anyone want to ride dual sport in Anderson county
I have put together a backroads/dual sport ride route in western Anderson county. It is 75-90 miles long depending on a few options one might choose. The route takes in no less than 11 miles of dirt roads/paths ,a couple easy “off road” paths, high pasture country , creek bottoms with a few water crossings and 4 small (ghost) rural America towns. All in all a senic ride with views of up to 20 miles at times.
The ride begins in Westphalia and wanders east through Mount Ida and then for a lunch option south to colony to a small town café for lunch. After lunch, north east towards Garnett, going north just to the west of Garnett through the Pottawattamie and Cedar creek bottoms then turning west. After riding west we go south through Harris and south west back to Westphalia again.
. Leaving Westphalia at 9:30 AM should put us in Colony for lunch around 11:30, an hour for lunch, an estimated 3 more hours to finish the ride will bring us back to Westphalia by 3:30 PM. The start and ride times are flexable according to the groups wishes.
There are credit card gas pumps in Westphalia and Harris (Colony? Will check it out. ) The route takes us within a couple miles of Garnett also.
I am willing lead this ride if any of you would like to come ride it with me. Hopefully the weather will hold a few more weeks and we can get the ride in before it gets to cold
I can do the ride as soon as this coming Saturday Oct. 16. Although waiting till the 23rd or the 30th will give everyone more time to plan.
I am new at this so let me know what you think. We can set the date after some response comes in.
Larry
I have put together a backroads/dual sport ride route in western Anderson county. It is 75-90 miles long depending on a few options one might choose. The route takes in no less than 11 miles of dirt roads/paths ,a couple easy “off road” paths, high pasture country , creek bottoms with a few water crossings and 4 small (ghost) rural America towns. All in all a senic ride with views of up to 20 miles at times.
The ride begins in Westphalia and wanders east through Mount Ida and then for a lunch option south to colony to a small town café for lunch. After lunch, north east towards Garnett, going north just to the west of Garnett through the Pottawattamie and Cedar creek bottoms then turning west. After riding west we go south through Harris and south west back to Westphalia again.
. Leaving Westphalia at 9:30 AM should put us in Colony for lunch around 11:30, an hour for lunch, an estimated 3 more hours to finish the ride will bring us back to Westphalia by 3:30 PM. The start and ride times are flexable according to the groups wishes.
There are credit card gas pumps in Westphalia and Harris (Colony? Will check it out. ) The route takes us within a couple miles of Garnett also.
I am willing lead this ride if any of you would like to come ride it with me. Hopefully the weather will hold a few more weeks and we can get the ride in before it gets to cold
I can do the ride as soon as this coming Saturday Oct. 16. Although waiting till the 23rd or the 30th will give everyone more time to plan.
I am new at this so let me know what you think. We can set the date after some response comes in.
Larry
