Allegheny Springs / Parkway Loop

This ride extends the usual Allegheny Springs ride by going down to the Blue Ridge Parkway and through the town of Floyd.

Distance: 83.2 mi.
Climbing Elevation: 8952 ft.

Route Map (295KB)


Elevation Profile


Cue Sheet
Distances referenced from the Chapel
--Head down Ellet Rd. to the bottom.
5.7 miTurn Right just before the Food Mart onto Den Hill Rd. (603)
6.5 mi Road changes to 641 Den Hill Rd (continue straight)
9.8 mi Pass under RR tunnel
10.6 mi Turn left on US 460/ US 11
14.0 mi Reach Shawsville, turn right onto 637, Allegheny Springs Rd
21.8 mi Cross into Floyd County
27.3 mi Top of Climb, left onto Daniel's Run Rd. (610)
30.0 mi Cross U.S. 221 (go straight ahead)
32.8 mi Paved road curves left, Take unpaved road straight ahead (Hummingbird Rd., 610)
--- Alternative to dirt road: continue left on paved road until you see the
Parkway to your right, and walk accross the field.
33.5 mi Dirt road ends, Turn right on Blue Ridge Parkway
49.4 mi Turn right on Barbary Rd. (615)
53.0 mi Reach Floyd, Turn right on US 221
53.4 mi Turn left on Christiansburg Tnpk. (615)
64.8 mi Turn left on Pilot Rd. (615)
72.1 mi Cross I-81 bridge
73.1 mi Traffic light. Turn right onto Depot St.
73.9 mi Turn left onto Cambria St. at triangular intersection and cross RR tracks.
74.3 mi Turn right onto Ellet Rd. 723 and follow back to town