Bradshaw - Blacksburg Rd.

The best part of this ride is the tail wind and gradual downhill about 6 miles before you turn off Bradshaw road. Then comes the second best part - the switch-backs as you climb up Catawba Mountain.

Distance: 53.2 mi.
Climbing Elevation: 6377 ft.

Route Map (282KB)


Elevation Profile


Cue Sheet
Distances referenced from the Chapel
--- Head down Ellet Rd.
5.5 miVeer Left and turn Right on Den Hill Rd.(603) (just before the store)
6.4 miTurn Left on North Fork Rd.(603)
13.5 miTurn Left on Bradshaw Rd.(629)
28.3 miTurn Left on Bendemeer Rd.(699)
--- Stay to the left.
30.3 miTurn Left on Rt. 311
32.1 miTurn Left on Blacksburg Rd.(785)
49.5 miTurn Right on Harding Ave.(785) and follow back to town.