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Grinding Gravel: Frederick County, Maryland Routes
Bicycle oriented blog about gravel roads in the area.
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Frederick County Dirt Roads
Frederick County Maryland Dirt Road Database
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Gravel Roads - Google Maps
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buffalo(https://adv-traveler.com/buffalo) and I did our first excursion together on DR650's yesterday. There aren't much in the way of legal unpaved riding opportunities around DC so I thought I'd start this thread as a way of making a collection of unpaved roads and the like in Maryland. I found these tracks on ADVrider. PA, MD, VA, WV Routes (Dirt Roads) - ADVrider(https://adv-traveler.com/136/links/10688/-pa--md--va--wv-routes--dirt-roads----advrider) Not all of the files in the zip were in GPX format so I used : GPS Visualizer(https://adv-traveler.com/136/links/10687/gps-visualizer) to convert that Garmin GDB file format into GPX. The resolution of the tracks isn't great, but at least it gives us some areas to explore. Unpaved Roads in Maryland - courtesy of ADVRider.(https://adv-traveler.com/136/maps/10683/unpaved-roads-in-maryland---courtesy-of-advrider-) According to the thread, the best roads are around Green Ridge State Forest: Green Ridge State Forest | Forest Service | Maryland Department of Natural Resources(https://adv-traveler.com/136/links/10684/green-ridge-state-forest---forest-service---maryland-department-of-natural-resources) Know of any unpaved roads in Maryland?
Sep 2014 Sunny and Wet Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania loop day ride.
It was a gorgeous sunny and mild day of riding that was interrupted by a few short showers which were enough to get us pretty wet. 
Ben Mendis had said, "I want to practice on more gravel roads." so off towards White's Ferry he, 
buffalo, and I went. White's Ferry, as the name implies, is a ferry that cross the Potomac River. There's a route there that includes several miles of gravel and dirt roads.
We cross the river and headed up to Lovettsville where we had lunch at an Italian restaurant and then went on to points North along Route 17, which is one of our favorites. I had seen a road on the map, Route 233 in Pennsylvania, near Mont Alto, which I had mistaken for an awesome road I had ridden some years ago. So through rain and light wind, we headed up there only to find that it was not the road I had thought it was. However, Coming down the other side of the mountain along Cold Spring Road (a different Cold Spring Road) we were greeted by an incredible rain bow and some wickedly little twisty bouncy roads through hilly wooded country.
Sept 2014 Two Day Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia mountain twisties loop
Ben Mendis and I did a two day, roughly 530 mile, loop through the mountains of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
Of note was Route 72 off 219 in West Virginia which is just this wicked little twisty, albeit rough and treacherous, little just over driveway sized road that carves it's way along a river canyon. "River Road" branches off of it and runs along the water at the base of the gorge which is where we found these just scenically beautiful camping spots right on the water.
Also of note was route 647 in Virginia at exit 27 on I66 which turned out to be a beautiful rolling country road through alternating forests and farms.
As usual, Route 33 in Virginia and West Virginia proved to be awesome and wonderfully twisty as did the northern section of 219 before it meets up with 50. 50 East is a faster road but one that also carves it's way through lush green forests and has some incredible views.
Olney Ale House
Great spot for lunch.
Great spot for lunch.
Olney Ale House, 2000, Olney Sandy Spring Road, Olney, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20832, United States of America
7 Sep 2014 Training Ride around Olney Maryland
buffalo and I took Ben Mendis out for another "training ride" but in effect there was very little difference between this and what a normal short 74 miles ride might look like. We took a classic route that 
Matt found many years ago which we have labeled "the power of left". Matt decided on Brighton Dam road to see how far he could go if he took each non-dead-end left that he encountered. It turns out 22 miles.
And as we often do we decided to eat lunch at the Olney Ale House in Olney.
28 August 2014 Northern Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Loop Ride
It was an intensely cloud covered, dark, yet cool ride through The northern sections of Maryland. Of particular note was route 17 from 340 just around Harpers Ferry to the end of Route 77 West of Thurmont Maryland. This is a beautiful rolling wonderful road that wends it's way along a valley.
Also of note is the Catoctin State Park Central Road that runs North from where it intersects 77. It traverses a sylvan green landscape under a thick forest as if it was something straight out of Tolkien.
Point of InterestSt Clements Island Museum in Colton s Point, Maryland
This is quite a nice little museum that covers the history of the first settlers in Maryland.
http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/stclementsisla...
This is quite a nice little museum that covers the history of the first settlers in Maryland.
http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/stclementsisla...
Bayview Road, Coltons Point, Saint Mary's, Maryland, 20626, United States of America
August 2014 Southern Maryland Loop Ride
Ben, Duncan, and I did a 200+ mile meandering loop ride through the counties of Southern Maryland. It was beautiful partially cloudy fall like weather. We rode through tobacco farm country and through some of the oldest parts of the state.
One little section of road stood out which was Nottingham Road off of Croom Road, which Ben and I rode on the way back after Duncan had peeled off. It's a very small wooded beautiful park like road carving it's way through the trees.
Sams Creek Road, Maryland
This is a weird little partially dirt driveway sized road that travels along sams creek. It's one of our favorite rides. In on spot it appears to be nothing more than a driveway leading into an old building but is in fact a sharp right and then left hand between the walls of two old structures. It's a beautiful windy little road.
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Bloom and Salem Bottom Road
This is a slow windy little basin road that at times becomes driveway sized winding it's way through tree covered gullies. Just beautiful.
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Pleasant Valley Road
This is a gorgeous little windy tree covered farm dotted road.
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