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Yep, lot of riding especially from s.e. Mich! That is a nice spot to stop for a break along Rt60! Looks like you guys had awesome weather...not too hot either..

Well Doc.... got a couple of different routes.... If I remember correctly from previous posts, you're n. of Detroit.. not very many options to avoid that potholed cesspool until you get s. of Lincoln ParkI run Dix-Toledo(exit#34A) s. until it merges w/ Telegraph & run that s. to Erie rd.(about 8 mi s. of Monroe)turn left(east) on Erie & continue past M125(Dixie) to the I-75 connector(about 1 mile)turn right(south) & merge onto I-75 south to I-280 east to exit#7 ( Rt 2) or Exit#6 ( Rt51)otherwise, you CAN always slab it (the median lane is the only smooth one) to I-280 eastFrom Rt 2 Take that to Rt19 & run that south all the way to Galion where it merges w/ Rt 97 continue on 97 until it ends at Rt 3 south of Loudonville turn left(north) on 3 & take that to Rt 39 in town turn right (east) & Millersburg is 15 miles down the road! From Rt 51 51 s. to US2020 e. to Rt 5353 s. to US224224 e. to Rt 6161 s. to Rt 603603 s. to Rt 3939 e. to Millersburg

If I had more of a heads-up, I might have joined you for the ride down TO Millersburg.... I like to make time on the slab, but I-75 south from the murdercity into Ohio is getting to the condition that I'll waste time on the secondary roads not to have to endure that stretch of highway The past two weekends included all-day bike outings & there's too many unfinished springtime projects to go play on the bike this weekend! Plus I've got more wknd outings coming up next month.... p.s. Don't know your route, but they were re-surfacing Rt603 where it intersects Rt96 west of Ashland a couple of weeks ago when we were thru there, hopefully it's finished now.

Todd, would I need reservations for a group of 10 (that is, if they accept 'em)

Will be in the area saturday staying near Kimbolton & if we don't do the grill feast like in yrs. past, was wondering what you'd recommend: Warehouse Steak-n-SteinThomas Steak & Seafood(I heard that was re-named) ..........or......... the Bear's Den on US40 east of CambridgeThe Forum Thanks in advance.....

lcbs, yep that's the website we've looked at, just hoping you may have been there previously & had any recomendations... Thanks for the heads-up about the Iron Pony! been by there quite a few times & never even gave the place a thought...

Been following this thread as my riding buddies & I are always looking for the latest road info there & yes, the dining room overlooking the lake & marina couldn't be beat for our saturday evening meal, telling lies about the days' ride! When did they used to have the bike show? Also, we're tentatively planning to attend the Flexible Bus Rally & would like to know where's the best viewing spots to watch the bus parade? Thanks!

Thanks for posting that Lance! Too bad there wasn't a restaurant / store similar to that west coast icon "The Rock Store" (althought I heard it's been sold) located in / near Woodsfield!

Nice route!! Although, with that said, you might want to have a couple of "alternative, ie; shorter" routes in your mapping software / tankbag / whatever, that you can revert to if the weather or time starts to work against you, especially at this time of the year. We stayed at Burr Oak on a saturday this past September & started out east on Rt78 right after a late breakfast which was about 9:30. Running pretty much the route you mapped out in your 3rd message in this posting, up to Marietta, then turned on Rt550 & ran that all the way to Rt13 s. of Chauncey. With a quick stop at the market in town, we didn't return to the lodge until 6 pm. We stopped for a couple of pics & smoke breaks along the way, & mostly had the route to ourselves( I think we only had 5-6 cars to deal with the whole time while on 78), but our pace was brisk & it still took us longer than we had thought it would(in a good way though)...

Don't forget Burr Oak SRP off of 78 near Glouster, northeast of Nelsonville. They just refurbished the lodge including the bar. Our group is staying in two of the cabins the weekend after Labor Day.

WV20 is a really enjoyable route w/ a handful of decreasing radius turns tossed in for your enjoyment. From there you could enjoy a leisurely 10 mile ride southwest on Rt2 along the mighty Ohio river to Sistersville & take the ferry boat across to the southern terminus of Hwy 800 in Fly.

FYI; If you're still planning to ride the BRP, you might want to keep tabs on this website to check road closures due to the excessive rain from a couple of weeks ago: http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm Here's a site from the Great Smoky Mtn National Park: http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/temproadclose.htm

Been trolling for a couple of yrs., decided to finally intro myself. Live about 1/2 hr. n. of the glass city & have been makin' the trip into the Buckeye for the last couple of decades or so it seems, starting with the inaugural AMA Vintage Days at the old Delaware Race Track location. Especially enjoy the Hocking Hills & the Amish areas, along with all those great roads s.e. of Mansfield all the way to the Ohio River. Most of the time our trips start out w/ a breakfast at the Speedtrap Diner in Woodville before enjoying a relaxing ride getting to the "technical" stuff. Oh...kudos to all the great ride reports! Gives me something to plan for the up-coming riding season...

Just watched the video... Nice way to pass the time on a dreay winter day! Where abouts is the location of that last stretch of blacktop?