New River Trail - Virginia Bikepacking
3 days. 2 nights. 100 mile loop/out and back. Wed Nov 25 - Fri Nov 27.
Exhausted and frigid I went into New River Side Store and Deli (attached to New River Outdoor Adventures) and the managing couple (Regina and Robbie) offered me a Thanksgiving dinner and some good conversation. We shared our faith with each other and that was encouraging.
Smooth trail. Historical sites. Some remote wilderness especially between Galax/Fries and Austinville. Plenty of trash cans and porta-potties.
I saw lots of wildlife - many white tail deer, racoons, possum, 3 bears? (nighttime eyes), massive eagle on Chestnut Creek, etc
Not many off site camping areas, since embankments/cliffs often on either side.
Many resting areas with benches, picnic tables and some bike racks. More civilization on the northern end (Pulaski to Austinville).
$8/day to park using online or $7 otherwise.
First day was against the wind but in the lower 60's. Got down to 37. Second day was 45 high, with sun and 30 low. Third day got to 52 with clouds. I went into the icy river to soak my aching legs.
Starting by going upstream from Draper to Cliffview (2.2 miles north of Galax), then biking along 721 over to where the north shoot of the trail meets New River Outdoor Adventures (1.9 miles west of Fries).
The trek across 721 was brutal. The first half was steep uphill with no shoulder on the road and the wind was at least 40-50mph against me at 40 degrees outside.
Legs were very tired, mostly because of 721 and I haven't ridden much on my bike lately. I brought about ten lbs of stuff I didn't need (cook stove set up, tarp, sandals, etc). Total pack weight including bags and racks about 50lbs - not ultra light by any means.
Was warm in a 20 degree bag, in a single later of pants, double socks, triple shirt - finding places in the trees away from wind to set up the tent.
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I recently completed this trail in June of 2014. Here is just a short slideshow of some of the pictures I took while on the Trail. All the pictures were taken by me. I own all rights to this video and the pictures held within the video.
Here is some quick information on the trail.
New River Trail is a 57-mile linear park that follows an abandoned railroad right-of-way. The park parallels the scenic and historic New River for 39 miles and passes through four counties and the city of Galax. The trail's gentle slope makes it great for visitors of all ages to hike, bike and ride horseback. Several places in the park provide horse, canoe and bike rentals, boat launches and gift shops. Fishing is popular, and primitive camping sites dot the trail. The park hosts a horse arena, and guided horseback trips are available upon request.
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