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Overview of Route
The Plains –
Middleburg |
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Ride Profile |
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Ride Name: |
The Plains –
Middleburg |
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Start Point: |
The Plains, VA
Potomac Pedalers
identify this Start Point as PLA: From Beltway Exit-9, take I-66
west 33 miles to Exit-31. Turn right/north onto VA-245 then go 1 mile to
T intersection (VA-55) in The Plains. Go right / east 1 block on VA-55
then turn left at the gas station onto VA-626 / Loudoun Ave., then turn
left onto Stuart St. just before the RR tracks. Park along the tracks
away from the restaurant. Rest rooms in the gas station (6507 Main St.,
The Plains).
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Description: |
Variations of this
ride are in all the area’s bike touring books. Gorgeous vistas, horse
farms with tidy fences, cows. Restaurants and shops are in Middleburg if
you want to snoop around a bit. |
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Mileage range: |
31.4 |
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Last updated: |
11/09 Lynn
Kristianson
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Terrain: |
Rolling plus hills |
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Surface: |
Mostly very
low-traffic roads, with some “occasional traffic” roads. |
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