2017 Rally - Attendance Information (take 2)

[2wheelsforme]

Hey Steve, as I told you originally, I am up for leading a ride over the Cherohala on Friday if you need me to. I live up here 7 months of the year outside Waynesville and have been up here every summer most of my life. Here is the route I originally planned: I am thinking of a ride down Walden Creek Rd from Pigeon forge. It comes out at the entrance to the Foothills Parkway. Across the Foothills parkway to 129. West on 129 to 72 and west to 411. South on 411 to 360. South on 360 to 165 which turns into 143 which is the Cherohala parkway. Across the Cherohala to Horseshoe Cove Rd/Santeetlah/Joyce Kilmer rd. and back to 129. (Optional lunch in Robbinsville @ my friend Lynn's Place restaurant) Take 129 across the Dragon. Take Happy Valley Rd up the back way to the top of the Foothills Parkway and back to 321 and Pigeon Forge. Let me know if you need me to do this. Thanks again for all of your organizing and work. Bob

Bob that does include some really nice roads I know and one new one that I was already planning to explore. Waldon Creek Rd. It looks to be less than 200 miles so time to do some more exploring or something else for the day. Do you plan to leave the motel and cut over to Waldon on Little Cove Rd.? Another question is the northern, exit that is one way, Old Caves Cove Rd (to Townsend from Cades Cove) open and good enough for bikes? Or do you have to backtrack to Laurel Creek.

[BobR]

Bob that does include some really nice roads I know and one new one that I was already planning to explore. Waldon Creek Rd. It looks to be less than 200 miles so time to do some more exploring or something else for the day. Do you plan to leave the motel and cut over to Waldon on Little Cove Rd.? Another question is the northern, exit that is one way, Old Caves Cove Rd (to Townsend from Cades Cove) open and good enough for bikes? Or do you have to backtrack to Laurel Creek.

Those 200 miles will eat up most of the day. Many of the roads we will be on are very curvy and you do not average much speed through parts of it. The Dragon for instance is only posted @ 30 mph. Should be a great day. I was on the Cherohala two days ago and it was 65 degrees.
I will get together with Steve on the 30th when he gets up here and cement plans for staging everyone and we will let everyone know about the details.
Concerning Old Cades Cove Rd, I am not sure. My sister lives in Townsend so I am over there fairly often. I was over @ Tuckaleechee Caverns last fall and it was open then but have not been down that road since the fires last fall so I can not answer that question.