The western side of Virginia is rippling with the Appalachian mountains which make it home to some fantastic mountain biking and bikepacking. Here are a few stories, routes and trip reports from the commonwealth:
The RockStar VA is a 270 mile mtb race from Rocktown (Harrisonburg) to the Star City (Roanoke).
Connor Hamilton and seven other students from the Outdoor Adventure Program at Algonquin College got to select their final exam. They chose to ride the Blue Ridge Wrangler, a weekend bikepacking route in Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains. Watch the video they produced to document their last test…
The RockStar VA is a 270 mile mtb race from Rocktown (Harrisonburg) to the Star City (Roanoke).
Six riders set off to bikepack a portion of the VMBT through Virginia’s Ridge and Valley region. Along the way they met some incredible fall foliage and crazy weather… and brought back photos and a short film to tell the tale.
“Is Stokesville a real place?” Find out in this new film from CHUMBA USA following Hunter and Vince along the lush singletrack and rocky ridgelines of the Shenandoah Mountains… complete with a great soundtrack. Plus, find more info about the route and area…
The Allegheny Mountains Loop is a 400-mile bicycle route created and mapped by the ACA. The route begins and ends at Virginia Tech’s War Memorial Chapel in Blacksburg, VA. A “Grand Depart” of Individual Time Trials is proposed each year on the last Friday in APRIL at 6:00am EST.
A solo overnighter on a bucket-list trail that led to playing in the dirt and a conversation with crows.
