The Chesapeake Bay Area Reservoir Ride

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

I just came back from riding this route. Actually I only rode part of the route. The ride didn't start off well. The Directions here stated to take exit 243B of I 64. It is actually exit 234B. Those numbers got transcribed somewhere along the line. After searching for Newman Road for about a half hour I finally consulted my trusty Maps app on my iphone and discovered I needed to head another 9 miles north. The State Routes very VERY narrow, basically 1 lane, but were supposed to support two way traffic. The quality of the roads was rather scary. Very rough rutted pavement that liked to reach up and grab my front wheel on occasion. The scenery was quite nice. Very rural areas, horses, farms. The ride got cut short because half way through the ride there was a detour on SR600 that routed me to Hwy 30. I took Hwy 30 to Hwy 33. To continue on the route I was supposed to turn on Stage Road off of 33 but I missed the turn which was just prior to the entrance of I64. So I just got on 64 and headed back to Virginia Beach. I plan to take the entire route again just to say I did it.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport

This frequently 1.5-lane-wide route with limited visibility, iffy maintenance, and many residences right up on the road is probably a fine cruiser route, but it doesn't offer much for sport riders.