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3.8 out of 5 Rider Rating 3.8
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The Nickel & Dime (Virginia State Route 5 and 10)

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By MCR Contributor (1039 McR Points) on May 18, 2011

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2 McR Points
June 15, 2013
I did this ride today and felt the Hwy 5 was way…
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HoboCoastie
2 McR Points
November 3, 2011
This is a beautiful ride in the fall when the…
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Written Directions

Williamsburg- James Tyler Rd. off of Rt199. Follow it out to Rt. 5 and then take a left. Take 5 all the way up to I295 or follow another 10 miles into Richmond for food and a break (back track to I295). Follow I295 to Hopewell exit. Follow through Hopewell and continue till you hit a T intersection. Take a right into Surry go straight through the fourway intersection. Follow that to the Jamestown Ferry. Take ferry back across to The Colonial Parkway and then down to Yorktown for a beer or icecream, suggest the Yorktown Pub on the waterfront. This is my favorite all day ride.

For a bonus ride, consider going into Shokoe Bottom in Richmond. Alternate route is to follow Rt. 10 all the way down to Suffolk and come back across the James River Bridge into Hampton.

Scenery

Old route along James River plantations, awesome in summer and fall. That crosses over into Richmond by the battlefield then over the bridge and back down the other side. Catch a ferry ride back and down the Historic Colonial Parkway to the Battlefield at Yorktown.

Drive Enjoyment

Main sections are well paved with some newer sections of blacktop. Every spring they fix damage from the snow plows.

Tourism Opportunities

Rt5 comes out in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond with tuns of places to eat and shop. Second half on Rt10 has plenty of places as well, and the end of the route has plenty to choose from.
 

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Mustanger
June 26, 2018
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Motorcycle Type : Touring
This is a great ride; at an time of the year. I've done this ride with friends, but I have also done this ride many times by myself just to do some therapeutic thinking. The roads are wavy and smooth with minimal traffic, distractions, stop lights/signs, etc. This route is popular with other motorcycle enthusiast because you cannot keep the solitude of this ride a secret from the two or three-wheeled riding community. If you're like me, you enjoy riding your motorcycle at speeds of 55 to 65 and not speeds consistent with highway riding where you're mostly hanging on for dear life....The Five and Dime offers the kind of riding that hooks a rider to its serene cruising sense of satisfaction it provides. I love this ride and know you will too if you give it a try.

With friends you can swing into Williamsburg for breakfast or lunch before the return trip and make it even that much better. Safe travels!
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