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44 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport

WV-250N Hundred to Moundsville, WV

This is a great one for Sport Riders that want to test their endurance or Cruisers that want another scenic option. Starting out in Moundsville and turning back in Hundred is roughly an hour each way affair AND THE TURNS JUST KEEP COMING!

A road of this length you'd expect a mixed bag of road conditions; sections that are immaculate, others with patches, fallout, cracks, and/ or bumpy... Also it offers a little bit for everybody; wide open spaces which are highlighted in the 2nd half of the video, to the twisties and tight hairpins shown early in the video.

I think everybody should at least try this one once, if not annually to test their stamina.
Rain had been in the area for days but gravel washout was very predictable and almost none existant and must not be a real issue in the area...

Oh and if heading south somewhere near Cameron there is a decreasing radius right hander that is also downhill off camber that I could see someone overcooking it so WATCH OUT.

My Two Youtube Highlight Videos

https://youtu.be/5WcZlDG1Rp4

https://youtu.be/Fr1hA_fzG2A

14 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Just road a large portion coming from Wheeling. Finally got off and headed east, way too much truck traffic to enjoy the ride. The scenery is really nice, but not worth putting up with all the truck traffic coming from both directions, as well as pulling onto and off of roadway.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

We took this route from Weston to Ripley during a touring ride headed west, and it was a very enjoyable part of the trip. It is indeed a nice combination of sweepers, tighter twisties, and straights. The scenery varies, and it generally great. The pavement is well kept, and in fact we were delayed a bit by a stretch of repaving work. There is truck traffic on this route, but there are enough places to pass. You can make pretty good time on it, or take it easy and relax.

44 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport

Can't comment on the Southern Route, but I did a dry run of the Northern Route outta Fairmont, WV yesterday in a SUV. Plan on riding it early next year.

Fairly decent pavement. I saw no loose gravel or road fallout whatsoever. Checked out the Covered Bridge in Barrackville and in Hundred. Missed the one in Moundsville.

As far as the motorcycle aspect goes I felt like the "party" really didn't get started until Hundred, WV. So much so that when I do the run I will more than likely just start the route from Moundsville and stop at Hundred and loop back.
Good Scenery, Nice Twisties but very narrow in sections, lots of blind stuff so keep you're head and don't fly faster than your guardian angel or gear will protect ya!

4000 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Well, there's three prongs to this. As of late 2019, 250 is really only any good south of Cameron, WV. North of Cameron the road is not in great condition and there is increased traffic, due the Marcellus shale companies and their trucks, as well as there always having been a bit more traffic the closer you get to 40/70. Once south of Cameron, though, while there are 250 falling away bits, they're marked well and the road is quite a peach. It starts straightening back out south of Hundred, WV. 79 is 79. Not an exciting road. Good views, though. 119, as mapped, is a decent road, but traffic can be a bit of a pain, and it always seems to be under some sort of construction. Not bad, but not really good, either.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

I rode the northern half of this route with three other riders in June, 2012. We were going to drop down from Parkersburg and then take this exact route, but we were in the third day of a four day trip and we decided the original plan was farther than we wanted to ride that day. We crossed from Parkersburg to Clarksburg on 50 and then took the northern portion of this route. It had some lovely curves and I would recommend the entire route based on what I saw of it. In the end, the decision to shorten our day's route was a good one because it began raining about 10 minutes before we stopped for the night. If we'd done the entire route, we would possibly have been in the rain for hours. Rain plus strange, curvy roads, hmmmm, no thank you.

108 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

Rode on this for a 1000 miles in 24 hour charity ride, good road and scenic ride.