On Your Left! Outstanding video! Thank you for adding another camping/biking trip to my already packed 2025 agenda. We appreciate the beautiful videography, the pithy commentary and the chill music. Looking forward to Part II.
Hooray! Congratulations on reaching the goal of 5000 subscribers! That is awesome! Loved the video! We only got to do the High Bridge section of the trail about 4 years ago. I can’t remember why we weren’t able to complete the trail on that trip. It was so good to watch your show to see what we missed. It looks like there is some beautiful scenery on the trail. While unpaved trails are not particularly our favorite trails, they do seem to have some beautiful scenery on the ones we have done. Thank you so much for another great show and looking forward to watching part 2. Have a wonderful week!
Glad you enjoyed it! Truthfully, apart from the bridge itself the rest of the trail is somewhat unremarkable… Although it’s very pleasant and really pretty in spots. But that bridge alone is going to be enough to give this trail a high rating. 😉
Enjoyed the video very much. I too have ridden this trail on my recumbent trike a number of years ago. Your content is good and your presentation is on spot. Looking forward to more.
Scott, my brotha...congrats on the 5k! It's been fun to be along for the ride, watching the channel grow from when there was just a few hundred of us. This particular video helped save me from 19 minutes and 36 seconds of watching Survivor with my wife. Very much appreciated 😂
@@leegandysdroid THANK YOU for the encouragement all along the way. I appreciate it. Funny you mentioned survivor… My son and three of his friends have a Survivor-themed podcast (“Making the Merge”). Each season they hold a survivor draft and try to pick the winner - like fantasy football. It’s the show that just won’t go away! 😂
@@southernebiking It was a whirlwind trip for me. Left Greenville, drove to Farmville, cycled 15 miles one day… Stayed overnight… Got up and cycled the other 15 miles and then drove home same day. 48 hours - 11 hours of driving + 60 miles of cycling. I learned a lesson. If the destination is five hours from home, I’m gonna spend two nights from now on. 😂
Great video Scott! I’m me to your channel. I like your approach and style informative and entertaining with good audio and video. I’ll be watching more.
This definitely looks like a destination trip we will have to put on our list. If you make it down to GA in 2025 to the Cricket Frog, they just completed the bridge so it is a must ride while in the state and if your looking for rides that have a sweet treat to lure you at the end point of the CF at Newborn the Country Store has a great creamery that I can HIGHLY recommend. Thanks as always for the great views, fun facts and witty humor. Can't wait for part 2!
I believe this is one of the longer trails you have done isn't it? Nice find on this trail. I can't believe I had never heard of it before. This is definitely one I'll have to put on my list. Thanks!
Another fantastic biking video. This trail has been on my Bucket List for a couple of years but at 81 and knee surgery upcoming on December 2nd I might not check this trail off my list. But, I’m able to enjoy it through your video, thanks for sharing. I’m looking forward to the next video on the High Bridge Trail. Congratulations on the new milestone……5000 subscribers. 👍🚴🚴🚴
Well, I’ve binge watched your entire channel. For the first time of being on YT, I’ve clicked the bell icon. I’m gonna need you to hit more trails sir.
Nice trail. Once again you make me smile on a Monday morning. I won't say anything about the video quality, you already know how I feel about your camera work ;)
@13:15 that is what a Dutch man would call a Stropwaffle a very Dutch sweet snack. Great trail which you have now inspired for me to go and do. With views on that bridge it’s a must see. Thanks for all the work and efforts making the video. Oh little secret your front wheel on your bike is mounted backwards. Your spindel Axel quick release clamp should be on your left side of the bike and clamped so that quick release lever is facing towards the real of the bike not forward. If you are unlucky enough to catch that lever on a bush or branch you can easily thrower that lever open causing you to loose that front wheel. I used to be a bike mechanic for many years and a road racer back in the day. So seen that lesson learned by a few unfortunate folks. Thanks for sharing this video and ride.
Wow… so the front tire is where I had the flat in Charlotte… And I had it fixed in a bike shop. So are you saying the kid in the bike shop put the tire back on the wrong way? As has already been established, I am not at all mechanical, so I will defer to people like you when it comes to stuff like this… 😂
@ was not saying the shop guy did it perhaps you had taken the wheel off to put it in the car or something. Regardless it is on the wrong way. I am sure you can check with your local bike shop and they will tell you exactly what I am saying is true. Not trying to be a know it all just hate to see your axel quick release lever get popped open or half way open catching it on something. The best place for that quick release lever is to be tucked sort of just behind the end of the fork and behind the front “drop out” I was actually a road mechanic for the Brazilian Olympic team in 1984 so I wasn’t just some kid working a part time summer job. If you don’t believe me try and ask your local bike shop or people here. Just was trying to look out for your safety.
@@RViscara Like I said, I will defer to your judgment because I just don’t know enough about things like that. What I do know for sure is that I have never taken the tire off and put it back on … so the only person that has would be the kid in the Charlotte bike shop. I can go to my trek store here in Greenville where I bought the bike and just tell them to make sure everything is cool. Thanks for the heads up.
Glad you are going to have it checked. If you never moved it then indeed the kid made a mistake and put it on backwards and the axel lever in a bad spot. It can happen. Your shop in Greenville should not even charge you to fix it. I will take a good mechanic about 30 seconds to mount it correctly. Safety first keep the videos coming
One trail I haven't done. Have to do it someday. Actually, What Pedro was describing was credit card touring. Bikepacking and bike touring are very much the same. Bikepacking you usually are more concerned about the weight that you carry. It is a mistake to think that bikepacking is done for shorter distances (Take the example of the GDMBR race, which covers 2700 miles along the spine of the country.). Bicycle touring is usually slower with different bags traditionally held on racks or carried with trailers. You typically have to camp out somewhere when doing a multi-day trip using both methods. The only difference is the bags and speed that you travel.
So far, I'd say this is a five star trail, that bridge is well worth it. I am wondering how you were able to get to the bottom, looking up at the bridge.
You have another subscriber, great video. My wife and I are retired and ride recumbent trikes, so I am wondering how the trail is for that type of riding. Looks smooth, but videos tend to make things look better than they are.
Hmmm. Well, I've never been on a recumbent trike, so I'm not familiar...but the High Bridge trail is a pretty smooth ride. It's not real rocky. A lot of the time it feels like a pretty tightly packed dirt road. And there is a parking area - the Camp Paradise lot - that's pretty close to the bridge on the southeast end. Also, downtown Farmville is just 4 miles from the bridge on the other side...so if you wanted to do the bridge without doing the whole trail, you could. Thanks for watching!
@@proudvirginian That was reported by ABC News, which is part of the Drive-By State-Run Media. It’s just as well that you jumped out. If that’s all it takes to trigger you, well…
Hi Scott, love ur videos! We rode High Bridge on Oct 20th this year. Looks like you were there just before us by the color of the trees. What did you think of those huge wasps on High Bridge?
@@laviniaallen5602 I think I was there on Oct 21 & 22! Missed you by a day! I went across the bridge pretty early in the morning and then again around 3 PM. But I didn’t really see any wasps. Did see some birds hangin’ out though.
@@geraldvoncannon9317 I did not see any signage that said anything directly about e bikes… However, there was a sign that I saw a couple of times that said, “Power-driven mobility devices must yield to all other trail users.”
@joyfultrails watched the whole video. Good points. Will definitely make you think. I will probably still wear my helmet. I'm a mt. biker and gravel rider so my chances are a bit higher. Thanks for sharing.
@ I saw that video about two years ago and it really influenced my thinking on this. I’m old enough that I just didn’t grow up wearing a helmet so it didn’t become a habit for me. But I do wear one when I feel like I’m on a trail that might be a little dangerous.
@@thetacticalpanda6247 But it’s not a drone! 😬 It’s a 360 camera that is very much hand-held. The “selfie stick” disappears in editing. Modern technology… What a time to be alive, huh? 🙂
@@joyfultrails Can't you come up with some gadget to hold the camera so you can ride with both hands on the bars? Seems kind of risky, we don't want our favorite explorer to get hurt.
I hope you know that kids around the country are stealing your community profiles to complete last minute local history school projects! 😂 Also, let’s keep the eyebrow raises to a minimum. Too much rizz!!!
Shout out to all the volunteer firemen all over this great nation, unsung heroes that don't get enough recognition.
On Your Left! Outstanding video! Thank you for adding another camping/biking trip to my already packed 2025 agenda. We appreciate the beautiful videography, the pithy commentary and the chill music. Looking forward to Part II.
@@brucewallace3860 Good! 👍 Go check it out. And thanks for watching. 🙂
Hooray! Congratulations on reaching the goal of 5000 subscribers! That is awesome! Loved the video! We only got to do the High Bridge section of the trail about 4 years ago. I can’t remember why we weren’t able to complete the trail on that trip. It was so good to watch your show to see what we missed. It looks like there is some beautiful scenery on the trail. While unpaved trails are not particularly our favorite trails, they do seem to have some beautiful scenery on the ones we have done. Thank you so much for another great show and looking forward to watching part 2. Have a wonderful week!
Glad you enjoyed it! Truthfully, apart from the bridge itself the rest of the trail is somewhat unremarkable… Although it’s very pleasant and really pretty in spots. But that bridge alone is going to be enough to give this trail a high rating. 😉
Excellent video Scott. Looking forward to pt 2. Thanks for sharing
@@ChuckHarris-go5nz Thanks!
Oh, the views from the bridge in the intro were amazing!!
@@Hoosier_cycling-mz4je It’s quite an experience!
Putting this one on the bucket list. Looks beautiful😊
@@GenXtrvl It is! I would recommend it. 🙂
Beautiful! Great video footage too! Can't wait for part 2 and your trail rating. 👍
@@SugarPatchMaker Thanks!
Congrats on 5,000 subs! Beautiful trail!
@@avanteadventures Thanks!
Enjoyed the video very much. I too have ridden this trail on my recumbent trike a number of years ago. Your content is good and your presentation is on spot. Looking forward to more.
Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it...
Scott, my brotha...congrats on the 5k! It's been fun to be along for the ride, watching the channel grow from when there was just a few hundred of us. This particular video helped save me from 19 minutes and 36 seconds of watching Survivor with my wife. Very much appreciated 😂
@@leegandysdroid THANK YOU for the encouragement all along the way. I appreciate it. Funny you mentioned survivor… My son and three of his friends have a Survivor-themed podcast (“Making the Merge”). Each season they hold a survivor draft and try to pick the winner - like fantasy football. It’s the show that just won’t go away! 😂
It was on the west side where we had an owl land 20 feet in front of us. Had a big old caterpillar in his beak. Glad you made it to this one.
@@southernebiking It was a whirlwind trip for me. Left Greenville, drove to Farmville, cycled 15 miles one day… Stayed overnight… Got up and cycled the other 15 miles and then drove home same day. 48 hours - 11 hours of driving + 60 miles of cycling. I learned a lesson. If the destination is five hours from home, I’m gonna spend two nights from now on. 😂
Great video Scott! I’m me to your channel. I like your approach and style informative and entertaining with good audio and video. I’ll be watching more.
Thanks...and welcome. 🙂
Scott your content gets better and better . Looking forward to part 2 . Stay safe my friend .
@@stephenwhite546 Thank you! I appreciate that. 🙂
You got me !! Pink Floyd's Another Brick In the Wall !!! Good one. I was like,
" really ! ? ",
@@chrishoffman9923 😂🤣😂
This definitely looks like a destination trip we will have to put on our list. If you make it down to GA in 2025 to the Cricket Frog, they just completed the bridge so it is a must ride while in the state and if your looking for rides that have a sweet treat to lure you at the end point of the CF at Newborn the Country Store has a great creamery that I can HIGHLY recommend. Thanks as always for the great views, fun facts and witty humor. Can't wait for part 2!
That sounds like a great option for next year…thanks!
I believe this is one of the longer trails you have done isn't it? Nice find on this trail. I can't believe I had never heard of it before. This is definitely one I'll have to put on my list. Thanks!
Yes! It's about 60 miles out-and-back. I enjoyed it very much. 👍
Another fantastic biking video. This trail has been on my Bucket List for a couple of years but at 81 and knee surgery upcoming on December 2nd I might not check this trail off my list. But, I’m able to enjoy it through your video, thanks for sharing. I’m looking forward to the next video on the High Bridge Trail. Congratulations on the new milestone……5000 subscribers. 👍🚴🚴🚴
Thanks! If you are ever able to get to this one, it's pretty easy on the knees... very flat! I pray that all goes well with your surgery. 🙏
5000k subscribers! I had a feeling you would reach a High place in life and here you are killing it! Congrats! 👍🏻🚴
Thanks, man!
Nice video! Thanks for sharing it!😍😍😍
Thank you 🙂
@ ❤️❤️🌹🌹
That bed of nails(railroad spikes) was awesome.
In my book, you're the best in the business. Looking forward to celebrating 500,000 subs
Thank you! I appreciate that.
Well, I’ve binge watched your entire channel. For the first time of being on YT, I’ve clicked the bell icon. I’m gonna need you to hit more trails sir.
Whoa! You deserve some sort of an award for that 😂
@@joyfultrails that’s 5 stars!!!!…for the faithful Joyful Trails subscriber.
Nice trail. Once again you make me smile on a Monday morning. I won't say anything about the video quality, you already know how I feel about your camera work ;)
Thank you!
Congratulation on the 5K subs, you earn it buddy! many more to come.
@@robertganther3695 Thanks!
A first time viewer and I will be back.
@@donaldpell4543 Thanks! Come back anytime 😬
Thank you for the shout out….. Amen 🙏
@@towtowstrailtalk6853 😬
@13:15 that is what a Dutch man would call a Stropwaffle a very Dutch sweet snack. Great trail which you have now inspired for me to go and do. With views on that bridge it’s a must see. Thanks for all the work and efforts making the video. Oh little secret your front wheel on your bike is mounted backwards. Your spindel Axel quick release clamp should be on your left side of the bike and clamped so that quick release lever is facing towards the real of the bike not forward. If you are unlucky enough to catch that lever on a bush or branch you can easily thrower that lever open causing you to loose that front wheel. I used to be a bike mechanic for many years and a road racer back in the day. So seen that lesson learned by a few unfortunate folks. Thanks for sharing this video and ride.
Wow… so the front tire is where I had the flat in Charlotte… And I had it fixed in a bike shop. So are you saying the kid in the bike shop put the tire back on the wrong way? As has already been established, I am not at all mechanical, so I will defer to people like you when it comes to stuff like this… 😂
@ was not saying the shop guy did it perhaps you had taken the wheel off to put it in the car or something. Regardless it is on the wrong way. I am sure you can check with your local bike shop and they will tell you exactly what I am saying is true. Not trying to be a know it all just hate to see your axel quick release lever get popped open or half way open catching it on something. The best place for that quick release lever is to be tucked sort of just behind the end of the fork and behind the front “drop out” I was actually a road mechanic for the Brazilian Olympic team in 1984 so I wasn’t just some kid working a part time summer job. If you don’t believe me try and ask your local bike shop or people here. Just was trying to look out for your safety.
@@RViscara Like I said, I will defer to your judgment because I just don’t know enough about things like that. What I do know for sure is that I have never taken the tire off and put it back on … so the only person that has would be the kid in the Charlotte bike shop. I can go to my trek store here in Greenville where I bought the bike and just tell them to make sure everything is cool. Thanks for the heads up.
Glad you are going to have it checked. If you never moved it then indeed the kid made a mistake and put it on backwards and the axel lever in a bad spot. It can happen. Your shop in Greenville should not even charge you to fix it. I will take a good mechanic about 30 seconds to mount it correctly. Safety first keep the videos coming
Beautiful
l rode this bridge lot of boards in it.Tried not to look down while l was riding .l was riding a towie bicycle like yours they one of the best.
@@Tinkerman.45. I love my bike!
Great Trail! Great Coverage. Come do the VA Capitol Trail starting in Jamestown. I live .3 miles from that trailhead
@@richthompson7586 Thanks! That trail is on my radar screen. I’ll get to it one day… 🙂
I Have Been There, Back When It Was A Railroad. Worked It Several Times.
That's cool!
Great video. Do you bring your bike with you on your travels? Keep them coming. Thanks!
@@twobusyliving6641 Yes, I do. It’s a Townie 7-D Step-over. Thanks for watching!
Nice job.
@@marshallg496 Thanks!
One trail I haven't done. Have to do it someday. Actually, What Pedro was describing was credit card touring.
Bikepacking and bike touring are very much the same. Bikepacking you usually are more concerned about the weight that you carry. It is a mistake to think that bikepacking is done for shorter distances (Take the example of the GDMBR race, which covers 2700 miles along the spine of the country.). Bicycle touring is usually slower with different bags traditionally held on racks or carried with trailers. You typically have to camp out somewhere when doing a multi-day trip using both methods. The only difference is the bags and speed that you travel.
Thanks for the clarification… I don’t foresee myself doing either one. I’m more of a hotel guy. But you know what they say - never say never!
@@joyfultrails You should give it a try. Start with easier routes, such as the GAP and C&O Pittsburgh to Washington DC.
@@charlesphelps2730 Maybe after I retire from the 9 to 5!
So far, I'd say this is a five star trail, that bridge is well worth it. I am wondering how you were able to get to the bottom, looking up at the bridge.
@@pedrofernandez8729 We’ll cover that in the next video. Thanks for watching, buddy.
But can it be a 5☆ since it is not paved? Inquiring minds want to know...
@@marcusrawls2125 I guess we gotta wait till next week to find out. Same Scott time, same Scott channel.
@pedrofernandez8729 you are correct, but will the wait be 1 or 2 weeks? 🤔
@@pedrofernandez8729😂
You have another subscriber, great video. My wife and I are retired and ride recumbent trikes, so I am wondering how the trail is for that type of riding. Looks smooth, but videos tend to make things look better than they are.
Hmmm. Well, I've never been on a recumbent trike, so I'm not familiar...but the High Bridge trail is a pretty smooth ride. It's not real rocky. A lot of the time it feels like a pretty tightly packed dirt road. And there is a parking area - the Camp Paradise lot - that's pretty close to the bridge on the southeast end. Also, downtown Farmville is just 4 miles from the bridge on the other side...so if you wanted to do the bridge without doing the whole trail, you could. Thanks for watching!
Jumped out after the Kaine remark.
@@proudvirginian That was reported by ABC News, which is part of the Drive-By State-Run Media. It’s just as well that you jumped out. If that’s all it takes to trigger you, well…
Hi Scott, love ur videos! We rode High Bridge on Oct 20th this year. Looks like you were there just before us by the color of the trees. What did you think of those huge wasps on High Bridge?
@@laviniaallen5602 I think I was there on Oct 21 & 22! Missed you by a day! I went across the bridge pretty early in the morning and then again around 3 PM. But I didn’t really see any wasps. Did see some birds hangin’ out though.
Great video. Look forward to check it out. Thanks for the infos.
Go check out the Pine-creek river trail in PA. 62 miles of fun.
@@pascalchavanon1930 I’ll have to add that to my list… Thanks!
Do you know if ebikes are allowed?
Enjoy your videos. Thanks
@@geraldvoncannon9317 I did not see any signage that said anything directly about e bikes… However, there was a sign that I saw a couple of times that said, “Power-driven mobility devices must yield to all other trail users.”
Thanks
One Thing I Always Found Curious About Pamplin, Its Called "City", We Are Comin To Your "City", Where Can I Find A Bowl
Of Skyline Chili In Pamplin?
Ha! Yeah...there's not much 'city' there anymore.
No helmet?
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@joyfultrails watched the whole video. Good points. Will definitely make you think. I will probably still wear my helmet. I'm a mt. biker and gravel rider so my chances are a bit higher. Thanks for sharing.
@ I saw that video about two years ago and it really influenced my thinking on this. I’m old enough that I just didn’t grow up wearing a helmet so it didn’t become a habit for me. But I do wear one when I feel like I’m on a trail that might be a little dangerous.
Great video, but the whole trail is a state park, and in Virginia it is not legal to fly drones in a state park. Just sayin'....
@@thetacticalpanda6247 But it’s not a drone! 😬 It’s a 360 camera that is very much hand-held. The “selfie stick” disappears in editing. Modern technology… What a time to be alive, huh? 🙂
@@joyfultrails Wow! I've never heard of such a thing. I'll have to look into it. Thanks!
That bridge is so high and narrow that I think i would not ride it. Don't care much for heights.
@@pedrofernandez8729 It’s quite an experience… and I rode it with one hand because I had to hold my camera in the other hand 🙂📹🎥🚲
@@joyfultrails Can't you come up with some gadget to hold the camera so you can ride with both hands on the bars? Seems kind of risky, we don't want our favorite explorer to get hurt.
It's called GoPro effect. It's not that narrow in real life
@@TurnipGreen It’s actually an Insta360 x4!
I hope you know that kids around the country are stealing your community profiles to complete last minute local history school projects! 😂
Also, let’s keep the eyebrow raises to a minimum. Too much rizz!!!
😆 ...what eyebrows?! 😆
More riding; less talk
@@NancySims-p6l Start your own channel. 😂 And if you do, let me know. I will watch it and roast you back! 😬