The elk river trail is great! Just rode it this morning with my sister and a friend! Beautiful early morning scenery. We also rode the greenbrier river trail in early September. By far, the elk river trail has a better base. As for cars being safe at the trail heads I have never had a problem at Clendenin, Dundon or Duck!
@@connie52853 that’s good to hear! I had locals telling me they wouldn’t leave their car over night even in town. I’m already paranoid lol I’m not terribly far from the trail, I’ll be riding it again
A great video. Thanks for showcasing one of West Virginias yet-to-be polished gems. Im a huge supporter of this trail and hope to see more people explore West Virginia by bicycle. Adventure On! 🚲
Great video! We are big supporters of the trail as well. I'm hoping to get one of my bikes back up and running soon with some luggage racks like what you have. Maybe we will see you out there!
I was born and raised in WestByGod. Its a special time of the year when out in the woods near the trails during the fall. Forgetting to bring your stuff, Ive done that, you were chill about it, I would of lost my mind. You're one cool cat brother, I like how you just take things in stride. Riding in damp cycling shorts? Been there, not good! On to the next one...
@@HackHunter1835 I live in Ohio, but I’m right across the river from Huntington WV. I try to just go with the flow on most things. The headlamp was a rough one to leave at home but I made do with the cell phone light. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
@@davissvhs that was my first bike trip I did! I tried it again earlier this year but got snowed out…I’m gonna do it again either November or December this year
Bane's turtle shuttle 🤣I love it! As I follow along, there have been several times when I wonder, "Dude, what were you thinking?!" Lol! You're pretty resilient and that makes it even more fun. I'm looking forward to your Pine Creek video. I haven't ridden that one yet but it's on my list. Thanks for sharing this totally spontaneous adventure!
Watching this video for the third time so far. Fell asleep twice trying to watch it early this morning before work. Lol Part way through the video so far. Any evidence of ATV riders on the trail? Heard when the trail first opened, ATV’s were a real problem on keeping them off the trail.
I know this is relatively a newer trail. Haven’t ridden it yet. I’ve been thinking about doing this trail along with the Meadow River Trail on my next trip up to WV.
The elk river trail is great! Just rode it this morning with my sister and a friend! Beautiful early morning scenery. We also rode the greenbrier river trail in early September. By far, the elk river trail has a better base.
As for cars being safe at the trail heads I have never had a problem at Clendenin, Dundon or Duck!
@@connie52853 that’s good to hear! I had locals telling me they wouldn’t leave their car over night even in town. I’m already paranoid lol
I’m not terribly far from the trail, I’ll be riding it again
A great video. Thanks for showcasing one of West Virginias yet-to-be polished gems. Im a huge supporter of this trail and hope to see more people explore West Virginia by bicycle. Adventure On! 🚲
@@olafsodyssey6509 I’ll likely be back to bike it again, I’m thinking gassaway all the way to Clendenin, connecting the two ends by road
Beautiful scenery!!
@@jeanbaker239 definitely! The entire trail runs along the river!
Another awesome adventure! I’ve been without a utensil myself and it sucks but not my bowl and headlamp as well lol - awesome
@@Bestrong61 yea, I’m gonna have to do a better job packing up next time! I need to made a dang list again
Great video! We are big supporters of the trail as well. I'm hoping to get one of my bikes back up and running soon with some luggage racks like what you have. Maybe we will see you out there!
@@bluecreekdetectors I’ll definitely be out again. I wanna bike from gassaway to Clendenin, maybe Charleston.
I hope you subscribe and follow along!
I was born and raised in WestByGod. Its a special time of the year when out in the woods near the trails during the fall. Forgetting to bring your stuff, Ive done that, you were chill about it, I would of lost my mind. You're one cool cat brother, I like how you just take things in stride. Riding in damp cycling shorts? Been there, not good! On to the next one...
@@HackHunter1835 I live in Ohio, but I’m right across the river from Huntington WV.
I try to just go with the flow on most things. The headlamp was a rough one to leave at home but I made do with the cell phone light.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
“Didn’t know I was going to ride this trail when I woke up this morning…” I’ve been there! Sometimes it’s cool to just be spontaneous. 😬
@@joyfultrails lol, yea, i wanted to go ride and just went! Probably why I forgot stuff lol
Nice looking trail. Gotta love the kudzu!
@@WayOffTheTrail yea, it looked super cool. I got some drone footage of it in the fog, but the fog misted over my camera
Another great Adventure
@@pppjourneyonabike5992 thanks for watching!
Now I have a new trail to look into riding in West Virginia !!
promoting the new spot is pretty cool!
My 2nd Favorite Rail Trail in WV
@@davissvhs what’s your first?
@@TheBane1979 The GREAT Greenbrier River Rail Trail Of Course 😁
@@davissvhs that was my first bike trip I did! I tried it again earlier this year but got snowed out…I’m gonna do it again either November or December this year
Bane's turtle shuttle 🤣I love it! As I follow along, there have been several times when I wonder, "Dude, what were you thinking?!" Lol! You're pretty resilient and that makes it even more fun. I'm looking forward to your Pine Creek video. I haven't ridden that one yet but it's on my list. Thanks for sharing this totally spontaneous adventure!
@@WatershedWatchwoman that was my second turtle I moved off the trail! Thanks for following along, I really appreciate it!
@@TheBane1979 Super nice guy! 😃 Have you tried ProBars? They're a staple for our adventures.
@@WatershedWatchwoman not sure if I have or not, I’ve tried a lot of stuff lol
Bike touring, elk rive rail trail
Watching this video for the third time so far. Fell asleep twice trying to watch it early this morning before work. Lol
Part way through the video so far. Any evidence of ATV riders on the trail? Heard when the trail first opened, ATV’s were a real problem on keeping them off the trail.
@@chrislang7146 I didn’t see any evidence of it. I’d feel bad about you falling asleep if you didn’t always give good reviews lol
I know this is relatively a newer trail. Haven’t ridden it yet. I’ve been thinking about doing this trail along with the Meadow River Trail on my next trip up to WV.
@@chrislang7146 this thing isn’t supposed to be watchable till Thursday lol, can you already see it?
@@TheBane1979no. It was a notification that said when it was going on to air.
@@chrislang7146 ah ok. I’m still learning lol
It’s remote; when I was there I didn’t have cell service. Definitely beautiful!
@@davidhammer2854 yep, I didn’t either, on Verizon or AT&T