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5 County Ride Map! Berkeley Cumberland Springs 36 Potomac R Paw Paw 522 28 Cacapon R 220 Fort Ashby Five 9 WEST VIRGINIA46 29 Keyser 38 Jennings Little Cacapon R Castle 28 Rock Randolph 81 Lake Slanesville Ice Mountain 127 42 Burlington Romney 29 Fort Edwards 220 50 Capon 50 N Br Potomac R Bridge 522 24 50 Augusta 50 93 28 Patterson Cr 259 Fairfax Stone 42 Purgitsville 50 State Monument S Br Potomac R 90 Scherr Delray Knobley Rd. Greenland CR 7 Gap 93 Yellow Mt Storm 220 Spring Lake Medley 48 CR 6 North R Lahmansville The Trough Maysville Old 50 Fields Cacapon R Stormy 259 Winchester Res Patterson Creek Rd. 29 42 55 FR 75 Baker Fisher 55 Wardensville 81 Moorefield Lost River Sinks Red Creek Rec. Area Petersburg 259 FR 75 66 55 Lost R FR 19 Strasburg 7 Lost CR 28-11 River 28 Campground 81 South Mill Lake Lost Lost River 220 City 55 N Yokums 55 Smoke Hole Caverns Campground Smoke Hole Lost River Rec. Area State Park Mathias Gandy Cr Seneca S Fk S Br Potomac R Rocks South Mill Creek Rd. Riverton Spruce Knob Seneca 4861 33 Caverns (Highest Point in State) Reed's Creek Camp Run Trout Hatchery FR 112 Upper Tract Rec. Area Briery Gap Rd 33 Spruce Knob Buckhorn Lake Circleville 33 Trout Farm 259 Cherry Fort Seybert Grove Via Ferrata Nelson Rocks Franklin 28 Brandywine To I81 220 S Br Potomac R 33 FREE 5 County Ride Map! 1 Welcome Steeped in ancestral heritage, Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, Mineral and Pendleton counties are known for warm hospitality, breathtaking mountainous landscapes and abundant natural resources. Scenic motorcycle tours are one of our region’s most popular tourist adventures. Bikers from all over the United States come to the Potomac Highlands to feel the rush of mountain roads that rise and fall leading to quaint bed and breakfast inns, rustic cabins, home-spun diners, fabulous mountain streams and historic sites, all rich with the history of Appalachia. So join us for blue skies, open roads and mountain vistas - come and RIDE THE HIGH FIVE COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA! 2 WELCOME 3 WELCOME Mineral County 4 Mineral County Saddle Mountain Ride Cumberland TOTAL MILES: 67.2 mi.36 TOTAL TIME: 1hr. 53 min. (Joins 28 Hampshire 220 Ride) Fort Ashby Lake 46 Overlook Keyser Jennings 28 Randolph New Lake Creek Slanesville Saddle Burlington Mountain 42 Romney Overlook 220 50 50 Knobley Rd. Nancy Augusta 93 Hanks 28 S Br Potomac R 1. Start at MineralGreenland County Court House on US Rt 220S inCR 7 Gap Keyser - 3.8 mi. 2. Continue on Rt 972 to Rt 50W - 2.2 mi. 3. Merge right after stop onto US Rt 50 W to Saddle Mountain Overlook - 7.5 mi. 4. Turn right onto WV Rt 42N to WV Rt 46E - 5.0 mi. 5. Turn right onto WV Rt 46E to Jennings Randolph Lake entrance - 5.1 mi. 6. Turn left and follow to lake overlook - 2.0 mi. 7. Make U-turn and go to WV Rt 46W - 2.0 mi. 8. Turn right onto WV Rt 46 W to WV Rt 42S - 5.1 mi. 9. Turn left onto US Rt 50E to Grayson Gap Rd / County Rt 6/1 - 5.7 mi. 10. Turn right onto Grayson Gap and on to Penneroll Rd / Co Rt 6/1 - 1.9 mi. 11. Turn right and go to entrance of Nancy Hanks - 3.7 mi. 12. Continue to Knobley Rd /Co Rt 9 - 0.9 mi. 13. Turn left and go to US Rt 50W - 5.7 14. Turn left onto US Rt 50 and go to US Rt 220 N - 1.2 mi. 15. Turn right on WV 46 E. to Forst Asby - 15.4 mi. (Joins Hampshire County Ride on page 7). 5 Hampshire County 6 hampshire Hampshire County Take Me Home TOTAL MILES: 93.3 TOTALCumberland TIME: 2hr. 30min. 36 Potomac R Paw Paw 28 220 Fort Ashby 9 46 29 Keyser Little Cacapon R Castle Jennings 28 Rock Randolph Lake Slanesville Ice Mountain 127 42 Burlington Romney 29 Fort Edwards 220 50 Capon Bridge Augusta 50 93 28 Patterson Cr 259 Purgitsville S Br Potomac R Delray KnobleyGreenland Rd. CR 7 Gap Yellow Spring North R 1. From Visitors CenterThe Trough at 426 Main St., Romney, go east on US-50 E/Main St. Continue to follow US-50Cacapon E R - 21.9 mi. 2. Take 1st left onto Co. Route 15/Cold Stream Rd. Continue to follow Cold Stream Rd. North River Mills. - 8.3 mi. 3. Continue Route 45/20/Springfield Grade Rd. toward Co. Route 4/2/N River WV 29. Slanesville General Store. - 3.5 mi. 4. Take Slanesville Pike North to WV 28 N. - 14.4 mi. 6. Turn right onto WV 28 N in Springfield, toward Fort Ashby. - 5.6 mi. 7. Turn Left at light onto WV 46 W Green St. Continue to follow W.V 46 W. - 15.4 mi. 8. Stay on WV 46, Armstrong St. toward N. Davis St. Turn right at US-220 S/HeskietSt/Mineral St. Continue to follow US-220 S. - 3.9 mi. 9. Turn left at US-220 S/Co. Route 7/Cut Off Rd. to US 50/ US 220. - 12.3 mi. 10. Continue onto US-50 E/WV 28 N. - 4.5 mi. 11. Take a right then a left follow to the top. Fort mill Ridge Civil War Site. 12. Turn right at bottom of hill onto US 50 E/ WV 28 N. 13. Continue to follow US-50 E. to Romney. - 3.5 mi. 7 hampshire Berkeley Cumberland Springs 36 Potomac R Paw Paw 522 28 Cacapon R 220 Fort Ashby 9 46 29 Keyser Little Cacapon R Castle 38 Jennings 28 Rock Randolph 81 Lake Slanesville Ice Mountain 127 42 Burlington Romney 29 Fort Edwards 220 50 Capon 50 N Br Potomac R Bridge 522 24 50 Augusta 50 93 28 Patterson Cr 259 Fairfax Stone 42 Purgitsville 50 State Monument S Br Potomac R 90 Scherr Delray KnobleyGreenland Rd. CR 7 Gap 93 Yellow Mt Storm 220 Spring Lake Medley 48 CR 6 North R Lahmansville The Trough Maysville Old 50 Fields Cacapon R Stormy 259 Winchester Res Patterson Creek Rd. 29 42 55 FR 75 Baker Fisher 55 Wardensville 81 Moorefield Lost River Sinks Red Creek Rec. Area Petersburg 259 FR 75 66 55 Lost R FR 19 Strasburg 7 Lost CR 28-11 River 28 Campground 81 South Mill Lake Lost Lost River 220 City 55 N Yokums 55 Smoke Hole Caverns Campground Smoke Hole Lost River Rec. Area State Park Mathias Gandy Cr Seneca S Fk S Br Potomac R Rocks South Mill Creek Rd. Riverton Spruce Knob Seneca 4861 33 Caverns (Highest Point in State) Reed's Creek Camp Run Trout Hatchery FR 112 Upper Tract Rec. Area Briery Gap Rd 33 Spruce Knob Buckhorn Lake Circleville 33 Trout Farm 259 Cherry Fort Seybert Grove Via Ferrata Nelson Rocks Franklin 28 Brandywine To I81 220 S Br Potomac R 33 8 map Berkeley Cumberland Springs 36 Potomac R Paw Paw 522 28 Cacapon R 220 Fort Ashby 9 46 29 Keyser Little Cacapon R Castle 38 Jennings 28 Rock Randolph 81 Lake Slanesville Ice Mountain 127 42 Burlington Romney 29 Fort Edwards 220 50 Capon 50 N Br Potomac R Bridge 522 24 50 Augusta 50 93 28 Patterson Cr 259 Fairfax Stone 42 Purgitsville 50 State Monument S Br Potomac R 90 Scherr Delray KnobleyGreenland Rd. CR 7 Gap 93 Yellow Mt Storm 220 Spring Lake Medley 48 CR 6 North R Lahmansville The Trough Maysville Old 50 Fields Cacapon R Stormy 259 Winchester Res Patterson Creek Rd. 29 42 55 FR 75 Baker Fisher 55 Wardensville 81 Moorefield Lost River Sinks Red Creek Rec. Area Petersburg 259 FR 75 66 55 Lost R FR 19 Strasburg 7 Lost CR 28-11 River 28 Campground 81 South Mill Lake Lost Lost River 220 City 55 N Yokums 55 Smoke Hole Caverns Campground Smoke Hole Lost River Rec. Area State Park Mathias Gandy Cr Seneca S Fk S Br Potomac R Rocks South Mill Creek Rd. Riverton Spruce Knob Seneca Five WEST VIRGINIA 4861 33 Caverns (Highest Point in State) Reed's Creek Camp Run Trout Hatchery FR 112 Upper Tract Rec. Area Briery Gap Rd 33 GRANT County Spruce Knob Buckhorn Lake Circleville 33 Trout Farm 259 HAMPSHIRE County Cherry Fort Seybert Grove Via Ferrata HARDY County Nelson Rocks Franklin 28 Brandywine MINERAL County To I81 PENDLETON County 220 S Br Potomac R 33 9 map Hardy County 10 Hardy County Small Town & Out Bound TOTAL MILES: 92.9 TOTAL TIME: 1hr. 57 min Ice Mountain 127 Burlington Romney 29 Fort Edwards 220 50 Capon Bridge Augusta 50 28 Patterson Cr 259 Purgitsville S Br Potomac R Delray CR 7 Yellow 220 Spring Medley CR 6 North R The Trough Old Fields Cacapon R 259 Winchester Patterson Creek Rd. 29 55 Baker 55 Wardensville Moorefield Lost River Sinks 259 Lost R 1. Begin in Moorefield at the intersection of US 220 & Winchester Ave./Old Route 55 2. Turn right onto Old Route 55/Winchester Ave. – 3.7 mi. 3. Cross over intersection with new WV 55 and continue on Old Route 55 through Needmore (Broken Spoke – food) – 10.4 mi. 4. Follow Old Route 55 to Baker (Corner Mart – fuel) - 2.5 mi. 5. Cross under intersection of Route 55 to continue on Old 55 to Wardensville - 9.3 mi. 6. Merge onto Main Street in Wardensville (various food & fuel) Stay to the right at Y intersection for Route 259 to Cacapon River Road/County Route 14 - 8.9 mi.
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