Northern Neck River Ride, September 27

[KathiCville]

Did anybody do the Northern Neck River Ride last year? If so, any comments about the event? This year it's scheduled for September 27. Looks like it could be a lot of fun---pretty area, great time of year. And it's FLAT! .........

http://riverride.org/

[tulip]

Yes, I did it last year and had a wonderful time. I live down there part time, so I'm familiar with the routes. Mostly flat, yes, with a couple of hills (relatively speaking, they are hills) to keep us from falling asleep. Windy, though, since we're on the water.

Well-organized and quiet roads.

There's a joint RABA-NNCC ride over July 4 weekend that will be on some of the same roads as the River Ride. Check out the RABA website for details.

Oh, and one more thing, I usually post Northern Neck ride info in the Southeast section (we are in Virginia, after all), so check there, too, if you are interested in such things.

[juliemcd]

I'd be interested, although I'm in DC, and this would probably be about 4 hours from me, correct?

[KathiCville]

Julie....D.C. to Kilmarnock, Virginia is 2 hours, according to mapquest.com. You might want to go to mapquest yourself and plug in your address so you get a more accurate estimate.....

Tulip...Thanks for the insights....I'll definitely put this one on my radar screen, 'though I won't sign up until the date gets much closer. I've already had to miss two rides I registered for this summer because of scheduling conflicts or other snafus.

[tulip]

It's more than 2 hours from DC. When I lived in Alexandria, it took 3 hours to get down there.

Julie (and others in DC), to avoid the 395 mess south of DC, go this way:

Wilson Bridge to Indian Head Highway going south (MD 210, I think)
Cut across to Waldorf (big green signs)
At the Best Buy, take a right onto MD 301 and keep going (toll at the Nice Bridge, $2 I think)
Take a left onto VA 3 (there's a Sheetz on the left)
This will bring you right into Kilmarnock (after a while).

This way is much more pleasant without the traffic and hassle of going south on 95.

If I hear anything about the ride, I'll post it here and on Southeast.

[juliemcd]

Thanks, I would be interested in doing this, especially if others from the list are...