Originally Posted by heavypic

Hey all –

I'm looking for help with trip advice (routes-attractions/lunch stops/hotels/bar-restaurants/night-life) for a ride planned this month. It’ll be just 2 bikes (RKs)…a riding buddy and I. To keep cost down, we’re looking to share hotel rooms (double-occupancy) during the trip. We both like cool scenic rides, maybe a nice lunch stop, and a good bar/restaurant/hotel at the end of the day (places with libations and a good evening crowd is always a plus). I’ve already got some info via forum search, but I’m looking to finalize the details/itinerary (below). Your suggestions are sincerely appreciated. This is our only trip this year, so hoping it’s a good one! Thanks!

If you stay in Inwood there are at least 2 titty bars if thats your thing...

Day 1: Pennsylvania Trnpk W to I-81S to Winchester, VA…then Rt 522/340S to Front Royal, VA (lunch stop?)….then to Shenandoah Park and enter Skyline Drive…drive SLD south to Waynesboro, VA or Staunton, VA (Hotel/restaurant-bar/night-life advice for Waynesboro or Staunton?).

Stay at the Howard Johnsons in Staunton. You can park your bikes under the awning. Its not 5 star, but for the price... In the am you can go to breakfast across the parking lot next nubeginning farm store. (hotel breakfast sucks ) For dinner my favorite is the clock tower. You can walk there, eat drink and be merry. There is also the depot grill, and the mill street grill. After walk around the neighborhood and have a beer a george bowers grocery. or Ice cream at the split banana (highly recommended) Everything closes relatively early so plan accordingly. There is also the Stonewall Jackson hotel, which is all inclusive (restaurant, bar and breakfast but you will pay for all those. Not bad either, convenient ), its about double the cost, but they have a parking garage if you have to have a parking garage.

Day 2: Take Rt 250W toward the Monogahela National Forest…(then either Rt 28S to Greenbank, to Rt 66W through Cass, to Rt 219/250N to Elkins, W.Va) –OR- (Rt 15W, to Rt 20N, to Rt 33E to Elkins, W.Va) (Hotel/restaurant-bar/night-life advice for Elkins?... Isaac Jackson Hotel?). If time permits on Day 2, maybe take a side trip via Rt 33E to Seneca Rocks/Seneca Caverns, and then back to Elkins, W.Va hotel.

This is an awesome ride I stayed in buckhannon because everything in Elkins was booked up this past August. I road 219 to 15, 15 to 20 north and stayed at the hampton inn in buckhannon. (from cass, via snowshoe, 219 north...)
hightown and monterey are picturesque.


Day 3: Take 219/250N through Parsons, Blackwater Falls State Park, and Thomas to Route 50E to Romney, W.Va….stay 3rd night in Romney, or continue to Winchester, Va., or Hagerstown, MD (Hotel/restaurant-bar/night-life advice for 3rd night in either Romney, Winchester or Hagerstown?)

buckhannon to elkins, to parsons to redcreek, to keyser.

i don't know if youve been to east coast sturgis, its in little orleans. Theres nothing there, but a few bars, and a gas station with a diner in it. Bills place, Belle Grove Grocery, Oak barrel Cafe

ride back from romney to 42 to keyser via 46. (parts of keyser are just falling apart, (urban decay) but the road is neat ride )ride up to cumberland to the Dam Tavern via 220. (cool old local pub )

maybe stay in berkley springs?


Day 4: I-81N to PA Turnpike and home.