Church Road

Cropwell P.O. to golf course and Church Road.  Beautiful short ride.

US 231

30 mile round trip to Shelby County line.   Nice workout

Stemley Bridge -Riverside Loop

Ride across Stemley bridge and continue to the I 20 interchange .   Continue carefully across the  Interstate to the truckstop.  Turn left onto US 78.  Continue across Coosa Bridge and past Riverside to Hardwick.  Turn toward home.

Riverside from the East

I’ve tried this a couple of times with no luck.  It’s easier from the west because of the one way roads.

Riverside

Old bridge 

Ragland

Sprayberry Road

From Pleasant Valley to Sprayberry, McKessit, Deer Trace and home.  Pretty fun.

No Business Creek

Stay on Center Star Road until Morgan Bridge.  Gorgeous ride.

The altitude is lower but this area reminds me of Piancansilglio a little bit.

Deer Trace

Shortly before the turn for Homebrew Knob turn right on  Deer Trace.  Big beautiful trees and rolling hills.  At the lake I couldn’t find away around I-20 so I retraced my steps.  Fun ride.

Coosa River 

Homebrew Knob

A varient of Center Star Road from Pleasant Valley to Morgan Bridge, with a detour to Homebrew Knob.  Beautiful countryside.

Center Star Road

A parallel road to Old Coal City Road and just as beautiful.

Broken Arrow Cemetery 

Wattsville Out and Back

Take  Hardwick to Pleasant Valley Road and on to Old Coal City Road. I turned around at US 231 and came home the same way.  28 miles round trip.

Old Coal City Road

Jump-off Rock

   From 19th street, Cogswell, Bowman Cir, highway 174, turnoff at Lynch Lake Road.  Couldn’t find Jump-off  Rock, will try bike hike next time.

The Schwinn is clocked at 45 MPH!!!

I started out on Easonville to Cook Springs Cut Off, then up to Mountain Top Loop and down the the bobsled run to Tunnel Mountain Road.  A big pickup truck pulled up and asked if I knew he had clocked me at 45 MPH.  We laughed and I took high way 78west.  Surprisingly at Prescott I turned off the back way to Camp Winnataska.  Fun.

Note: that’s 72 KPH

Camp Winnataska, Part Deux

Took a shortcut via Easonville and Fricker Farm Road to Wolf Creek  Road .  Up Camp Winnataska Road and a bit higher.  Lovely area.

Camp Winnataska Road

Rode 231 to Camp Creek Road then Wolf  Creek Road.  Turn right onto Camp Winnataska then home.  Will return later.

Chula Vista

From  Cogswell under I 20 then left onto Bowman Circle.  At  Chula Vista Mountain Road continue over I 20.  I was late so turned around.  Will explore later.  Cloudburst just as I returned home.