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Don't Know Dual Sport Ride

Sunday, Aug. 23, 9:00am
Hello, GSers! I spent yesterday prerunning a big chunk of new gravel and dirt, so Sunday's ride will feature terrain we haven't seen and one pretty good hero section.

We will ride through Deal's Gap (yeah, I know. Sorry.) to Robbinsville, then take the newly reopened Tatham Gap Rd to Andrews. We'll stop for gas/toilet break, then take Beaver Creek to the Super Secret Road that isn't in Google Maps or Garmin BaseCamp. We'll take that road west across Porterfield Gap towards Little Snowbird. We'll take Little Snowbird northeast towards Joyce Kilmer.

We then will have a decision: if the weather cooperates and it's still fairly early in the day, we can take the Gravelhala over to Tellico Plains, then north on 360 and 411 back to town. If we are running late or whatever, we can pop back on 129 and come home through Deal's Gap.

Riders should carry a supply of water and some snacks; there isn't much after we leave Andrews.


IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE HERO SECTION


The road kinda turns to crap at Porterfield Gap. It's rutted, bumpy and gravelled with stones the size of hen's eggs. This section of road is absolutely passable on big bikes, but it is MUCH MORE CHALLENGING that my typical dualsport routes. Unfortunately, there is not a bypass for the hero section, so this ride should not be anybody's first day in the dirt.

Feel free to call or email me if you have any questions.
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Meetup

Cracker Barrel in Alcoa
771 Louisville Rd, Alcoa, TN 37701
(US129 & Louisville Rd, across from Wal-Mart).

Feel free to arrive early and have breakfast if you like;

9am - I want kickstands up, gassed & ready to go.

Contact the Ride Leader:

Megan
megan@dualsporttouring.com
865-724-6207 (mobile)

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  • Home
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  • About
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    • Contact BMWROK President
    • Contact BMWROK Secretary
    • Contact BMWROK Treasurer
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    • Contact BMWROK Web Admin
  • Membership
    • Pay Annual Dues
    • BMWROK On Line Membership Form
    • BMWROK Paper Membership Application Form
    • Member Directory
    • MOTY >
      • Current Member Of The Year
  • Events & Rides
    • Frosty Fall Ride
    • Super Sunday Super Bowl Suspense Ride
    • Law Enforcement Benefit Ride
    • Icicles & Motorcicles Ride
    • GSMmotoRent
    • Finding or Leading a Ride
    • All The Gear, All The Time
  • Trips
    • Clark's Covid-19 Adventure
    • Learning Basecamp
    • Deliverance Ride
    • Northeast Florida Rally
    • ROK Club Ride to GA
    • Faisal's European Adventure
    • Best Dam Ride of the Year
    • 2016 Good Saturday Ride
    • 2016 Cabin Fever Ride
    • 2015 BMWROK Rally
    • Jim's North GA Ride Report - April 2015
    • 100 Miles to Go Where?!
    • BBBRBR Ride Report June, 2015
    • 2014 - Where BMWROK Rode
    • 2014 BMWROK Rally Gallery
    • Roger's Trip
    • 2014 Spring Fling Gallery
    • Geoffrey's 18,000 Mile Ride to Alaska
    • 2013 - Where BMWROK Rode
    • Ride: Knoxville to Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, KY
    • 2012 - Where BMWROK Rode
    • BMWROK 30th Anniversary
    • ROKtoberfest 2012
    • Colorado & Missouri Rallys - July, 2012
    • Bluefield, WV Ride - The River Runs Through It!
    • GA Mt. Rally May 2012
    • Ride: Original Mast General Store
    • Ride: Rugby, TN
    • Ed Nabors Award
    • Ride: GS in TN Gravel
    • Ride: ROKtoberfest 2011
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    • Kisan Safety Electronics for Motorcycles
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