Recap: Canaan Snowy Gravel Loop

West Virginia
Written By Ray George

2 cyclists. 28.5 miles. 3050 ft climbing. Started at Blackwater Bikes in Davis. Rode over to Thomas. Headed down Blackwater Canyon trail. Upper part was snowy. Walked a few sections. Trail cleared up and was great heading into Hendricks. Turned left and climbed out of the valley on FR 244 to Canaan Loop Road. What is comparable to 1.5 miles of mud? 2 miles of pushing your bike through 6-12” of mushy snow uphill. Top of the ridge the snow became mushy tire racks but mostly rideable. Dropped back down to Davis on paved road. Temps ranged from 25-55. Lunch and #coffeeoutside

Ray George

Ray founded Ohio Gravel Grinders in 2012. Ray moved to Columbus in 2007 and jumped into bicycle event organization and advocacy by launching Bike the Cbus, Columbus’ only city-wide bicycle tour, currently organized by Yay Bikes! He developed Columbus Rides Bikes! blog and companion Facebook group with over 3000 members to support the Tuesday Nite Ride. Ray has been instrumental in organizing charity rides, including Ride the Elevator, Night of 1000/1001 Tacos, and Yelp on Two Wheels to support many organizations.

Ray enjoys long gravel bike rides in the woods and lunch with coffee outside. He has been featured on a number of podcasts. Check them out on the Featured On section. Honey Stinger Ambassador

http://www.ohiogravelgrinders.com
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