Rockbridge Gravel Grinder

On Saturday November 1st at 10am ride the scenic back country roads of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Three NEW routes of 54, 42 and 33 miles (63-75% unpaved) on the beautiful rolling hills of Augusta and Rockbridge Counties between Staunton and Lexington. There will be rest stops well stocked with food and drink in historic Brownsburg. Rides start and finish at the Rockbridge Vineyard and Brewery in Raphine VA. All riders will be provided with a T-shirt, post-ride meal, and either a glass of wine or beer.

This is a USA Cycling sanctioned event. However a USAC license is NOT required to participate.

Route navigation: past Rockbridge Gravel Grinder events have had issues with tampering, destruction and removal of bike-route directional signage. In order to eliminate these navigational difficulties there will be NO directional signage placed on the routes. Please take noticed that it will be your responsibility to navigate your chosen route. Below are links to maps for all the RGG routes. These links will allow for exporting the appropriate navigational files to your device or phone. For those that don’t have a navigational device, Komoot is an excellent free phone App that will provide GPS routing with audible voice commands once navigation files are loaded. If you don’t have either a device or phone please follow another rider who does, or download clue sheets from the route links. Please prepare yourself for successful navigation. Your patience and understanding while self-navigating the route is greatly appreciated.

ROUTES:

Google Map of 54 mile route

Google Map of 42 mile route

Google Map of 33 mile route