Bike Touring the Elk River Rail Trail

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  • Опубліковано 29 жов 2024

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  • @connie52853
    @connie52853 25 днів тому +3

    The elk river trail is great! Just rode it this morning with my sister and a friend! Beautiful early morning scenery. We also rode the greenbrier river trail in early September. By far, the elk river trail has a better base.
    As for cars being safe at the trail heads I have never had a problem at Clendenin, Dundon or Duck!

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  25 днів тому

      @@connie52853 that’s good to hear! I had locals telling me they wouldn’t leave their car over night even in town. I’m already paranoid lol
      I’m not terribly far from the trail, I’ll be riding it again

  • @olafsodyssey6509
    @olafsodyssey6509 23 дні тому +1

    A great video. Thanks for showcasing one of West Virginias yet-to-be polished gems. Im a huge supporter of this trail and hope to see more people explore West Virginia by bicycle. Adventure On! 🚲

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  23 дні тому +1

      @@olafsodyssey6509 I’ll likely be back to bike it again, I’m thinking gassaway all the way to Clendenin, connecting the two ends by road

  • @bluecreekdetectors
    @bluecreekdetectors 25 днів тому +2

    Great video! We are big supporters of the trail as well. I'm hoping to get one of my bikes back up and running soon with some luggage racks like what you have. Maybe we will see you out there!

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  25 днів тому +1

      @@bluecreekdetectors I’ll definitely be out again. I wanna bike from gassaway to Clendenin, maybe Charleston.
      I hope you subscribe and follow along!

  • @joyfultrails
    @joyfultrails 26 днів тому +1

    “Didn’t know I was going to ride this trail when I woke up this morning…” I’ve been there! Sometimes it’s cool to just be spontaneous. 😬

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  26 днів тому +1

      @@joyfultrails lol, yea, i wanted to go ride and just went! Probably why I forgot stuff lol

  • @HackHunter1835
    @HackHunter1835 26 днів тому +1

    I was born and raised in WestByGod. Its a special time of the year when out in the woods near the trails during the fall. Forgetting to bring your stuff, Ive done that, you were chill about it, I would of lost my mind. You're one cool cat brother, I like how you just take things in stride. Riding in damp cycling shorts? Been there, not good! On to the next one...

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  26 днів тому +1

      @@HackHunter1835 I live in Ohio, but I’m right across the river from Huntington WV.
      I try to just go with the flow on most things. The headlamp was a rough one to leave at home but I made do with the cell phone light.
      I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!

  • @Bestrong61
    @Bestrong61 26 днів тому +2

    Another awesome adventure! I’ve been without a utensil myself and it sucks but not my bowl and headlamp as well lol - awesome

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  26 днів тому +1

      @@Bestrong61 yea, I’m gonna have to do a better job packing up next time! I need to made a dang list again

  • @jeanbaker239
    @jeanbaker239 25 днів тому +1

    Beautiful scenery!!

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  25 днів тому

      @@jeanbaker239 definitely! The entire trail runs along the river!

  • @WayOffTheTrail
    @WayOffTheTrail 26 днів тому +1

    Nice looking trail. Gotta love the kudzu!

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  26 днів тому +1

      @@WayOffTheTrail yea, it looked super cool. I got some drone footage of it in the fog, but the fog misted over my camera

  • @deniseemory4359
    @deniseemory4359 26 днів тому +2

    Now I have a new trail to look into riding in West Virginia !!

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  26 днів тому +1

      promoting the new spot is pretty cool!

  • @davissvhs
    @davissvhs 26 днів тому +1

    My 2nd Favorite Rail Trail in WV

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  26 днів тому

      @@davissvhs what’s your first?

    • @davissvhs
      @davissvhs 25 днів тому +1

      @@TheBane1979 The GREAT Greenbrier River Rail Trail Of Course 😁

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  25 днів тому +1

      @@davissvhs that was my first bike trip I did! I tried it again earlier this year but got snowed out…I’m gonna do it again either November or December this year

  • @WatershedWatchwoman
    @WatershedWatchwoman 24 дні тому

    Bane's turtle shuttle 🤣I love it! As I follow along, there have been several times when I wonder, "Dude, what were you thinking?!" Lol! You're pretty resilient and that makes it even more fun. I'm looking forward to your Pine Creek video. I haven't ridden that one yet but it's on my list. Thanks for sharing this totally spontaneous adventure!

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  23 дні тому +1

      @@WatershedWatchwoman that was my second turtle I moved off the trail! Thanks for following along, I really appreciate it!

    • @WatershedWatchwoman
      @WatershedWatchwoman 23 дні тому +1

      @@TheBane1979 Super nice guy! 😃 Have you tried ProBars? They're a staple for our adventures.

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  23 дні тому

      @@WatershedWatchwoman not sure if I have or not, I’ve tried a lot of stuff lol

  • @chrislang7146
    @chrislang7146 25 днів тому +1

    Watching this video for the third time so far. Fell asleep twice trying to watch it early this morning before work. Lol
    Part way through the video so far. Any evidence of ATV riders on the trail? Heard when the trail first opened, ATV’s were a real problem on keeping them off the trail.

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  25 днів тому +1

      @@chrislang7146 I didn’t see any evidence of it. I’d feel bad about you falling asleep if you didn’t always give good reviews lol

  • @pppjourneyonabike5992
    @pppjourneyonabike5992 26 днів тому

    Another great Adventure

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  26 днів тому +1

      @@pppjourneyonabike5992 thanks for watching!

  • @TheBane1979
    @TheBane1979  26 днів тому

    Bike touring, elk rive rail trail

  • @chrislang7146
    @chrislang7146 28 днів тому +2

    I know this is relatively a newer trail. Haven’t ridden it yet. I’ve been thinking about doing this trail along with the Meadow River Trail on my next trip up to WV.

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  28 днів тому +1

      @@chrislang7146 this thing isn’t supposed to be watchable till Thursday lol, can you already see it?

    • @chrislang7146
      @chrislang7146 28 днів тому

      @@TheBane1979no. It was a notification that said when it was going on to air.

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  28 днів тому +1

      @@chrislang7146 ah ok. I’m still learning lol

    • @davidhammer2854
      @davidhammer2854 25 днів тому +1

      It’s remote; when I was there I didn’t have cell service. Definitely beautiful!

    • @TheBane1979
      @TheBane1979  24 дні тому

      @@davidhammer2854 yep, I didn’t either, on Verizon or AT&T