Gorge roads, waterfall stops, and coal country history — this New River Gorge loop is West Virginia riding at its absolute best.
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There's a reason riders keep coming back to the Summersville area. Within a 60-mile radius, you have some of the most dramatic roads in the eastern United States, a National Park, two state parks, a waterfall you can walk to in your gear, and a river descent that will be the first thing you talk about when you get home.
This loop starts and ends at the Summersville Lake Dam Overlook, one of the most underrated views in West Virginia, and works its way through the New River Gorge country before looping back through Babcock State Park.
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Gravel in the turns, a road closure, the best lunch stop on the loop — riders post it in the group first.
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