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Bikepacking the New River Trail State Park in Virginia 

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In this video, I'm taking a 3-day, 2-night bikepacking trip in the New River Trail State Park in southwest Virginia.
Come along for the ride as I go from the Draper entrance of the park down to Fries stopping to camp and relax in the Millrace campground at Foster Falls.
This Rails-to-Trail linear park offers easy peddling and beautiful scenery as the trail follows the historic New River along much of the path.
I used a new Spider rack, cradle and dry bag system from @aeroebikepack to carry my gear on my bike which worked great!
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@TheBlindAcorn
@TheBlindAcorn 26 дней назад
Nice video. You didn’t miss much. Pulaski to Draper is ho hum, however the junction to Galax is beautiful
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 26 дней назад
Thanks! I do regret not going to Galax. Next time for sure!
@marycarr1070
@marycarr1070 Месяц назад
Great video. We live near the Virginia Creeper Trail and ride there a lot but just heard about the New River Trail. Can’t wait to go! Might have to skip the really long trestle though.
@woodycarr
@woodycarr Месяц назад
Thanks! I love the Virginia Creeper Trail! I'm sure you will enjoy the New River Trail State Park. It's worth the time to visit.
@joyfultrails
@joyfultrails 2 месяца назад
Beautiful video! Looks like you had quite the adventure. Great info as well. This trail is on my list to get to, hopefully sooner than later.
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 2 месяца назад
Thank you, joyfultrails! I’m glad you liked the video! It’s a great trail. Worth the trip for sure. Hope you get to enjoy it soon!
@aaronbell7371
@aaronbell7371 Месяц назад
Great video….enjoyable and informative. New River Trail is on my list for this fall. This has been helpful for sure.
@woodycarr
@woodycarr Месяц назад
Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful!
@TheBane1979
@TheBane1979 Месяц назад
the campground around the 20 minute mark, did I see poles set up for hammock camping?
@woodycarr
@woodycarr Месяц назад
Yes indeed, @TheBane1979. The Millrace campground at Foster Falls has 6 X 6 poles with eyebolts for hammocks - three each on the campsite.
@TheBane1979
@TheBane1979 Месяц назад
@@woodycarr awesome! I’m heading that way this weekend and hammock camping is my preferred set up. I also have the durston x-mid for when I can’t find trees
@woodycarr
@woodycarr Месяц назад
@@TheBane1979 Enjoy your trip!
@princepage632
@princepage632 Месяц назад
i really like the new river trail. I have ridden it many times. i have stayed at foster falls a few times to. Look nice video, and thanks for sharing. Look, i noticed your dual suspenion mt bike. nice bike for the trails, but you are out of your element on this kind of bike. It's like putting lip stick on a pig and telling the sow she's pretty!! You need a hybrid bike, or a hard tail mt bike, and better yet a gravel adventure bike. But if you really want to ride in style get you a nice touring bike. that kind of mt bike is the worst choice you could have made to bike pack a rail trail. anyhow, glad you had a good time, and thanks for sharing!! no pun intended toward you or your bike, but just saying!!
@princepage632
@princepage632 Месяц назад
i do like your gear!!, but why did you not go to galax? just asking? dat tent looked like it was fairly thin,and leads me to believe it would leak a little.
@woodycarr
@woodycarr Месяц назад
Thank you for your comments.
@sadiejones7991
@sadiejones7991 15 дней назад
I used to think like that until I watched the tour divide this year, it was won on a 120mm, that's only 10mm shorter than his. I think the winner was riding a Top Fuel, that got me rethinking. Mostly everyone else was on a gravel bike​@@princepage632
@lost_in_TheLakes
@lost_in_TheLakes 3 месяца назад
Great Video must get out on my bike soon.
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 3 месяца назад
Thank you!
@jakeatterson2641
@jakeatterson2641 16 дней назад
Great video, is there anything you did regarding bear safety during your camp?
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 15 дней назад
Thank you! The Millrace Campground where I stayed is primitive with no vehicular access to the campsites and no showers or bathhouses. However, there were no bear boxes for storing food so I suspect bears in the campground are not typically a problem. That said, I always use a LOKSAK OPSAK odor-proof bag to help critter-proof my food against raccoons, squirrels, and mice. I did hang my food bag on of the poles in the site but it was not a typical "bear bag hang" from a tall tree like I would use in a more wilderness areas. Hope that helps.
@Tennessee-Explorer
@Tennessee-Explorer 4 месяца назад
Thanks for the nice video. We are returning to the New River next month for bikepacking, with our dogs…. I love that place. We share a lot of the same gear. I even use a Tenkara rod, Dragontail.
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 4 месяца назад
Thanks @Tennessee-Explorer! Have a great trip next month. It really is a special trail. I just got started with Tenkara. Still a lot to learn!
@Tennessee-Explorer
@Tennessee-Explorer 4 месяца назад
@@woodycarr We look forward to that trip for sure. We bikepacked the VA Creeper Trail recently, which is wonderful as well. Those videos are up now. As far as Tenkara, I recommend carrying a spare tip section. You will get hung up and break it eventually. I try to only cast places where I can walk to my line if needed to pull on it directly instead of using the rod. But that certainly limits where you fish. I love the simplicity of it. I also carry a 6’ telescoping rod with a spinning reel to use other places where Tenkara won’t work well.
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 4 месяца назад
@@Tennessee-Explorer Great advice, thanks! My family and I rode the Virginia Creeper Trail several years ago. Might need to go back and do it as a bikepacking trip. It was very beautiful!
@Tennessee-Explorer
@Tennessee-Explorer 4 месяца назад
@@woodycarr ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qjYENaqkd4Y.htmlsi=OCMtCNLWwZxHminZ
@kathykeener3523
@kathykeener3523 27 дней назад
Is this trail paved?
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 27 дней назад
The trail is a hard crushed cinder surface but not paved.
@mkenyon7429
@mkenyon7429 4 месяца назад
Enjoyed the video. Looks like a good tune up ride for the GAP/C&O. I did an out an back on the New River Trail from Pulaski a few years ago. I was coming back up I81 from a work trip. I just road 15 or so miles and turned around. Question. Does one need anything special for over night parking? I have an annual state park pass. But may be a copy of a camping reservation too?
@woodycarr
@woodycarr 4 месяца назад
Thanks @mkenyon7429. Overnight parking at the various entry points requires a fee or state park pass. I used my annual pass at the Draper entrance. I just hung it on my rearview mirror. If you park at the Millrace campground they give you a parking pass as part of the camping fee. Hope that helps.
@TheBane1979
@TheBane1979 Месяц назад
I notice the action camera mounted to the bar while you're recording, what camera are you recording with?
@TheBane1979
@TheBane1979 Месяц назад
ah, I asked too soon. You have two action cameras right?
@woodycarr
@woodycarr Месяц назад
@@TheBane1979 Yes, one on a neck mount and one on the handlebar.
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