On the road to Falmouth Kentucky

A few days ago I rode the loop out of Gardenersville KY to Falmouth and back. Onlyu a 32 mile route but still a good workout with plenty of hills. I took the camera to share a few of the sites. All of the recent rains have made the foliage very lush making for an extraordinarily beautiful ride. Years ago a biking buddy termed the narrow remote roads that I crave "goat paths" and it has stuck with me ever since. Riding these routes might take longer to get to a destination however along the way you'll see wildlife, religion, nature, polltics, friends, locals and almost always local restaurants where the locals hang out.
Riding in rural Kentucky to me always seems to be an experience, make that a great experience!

Central Ohio to Lexington, KY

Cyclists heading South on the Little Miami Trail from Springfield/Xenia can pick up my Morrow OH to Agusta Kentucky route which uses the Jenny Anne ferry to cross the Ohio River from Higginsport Ohio to Augusta Kentucky. From there use my Augusta to Lexington route for a scenic ride through North Central Kentucky. Cyclists coming from Indiana can use my Lafayette Indiana to Cincinnati area route which connects to the Little Miami Trail just West of Morrow.
Flyover of Route

Changes to my blog

Most all of my routes have been moved to Ride With GPS.  The reason for this move is that the previous site I was using no longer allows free GPX downloads for users.
Any comments or suggestions you have would be appreciated.
Currently I have 105 routes available and will be adding more.
Charlie

Charlie's Routes in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio

Arnold's Creek Loop - Flyover

       

Ralf's Kind of Roads

I don't have videos of my rides however I did find this video on YouTube which looks to be from a motorcyclist. It looks quite a bit like the remote roads on my routes through Kentucky. The last part is on a seemingly one lane road. THIS is what I really enjoy. Anyway watch the whole thing on this cold dreary day in Kentucky!

 Remote Roads of Kentucky

Ralf's Five Day Rides Kentucky

Since 1994 I've dragged friends with me on remote road bike rides always throwing in interesting sites along the way. They have rarely if ever been disappointed. After relocating from Indiana to Northern Kentucky in 2010 I had a whole new state of backroads to take them on. Each of the following Google maps consists of five routes linked at overnight locations with lodging. They are intended as five day rides with a total mileage of around 300 to 350 miles. While they aren't extremely long rides favored by many riders the terrain can at times be challenging with plenty of hills and not many straight roads. Since the routes are in remote Kentucky it's good to carry plenty of snacks and water. Oh, the RRRiK stands for Ralf's Rural Rides in Kentucky!

RRRiK 2011 Leaves from Crittenden Kentucky just South of the Greater Cincinnati area on Interstate 75 at exit 166. The ride passes through Frankfort on the way to Bardstown then back overnighting at the Shaker Village near Harrodsburg. Lots of scenic backroads and consistent rolling terrain.

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RRRiK 2012 again leaves from the Crittenden area but heads East overnighting in Maysville the first and fourth nights, Carter Caves State Park night two and Greenbo Lake State Park night three.

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RRRiK 2013 will start in SE Kentucky at Grayson then heads to Louisa and into West Virginia to Chief Logan State Park. From there we'll head back toward Kentucky but spend the night in Matewan West Virginia Virginia on the border of Kentucky where the Hatfield and McCoy feud took place, well some of it. The last night will be at Jenny Wiley State Park in Kentucky and from there we'll head back to Grayson. In the backcountry of West Virginia and SE Kentucky you could run into Mountain Talk which originated from the Scotts/Irish when they imigrated to America! Also some additional history of the area can be seen at "Hillbillies: The Real Story" which is a 90 minute History Channel presentation.

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Route from my book - Indiana Dunes State Park toward Lafayette, IN

I've recently had a request for route information passing through Indiana from Chicago area toward the Ohio river. I do have several routes that would get cyclists through Indiana on low traffic roads. Here's an example using the Lafayette to Indiana Dunes SP route.