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Old 08-07-2011, 01:42 AM   #20
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Thinking back to the trip we did, it probably would have been wise to look for gas way earlier than we did. Looking at the map, there are a ton of gas stations within 5 miles of the BRP. If I'm gonna do it again i would plot a gas station or two every 25-50 miles, and stop every 150 miles or so for gas, long before i would even need it. in fact a quick google search provides this link:

http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/v.php?pg=50

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Gas Availability

Gas is not available on the Blue Ridge Parkway but is available not far off the Parkway at many U.S. or State Highway Intersections, including those below:

Virginia Exits for Gas

US 250 - Milepost 0
US 60 - Milepost 45.6
US 501 - Milepost 63.9
US 460 - Milepost 95.9
VA 24 - Milepost 112.2
US 220 - Milepost 121.4
US 58 - Milepost 177.7
US 52 - Milepost 199.4
VA 89 - Milepost 215.8
North Carolina Exits for Gas

US 21 – Milepost 229.7
NC 18 - Milepost 248.1
NC 16 - Milepost 261.2
US 321 - Milepost 291.9
NC 181 - Milepost 312
US 221 - Milepost 317.5
NC 226 - Milepost 330.9
NC 226A - Milepost 334
US 70 - Milepost 382.4
US 74A - Milepost 384.7
NC 191 - Milepost 393.6
US 25 - Milepost 388.1
US 276 - Milepost 411.9
US 74/23 - Milepost 443.1
US 19 - Milepost 445.7
Which probably would have saved us a few hours of riding around looking for gas. in fact I would probably throw these in the GPS as my breaks/fuel stops:

US 250 - Milepost 0
US 220 - Milepost 121.4
NC 18 - Milepost 248.1
US 70 - Milepost 382.4
US 19 - Milepost 445.7

The ride to the rally would probably only need 2 stops, at US 220 and NC18, Little swiss is north of US 70

I'm figuring that the ride from Waynesboro to the VA/NC border should have taken us 5 hours of steady moving at the pace we were trying to set (steady 50-55), maybe 6 1/2 hours with breaks and stops, but it took us if I remember correctly about 10 hours because of holiday weekend traffic and the natural bridge detour. Then the ride from the border to little swiss should only be about 3 hours of steady riding, plus a 15 to 20 minute break in the middle and a few overlook stops.
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