Pisgah Covered Bridge

After my long trip yesterday I decided to tag along with my SCRC chapter to a place that I was contemplating going anyways. A sign for the pisgah covered bridge intrigued me the previous day and when I got home I found an email from Cricket about a chapter ride the next day. Strange how that works sometimes.

Before heading out to meet with everyone I decided to stop and grab a quick geocache. This cache was a nice quick two stage multi where I was required to do a little math before moving onto the final micro. The plaques were interesting because they told the history of Matthews NC and some of it famous ties. Including one tie to the Grandmother of Elvis Presley. Very cool cache and nice quick find.

I got the to the meeting spot at about 10:10 ready for our 10:30 arrival. Getting to the spot early is always nice so you can chat with the others that are there. Trade stories, catch up, and share some general laughs. Today was no exception to that.

After listening to Cricket give the directions to Dog we head out for roller coaster road. Today was the first time I heard of this road, and it is very special. It is not only special because of its amazing straight downhill followed by the uphill, but because this is a spot where Cricket will let the boys be boys and ignore the speed limits. Not knowing where it is I prepare myself by listening to Dog's bike in front of me. When I hear it rev up I know we are there. We fly down the long straight hill and blast up the other side. The best part was watching the snake trail up over the hill behind me.


We travel some backboards that the folks that have ridden with this group for a while know and I am starting to learn. After a few twists we arrive at Jebs bbq only to find it closed so we split up for lunch. Most folks head to McDonalds. I managed to talk another guy into heading into a local place called "Better burger. Very good place. Well not very good, but better than your normal everyday McDonalds.


After lunch it got exciting. Good roads, nice scenery, decent speed, and acceptable gravel. Yes I said gravel. Usually something motorcyclists don't like but this wasn't too bad. It wasn't planned to ride the gravel road, it just happened within a few feet of turning onto Low Water Bridge road. After a very short contemplation it was decided that I would ride ahead and see how far until we say pavement. After racing through a cloud of dust for two miles I hit pavement and turn around to give the group a report. I warn them of the loose gravel doing down the hill to the bridge but convince them that it is worth the trip to see the neat little bridge. (Ok i didn't convince them - we were gonna do it no matter what I think)


After leading through the gravel we twist a turn a few more time only to find another gravel road. This time Cricket hands over the group to me. Well she handed it over to my GPS, which happened to be connected to my bike. Now the ride becomes a Puttz ride. The Trusty GPS leads the way, avoiding gravel, and finding some nice wide open roads. Finally we come across the bridge and stop for a while to hear Cricket give the history. I won't tell ya about it here, but if you are curious visit http://www.pisgahcoveredbridge.com/.

We all talk for a bit, people watch, and trade other motorcycling stories before heading off to get gas and head home. This was a great ride some roads that I can't seem to find when I'm by myself. I learned some history, and thoroughly enjoyed a nice 220 mile day.

Check out the map below for the route and additional pictures. (click the flags)