September 9 (Saturday) |
Waverly Big Woods Tour |
Description and Directions: Come down to Waverly
for a late-summer ride through Sussex, Surry and Southampton Counties. The roads
in the area are generally flat with light car traffic. The route will pass through
the Big Woods Wildlife Management Area in Sussex County and past some plantings
of the endangered long-leaf pine. Rest stop at the Circle K store in Wakefield.
This is a new route, copies of the cue sheet will be available at the ride start
or contact Jack for an advance copy or the GPS file. After the ride, everyone is
welcome to have lunch together at Giuseppe's on Main Street in Waverly.
Meet behind the closed La Hacienda restaurant (101 South County Drive, Waverly,
VA 23890). Please do not park in the unpaved portion of the parking lot. From Richmond
take I-95 or I-295 to Route 460 East (toward Norfolk). The parking lot is at the
intersection of Routes 460 and 40 (Main Street) in the town of Waverly. Please remember
that speed limits are strictly enforced in Waverly.