Peter’s Mill Black Friday Ride

In an annual tradition for the club, we organized a trail ride for Black Friday, as an alternative to the traditional to the hustle of holiday shopping on Black Friday. It was inspired by the REI #optoutside campaign where they decided to not participate in Black Friday, but rather promote getting outdoors.

Attendees:

  • Jendra – Jeep Wrangler
  • Brian – Jeep Wrangler
  • Kelly – Jeep Wrangler
  • Dawn – 4Runner
  • Matt – Land Cruiser
  • Jeff – Defender
  • Two Bears – Jeep Cherokee
  • Eldar – Ford Bronco
  • Skip – Ford Bronco
  • Chris – Ford Bronco
  • Javi – FJ Cruiser
  • Kevin – 4Runner
  • Mike – Jeep Wrangler

So with that motivation, we organized a trip out to Peter’s Mill. We met at the 7-11 gas station at 340 W Reservoir Rd, Woodstock, VA  22664. From there, we purchased our $5 day passes, had a quick drivers meeting, then headed over to the trail head, located here: 38.78857, -78.52152.

From there, aired down our tires, and then ventured onto the trail. The first part of the trail was as we remembered it, fun and flexy, with some interesting bits as you make your way up the mountain. Shortly after, howeve, we noticed that the trail seems to have been smoothed out. Sure enough, a couple of miles down the trail we found the culprits, parked up earth moving equipment, like bulldozers. These were used to grade and smooth out the trail. 

We broke for lunch, and after hanging out for a bit, a few members decided to head out ahead, as they were interested in maintaining a faster pace. The rest of the group continued on, and then we came arcoss a trail head. According to Gaia GPS and OnX, we were under the impression that this trail was full size vehicle friendly. We poked our noses down that spur, and then realized that it was not full size vehicle friendly, but rather an ATV trail. 

We got back onto the original peter’s mill trail, and it was a good ride to the end of the trail, where we aired up our tires, put our gear away, and wrapped things up. 

It was a great trail ride, with a lot of awesome new folks joining us for the ride! 

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Trail Report written by Jendra Rambharos. Pictures contributed by Jendra Rambharos, Aimee Rambharos, Matt Daughterty GPS track provided by Jendra Rambharos.

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