- Pedal and Paddle
Day:
Come for a big Rowlesburg Labor Day River and Bicycling Festival
on Sunday, August 31, 2008!
Rowlesburg is in the heart of excellent white water country.
We are inviting bicycle clubs and paddling clubs to an old fashioned
mountain and river festival in Rowlesburg, scheduled Sunday,
September 4, 2005.
The Narrows from Rowlesburg to Pringle Run is nine miles of challenging
Class II and III water. The scenery is beautiful and pristine.
The Rowlesburg Park is ideal for putting in and staging the pickups
at Pringle Run. For the more advanced paddlers, there is the
run through the Canyon starting at Albright. Wilderness Voyageurs
will raft on Sunday, August 31, 2008 from the park. Call 1 800
For bicyclists, several challenging routes begin and end at the
Rowlesburg Park. 40 mile rides: (1) Starting at the Rowlesburg
Park, follow Rt. 72 to St. George. Take Location Road up steep
hill coming out on Rt. 50 at Aurora. Follow Rt. 50 West to Cheat
Mountain, back down to Cheat River and then taking Rt. 72 back
to Rowlesburg Park. (2) Starting at the Rowlesburg Park, cross
the river and take Salt Lick Road to Terra Alta. From Terra Alta,
follow Limestone Road to Aurora and follow Rt. 50 west down Cheat
Mountain and back to Rowlesburg on Rt. 72. For backbreaker rides,
take Rt. 72 south to Johnathan Run Road just before St. George.
The trip comes out on Rt. 38 at the top of the mountain and back
down to St. George. Return to Rowlesburg on Rt. 72.
The bicycling and boating events will start in the morning with
a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, biscuits, sausage gravy and
plenty of coffee served up by the Rowlesburg Volunteer Firemen!
The day includes carnival rides, model train displays, rides
up to the top of Cannon Hill. Things will be capped off by a
dinner served in the Rowlesburg Park. Be ready for plenty of
barbecued chicken, beans, cornbread, salads and desserts.
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