That route isn't to bad, just gravel grinding, but there is an alternative to reaching the ParkwayThat's weird, thought I posted the tired muffin thing earlier today.
That's what I thought about BC. The place obviously gets ridiculous amounts of traffic compared to when I lived there.
I want to park a Rice Pinnacle and and ride up to Greens Lick then Side Hill to the dirt road up to the parkway. From there drop down Spencer then up Wash Creek and back to BC. I've only gone so far as the parkway, which took two hours including a stop at Five Points. It would be a good way of getting in shape for 5-7 hour Pisgah rides.
The gravel road from Side Hill up to the bridge is fucking brutal though. Really makes me want something lower than a 32-36.
