A Velo Girl Rides Route
Blue Ridge Parkway Route Summary
Distance – 470 miles
Elevation Gain – approximately 49,000′
Difficulty – Challenging
Start – Mile Post 0 in Afton VA
The Challenge
High on the list of every cyclist, this remarkable national park unfolds in a continuous ribbon, without a single stop sign or traffic light along the entire way. It is truly a bicycling treasure unique to the United States.
My grandfather’s farm lies adjacent the Blue Ridge Parkway in Meadows of Dan Virginia, so the parkway has always felt like a member of the family. I’ve ridden all 470 miles of the parkway numerous times and I know some sections so well that I could navigate them while blindfolded.
Cycling every inch of the parkway isn’t easy and the accomplishment earns major bragging rights. Because I love helping cyclists reach their goals, I offer fully-supported tours of the entire Blue Ridge Parkway over 7 days and 10 days. And I’ve designed these tours to combine challenging riding with stops along the way for great food, music, sightseeing, and taking photographs.
Explore an Interactive Map
Blue Ridge Parkway Route
To help you imagine riding every inch of the Blue Ridge Parkway, I created the Blue Ridge Parkway Route in Ride With GPS. Here you will find photos and various points of interest along the route. This is just a teaser about what you will see along our tours…join us?
Contact me at Jen@VeloGirlRides.com or 828.412.4242 to learn more.