Silk Sheets
Sorry, no picture, but imagine a field of 30-40 cows all staring at the camera. Got a good mental picture yet? Good, hang onto it. OK, now for the story.
A few weeks ago, I tried out a route that Barry had assembled for getting over to Silk Sheets from the MARTA train. I had met another dozen or so riders at "the church" where most Silk Sheet riders parked their cars after driving from downtown. Being self-conscious about taking a car to ride a bike, we had been working out how to get to those wonderful cycling roads without driving.
Today was the result of all our planning. By taking public transportation, we rode Silk Sheets without getting in a car to get there.
I had thought the name Silk Sheets might have come from the silk plantations that had flourished in Georgia many years ago, but the name refers to how smooth the hills are in those parts. There are some hills, but for the most part, the miles are a mix of flat and rolling. Combine this with low traffic and well-maintained roads and you can see why cyclists give the area a name like Silk Sheets.
Since our riding group never does things the same way as anyone else -- including ourselves -- we mapped out our own route and predictably a) got lost and b) ended up on a gravel road. But not in that order.
The gravel road was at most a two-mile stretch and was in good shape for a gravel road. Even with the 18mm tires, we were able to keep nearly the same pace. We could guess however, that although we had been seeing other cyclists all day, not many of those cyclists have taken the gravel road.
About two-thirds of the way down this road, we came across a pasture where we commanded the full attention of every cow in sight. I can only guess that either these cows had never seen a bicycle and were overcome with curiosity or the man who feeds the cows comes up on a bicycle.
Ride Summary
Round Trip Distance: 67.2
Number of Cyclists seen: LOTS. It looks like everyone was out taking advantage of the warm weather. Thirteen of us rode as a group.
Route: Silk Sheets via MARTA and the College Park Station. Avoided one gravel road, but found ourselves on another one.
Weather: Upper 60s, low wind, not a cloud to be seen.
Labels: bike-destinations, rides
posted by Jett @ 8:23 PM
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4 Comments:
what's the silk sheets route?
Good question. There are a few routes with most starting out of Campbellton at the intersection of Hwys 92 and 154. This is the church parking lot on the SW corner.
A frequent route runs through Cedar Grove, Rico, Redwine, and Palmetto before heading back to the start: That matches the lower part of this figure 8.
What we planned to ride is this route from the College Park MARTA: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/College-Park-MARTA-to-Silk-Sheets
There are also some extensions south down to around Newnan: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Silk-Sheets-Aurora-70-mi
If you have looked at a map of your route, you will find that you can avoid the gravel road and only add a few more miles. The road that you were on before you turned onto the gravel road intersects with the road you turned off of the gravel road...if that makes sense. Now I need to look at the map!
its really great information for me, thanks a lot.
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