The Route 100 Years Later
START Wednesday June 8th, 2016 (Jun. 8th 1916)
Day 1
Montgomery, AL to Winder, GA
250 miles 11 hours
Thursday June 9th, 2016 (Jun. 9th 1916)
Day 2
Winder, GA to Charlotte, NC
241 miles 10.5 hours
Friday June 10th, 2016 (Jun. 10th 1916)
Day 3
Charlotte, NC to Rocky Mount, NC
178 miles 11.5 hours
Saturday June 11th, 2016 (Jun. 11th 1916)
Day 4
Took Train – Rocky Mount, VA to Wytheville, VA
(I’ll leave my bike like he did, but because there is no train passenger service between Rocky Mount and Wytheville, I’ll take a taxi for Rocky Mount to Roanoke, then take a Greyhound to Wytheville)
June 11th thru June 21st (Jun. 11th 1916 – Jun. 21st 1916)
Stayed 10 days in Wytheville at Uncle’s Home
(I’ll return via Greyhound/taxi)
Tuesday June 21st, 2016 (Jun. 21th 1916)
Day 14
Took train back to Rocky Mount, VA
Then rode M/C from Rocky Mount to Pulaski by mistake then to Wytheville, VA
119 Miles (riding) 7 hours
Wednesday June 22nd, 2016 (Jun. 22th 1916)
Day 15
Wytheville, VA to Abingdon, VA
65 Miles
Thursday June 23rd, 2016 (Aug. 28th 1916)
Day 16
Abingdon, VA to Chattanooga, TN.
325 Miles 13 hours 55 min.
Friday June 24th, 2016 (Aug. 29th 1916)
Day 17
Chattanooga, TN to Strasburg, AL
46.7 Miles
Saturday June 25th, 2016 (Aug. 30th 1916)
Day 18
Strasburg, AL to Montgomery, AL
60 Miles
Total for trip – 8 days riding, 10 days waiting in Wytheville
