Rappahannock River Tour

WAB is once again teaming up with Northern Neck Cycling, (the bike club on Virginia’s Northern Neck) and RABA for a leisurely ride through Lancaster County on Virginia’s Northern Neck. The route starts at the Steamboat Era Museum on King Carter Drive in Irvington and then heads out to Windmill Point beach for a great view of the mouth of the Rappahannock River. The route then travels around Fleets Bay into downtown Kilmarnock for a casual lunch on the patio at Savannah Joe’s Bar-B-Cue. Those who prefer burgers or vegetarian options may go across the street to NN Burgers. After lunch, the 30-mile route returns to Irvington and the 43-mile route travels down to the Corrotoman River, then into the historic village of Weems with two view stops – one on the Carters Creek side of Weems and another on the Corrotoman River side. From Weems, the route heads back to Irvington.

Kenny Boles of Northern Neck Cycling will lead the B+ riders, Sara Page of RABA will lead a B pace ride group and Jack Huber (jhuber1111@yahoo.com) will lead the C pacers. All ride leaders plan to ride the full 43-mile distance, the shorter 30-mile route is easily self-led after the lunch stop. Paper copies of the cue sheet will be available at the start of the ride.  

To reach Irvington from Williamsburg take I-64 west to exit 220 for Rt. 33 to West Point. Continue 17 miles past West Point to the stoplight at Glenns and turn left on Route 33/17 North. Stay on 33/17 North for 2 miles and bear right at the Hardees into Saluda. At the traffic light at the courthouse in Saluda, turn right onto Route 33 and proceed 6.8 miles to the stoplight at the Route 3 intersection. Turn left onto Rt. 33 and continue for 7.4 miles over the Rappahannock River (on the Norris Bridge) into White Stone. Turn left at the first traffic signal in White Stone onto Rt. 200 North (Irvington Rd - might be "Chesapeake Drive" at the turn) and drive 2 miles into Irvington. Turn at the second left on Rt. 634 (King Carter Drive). The Steamboat Era Museum (156 King Carter Drive, Irvington, VA 22480) will be on your right just past the bank. Find a parking space anywhere you can in the vicinity of the Steamboat Museum. There is plenty of on-street parking along King Carter Drive.