One of the many scenic overlooks along Corridor H. Photos by the author.
With the weather calling for highs in the mid-70s in West Virginia in mid-November, I knew I had to take one last ride up into the mountains before winter weather finally hit.
About 10 miles west of Winchester, Virginia, I turned left off U.S. Route 50 onto Back Mountain Road. As the name of the road suggests, it follows the back of the mountain.
For the next 20 minutes I was treated to smooth pavement, sweeping corners and no traffic. The road eventually leads to U.S. Route 48, a.k.a. Corridor H, which takes you over the mountain before dropping into the small town of Wardensville, West Virginia.
Just a few miles from the Virginia state line, Wardensville is where Corridor H ends, or in my case on this day, begins. Overlooking the Wilbur Lee Clayton Memorial Bridge, which carries Corridor H over Clifford Hollow.
Corridor H has been under construction since the early 1970s, but I had heard earlier in the week that the stretch from Wardensville to Davis, West Virginia, is now complete, which was perfect since I was planning to ride through Davis.
While four-lane highways typically aren?t much fun to ride, Corridor H is one of the exceptions to the rule. During the next 66 miles I saw some of the prettiest sights West Virginia has to offer?mountains, valleys, rivers, forests and open fields.
I even decided to stop at two scenic overlooks just to soak up a bit more scenery before Corridor H eventually en...