Dingess Tunnel is a unique West Virginia treasure. Located in Mingo county WV the town of Dingess WV is accessed through an old railroad tunnel that's full of WV history. Whether its the ghosts that allegedly haunt it from train wrecks, or its part in the WV coal wars.
I'd like to know where all the bricks came from. That town is bricks and stone. Been there many times. Some of the best twisties in the state are on 16 South as soon as you turn off 52. It's also an hour or so from back of the Dragon.
Lots of planning underway. We hope to set a record of motorcycles on a bridge this day. Definitely will set the bar for bikes in the New River Gorge National Park.
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Well, its that time of year to start planning your 2022 rides and adventures. Darian White over at Kustom Graphics in Harlan KY created some images for us for a promotion we talked about last year but didn’t start it because it was too late in the season.
So I give you… The WV Bigfoot Challenge. I’ve gathered all the distances and GPS info for all the roads that go from one border of WV to the other. Also included a few that don’t completely transverse the state but are worthy of listing. 15 roads total. The idea is that with all these roads going into the far reaches of the backroads of WV, surely you are going to run upon Bigfoot. We know he’s out there somewhere.
If you decide to accept this challenge and ride all the designated routes listed on the map from end to end. Backroads WV will give you a free poker chip in recognition of your accomplishment. Unlike the trademarked Iron B@tt challenge, we won’t require gas receipts and times, just your word that you have met the criteria. We riders pride ourselves on our honor and integrity, so I will accept your word that you have achieved this Bigfoot Challenge. It would be nice if you would document your travels in search of Bigfoot on one of our social media pages. Everyone loves picture of our machines out in the back woods.
So start planning your summer rides accordingly and please SHARE this with any group that might be interested in the challenge. I will place the order for the poker chips soon.
PS. If you have already rode some of these routes from end to end you don't have to ride them again this year to be awarded the WV Bigfoot Challenge poker chip.
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Dingess Tunnel is a unique West Virginia treasure. Located in Mingo county WV the town of Dingess WV is accessed through an old railroad tunnel that's full of WV history. Whether its the ghosts that allegedly haunt it from train wrecks, or its part in the WV coal wars.
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Hauled many a load of coal through that tunnel
Thanks. That was awesome.. I'd probably put that on my bucket list.
Is that a 2 way road? If so I'm guessing you would need to see if headlights are heading your way before entering
Then go north on 52, turn right on 137 up to Wayne then you can go west to Louisa Ky. Or east on 37 to East Lynn Lake then on to Rt 10 to rt 119.
how long is this tunnel?
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Nicknamed Bloody Mingo, The Dingess Tunnel In West Virginia Has A Shameful, Tragic History
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I'd like to know where all the bricks came from. That town is bricks and stone. Been there many times. Some of the best twisties in the state are on 16 South as soon as you turn off 52. It's also an hour or so from back of the Dragon.
Awesome love the videos
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We’ve travel past this a hundred times visiting family and wanted to stop, but it seems like it is always closed.
Wow what a cool place. Thanks for sharing!!
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I've been about $13.00 to fill the bike up on a normal stop. Times two, we take turns paying.
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Lots of planning underway. We hope to set a record of motorcycles on a bridge this day. Definitely will set the bar for bikes in the New River Gorge National Park.
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Thank you for sharing
Some previews of the 2022 Freeman map that's coming out next week and the QR code for the App preview.
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Will the app before for iPhone as well? These are some amazing maps. Been using them for all our major trips
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This app is going to be badass I bet.
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Well, its that time of year to start planning your 2022 rides and adventures. Darian White over at Kustom Graphics in Harlan KY created some images for us for a promotion we talked about last year but didn’t start it because it was too late in the season.
So I give you… The WV Bigfoot Challenge. I’ve gathered all the distances and GPS info for all the roads that go from one border of WV to the other. Also included a few that don’t completely transverse the state but are worthy of listing. 15 roads total. The idea is that with all these roads going into the far reaches of the backroads of WV, surely you are going to run upon Bigfoot. We know he’s out there somewhere.
If you decide to accept this challenge and ride all the designated routes listed on the map from end to end. Backroads WV will give you a free poker chip in recognition of your accomplishment. Unlike the trademarked Iron B@tt challenge, we won’t require gas receipts and times, just your word that you have met the criteria. We riders pride ourselves on our honor and integrity, so I will accept your word that you have achieved this Bigfoot Challenge. It would be nice if you would document your travels in search of Bigfoot on one of our social media pages. Everyone loves picture of our machines out in the back woods.
So start planning your summer rides accordingly and please SHARE this with any group that might be interested in the challenge. I will place the order for the poker chips soon.
PS. If you have already rode some of these routes from end to end you don't have to ride them again this year to be awarded the WV Bigfoot Challenge poker chip.
US 19 6 hours 5 min 254 miles
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US 33 4 hours 48 min 222 miles
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US 50 4 hours 12 min 203 miles
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I'm working on it.
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