Winston-Salem, NC: Hoots Nellie Coffee Ride

Winston-Salem, NC: Hoots Nellie Coffee Ride

Ride the Carolina rollers at tempo for three hours to stay warm, or cut this winter ride short and cozy up with a steaming cup of joe.

Author:	Piedmont Flyer
Date:	15 Dec 2007 10:03:12 AM
Activity:	Bicycling ActivitySearchBicycling
State:	North Carolina (NC)
Distance:	47.1 mi (Change units)
Calories:	2319
Average Speed:	15.0 mph 0:03:59/mi
Duration:	Total: 3:10:23 Active: 3:08:12 Resting: 0:00:13 Unaccounted: 0:01:58
Elevation:	Total Gain: 2543 ft Total Loss: 2560 ft Net Change: -17 ft
Difficulty:	6 / 10
Tags:	North Carolina, Yadkinville
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

When unpredictable winter weather makes long road rides questionable, it’s a good idea to plan your routes with ways to cut the ride short and high tail it back home. This route does just that—if the weather looks bad, just cut off the last loop. But you’ll miss the namesake roads on the far loop: Hoots Road is flat and fast, and Nellie Road is a short but sweet climbing fest. This ride leaves from Lewisville, on the western edge of Winston-Salem, and heads west onto rural roads through farm and horse country. There’s plenty of pastoral scenery to enjoy while you ride tempo over the endless rollers. The longest climb is about a mile long. You could ride far in this area and never see a place to stop for a snack (the same isn’t true of country dogs), but this route has a great stop 32 miles in--the Old Stage Grill. The grill has good coffee, old-fashioned candy, and plenty of room to warm up and plan your next ride.

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Tracks

Dist: 47.10 mi	Points: 598	Calories: 2319
Time: 3:10:23	Speed: 15.0 mph	Pace: 3:59 / mi

Distance	Instruction		Distance to next
0.00 mi	Start	Parking lot by Lewisville Square	Then go 0.08 mi
0.08 mi	Turn Right	David McKee St.	Then go 0.05 mi
0.13 mi	Turn Left	Bellenet Drive	Then go 0.36 mi
0.49 mi	Turn Right	Shallowford Rd.	Then go 5.52 mi
6.01 mi	Straight	Name changes to Courtney Huntsville Rd. at the county line	Then go 8.86 mi
14.87 mi	Straight	Cross Hwy 601 to Fish Brandon Rd. (watch for traffic)	Then go 1.79 mi
16.66 mi	Sharp Left	Lone Hickory Rd. (go to stop sign - please do not cut through parking lot)	Then go 4.54 mi
21.20 mi	Turn Right	Bethel Church Rd.	Then go 3.95 mi
25.14 mi	Turn Right	Bethel Church Road turns right	Then go 0.28 mi
25.43 mi	Turn Right	Hoots Road	Then go 2.02 mi
27.44 mi	Turn Right	Nellie Road	Then go 2.57 mi
30.01 mi	Turn Left	Lone Hickory Road	Then go 1.36 mi
31.37 mi	Straight	Cross Hwy 601 to Old Stage Rd. (watch for traffic)	Then go 1.47 mi
32.85 mi	Turn Left	Old Stage Grill on left (coffee break)	Then go 2.79 mi
35.63 mi	Bear Right	Watkins Road	Then go 1.61 mi
37.25 mi	Turn Left	Courtney Huntsville Rd.	Then go 3.86 mi
41.10 mi	Straight	Name changes to Shallowford Rd. at river	Then go 5.54 mi
46.64 mi	Turn Left	Bellnette Drive	Then go 0.38 mi
47.02 mi	Turn Right	David McKee St.	Then go 0.08 mi
47.10 mi	Stop	Lewisville Square

Points of Interest

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Same line-up of <a href="http://www.piedmontvelo.com/Default.aspx"target="blank">Piedmont Velo</a> riders, except Larry Morris is where Charlie was.

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Chad: "The ride had it all: climbs, flats, and rogue dogs."

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It started raining harder while we were inside, so we got going. Nobody wanted to leave the bikes in the rain any longer than we had to. After all, they cost more than divorce.

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Charlie: "I think that was one of the best cups of coffee I ever had. Was it because of the cold, damp weather, or that the coffee was just that good?"

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Planning the Sunday ride: What can we endure tomorrow?

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Left to right: Erich Grant, Todd Gray, Danny Mathis, Kevin Fox, Jim Martin (in the back), Jimmy Thomas, Charlie Lawrence, Chad Chadwick, and Rich Walsh.

Old Stage Grill

Location: 36.098666°, -80.631795°
For three days prior, we had record-breaking highs in the 70s and 80s. This morning we had temperatures in the 40s with wind and rain. This country grill was a nice relief from the weather with 15 miles to go.

Old Stage Grill

Location: 36.098666°, -80.631795°
Our bikes, parked outside of the Old Stage Grill: This parking lot probably sees more pick-up trucks and tractors than bikes, but the grill was bike friendly.