At the end of this summer I'm going on a road trip to Gallipolis, Ohio. I need to know of some good roads to hit while I'm in the area. I hear there are some good ones in West Virginia. I'd prefer the roads with little traffic, you never know when someone else might cross the center line on the next curve.

note: since I live in Nebraska, pretty much any road east of the mississippi is considered a "good road" to me.

I've already printed out pages from google maps and taped them together to make my own super map. I will also study the area in more detail as my trip nears. Might also convince my girlfriend to join me; I wouldn't want to get too crazy out there on those roads - she will keep me in check.

I appreciate any recommendations.

Nobody lives in that area? Maybe you just don't want to divulge the secret runs, eh?

nabeshin,

You might want to post something in the Mid-Ohio Motoring Club or the Cincinnati MINI Club forums, you would probably get better reponses there.

west virginia
us rt 60 to hawks nest state park


amazing road.
you will love it

I'll look into hitting us rt 60, looks nice.

This would be a little out of your way, but lots of great roads in Missouri, all West of the Mississippi

Mark

I'm actually going to go through Missouri; Kansas City to St. Louis. I'd love to avoid the interstate. Let me know any roads I can't miss.

Any other sugestions? I need to start planning this in more detail.

Not sure how crazy you want to get, but go for the ones that follow the rivers. I never came back to Ohio from the west in the MINI, so I was always doing the "beeline" thing. But most of the smaller roads in southern/SE-ern OH are pretty twisty.

Beeline? Like, following the racing line and disregarding the double yellow? I'm not that crazy.

Double...what?

No, beeline as in: what's the shortest distance. i was driving my 4x4 truck, mind...

Oh, that makes sense I guess.