September 27, 2022
Dawkin’s Line Rail Trail
Having found ourselves back in Prestonburg, we took a short ride north to ride the Dawkin’s Line Rail Trail. The trail was a nice cinder trail with good tree coverage and it’s own Civil War history.
The ride was a bit slow and we spent a fair amount of time cycling behind various residences and with it, dogs. The dogs that weren’t leashed were all quite nice and we did have one session where 5-6 dogs had to come out and have a petting session. With a steady rise, we finally went through a tunnel and then found a Dollar store for some quick food. Lunch was on a pink swinging bench which definitely wasn’t expected.
We did talk to one local resident who had some strong feelings about the plan to pave the trail and how the 4-wheelers will take over. I’m thinking the gates will probably stop that.
The ride back was nice and once we cleared the tunnel we had a small decline back. We did find a small cemetery that had the name of some good friends of ours, unique enough that we did some follow-up and unfortunately didn’t find a link.
We can certainly recommend this trail if you are in the area.
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Today's ride: 31 miles (50 km)
Total: 403 miles (649 km)
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