Day 66 – Fort Chiswell, VA to Rocky Knob State Park, Floyd, VA
Updated: Oct 28
10/16/2026
Today’s route was to be 53.2 miles, 49% of it was unpaved and it had 5,646 ft of elevation gain. Mark rode in the truck with Rolf driving so Mark could get his second rabies vaccine, which he did at the Wytheville, VA hospital.
John & Greg rode the route, which turned out to be much less gravel, particularly when John rode the gravel route and was stopped by a person in a truck dressed in camouflage and saying he was trespassing and had to turn around. They said he was entering a Boy Scout camp, we’re not sure that was true. The truck then followed him to the public road.
Following that encounter, John & Greg gave up on the original route and rode to Floyd, VA where they were met by the truck. Because of impending rain, the group chose instead to get a hotel room in Christiansburg, VA.
The group continued their practice of visiting the local Dairy Queen.
The route still included a lot of climbing and the riders found themselves going up hills at up to 22% - grueling!
PlEased to hear you had your second rabies vac! The land scape seems to be getting more populated or sectioned off into private lands despite what google Maps say… a bit sad really!