Greenbrier River Rail Trail, day 2 - 4K

This is my first attempt at bikepacking. I ride the Greenbrier trail from the southern end to the northern and back in three days. This is day 2, part 2.
The Greenbrier River Trail is a 78-mile former railroad now used for hiking, biking and horseback riding. It is the longest trail of its kind in West Virginia. The trail provides many breathtaking views as it passes through several small towns, crosses 35 bridges, goes through two tunnels and cuts through some of West Virginia’s most remote areas. The Greenbrier River Trail is one of 50 Millennium Legacy Trails in the United States, and was rated one of the top 10 hiking trails in the country by Backpacker Magazine. Part of the Greenbrier River Trail lies within a National Radio Quiet Zone so cell phones do not work.
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[@d-rey1727]

"I bet that's historic or something." Dude, you're awesome! Keep pedaling...

[@TheBane1979]

@@d-rey1727 I’m glad people get my humor lol

[@KentuckyCycling]

You picked a great trail for your first bikepacking experience. We really enjoyed our ride out there. And how cool that you go to see a bear!

[@TheBane1979]

It’s my second bear sighting! I wanna see all the bears, but don’t want a “bear encounter” lol I live in a spot that’s not super, but it’s a great spot for getting to other areas lol

[@KentuckyCycling]

@@TheBane1979 Where is home for you?

[@TheBane1979]

@@KentuckyCycling I live in the tri state area of OH WV KY. I live in Chesapeake Ohio, across the river from Huntington WV. I’m two hours from the RRG or the NRG.

[@paulmartin2455]

I try to ride the GRT every other year, but when I can't there for awhile, I enjoy watching videos of others lucky enough to be there. Yours is one of the best I've seen. Excellent videography. Thanks for taking us along.

[@TheBane1979]

Thanks! I really appreciate that. It’s a fun ride, I need to come and try it on the new bike

[@michaelbroyer3918]

agreed!

[@joyfultrails]

Nice video! I ran up on a large black bear on a trail in North Carolina about 2 weeks ago. Scared the living daylights out of me. Scared him, too…thankfully he went bounding off in the other direction!

[@TheBane1979]

Yea, they’re generally super skittish. Lucky they don’t realize how dang big they are lol

[@marylapann9539]

What a great video !

[@TheBane1979]

Thanks! That means a lot

[@princepage632]

what a cool pic of da bear

[@TheBane1979]

I always wanna see bears, just don’t want a bear encounter! My breaks on this mtn bike was pretty squeaky, lots of critters was running off before I could film Them. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate the feedback on the bike set up, I hope you’ve subscribed and keep up the advice!

[@user-mg3vm1dh9s]

I rode the GRT four years ago in July and saw a bear walking around one of the campsites. Later that day I met another bikepacker heading in the opposite direction and he had seen a bear three miles in the other direction.

[@TheBane1979]

Yea, I just saw someone else who posted pics of one. It must be a populated area for Them. The one I saw was skittish and ran off

[@user-mg3vm1dh9s]

@TheBane1979 I rang the bell on my bike (greenway safety) and the bear took off like it was gunfire.

[@TheBane1979]

@@user-mg3vm1dh9s yea, I was No where near this fella when I saw it. He didn’t give me any opportunity to get near before Running off. The dang bull was way more scary than the bear lol

[@rainbowhiker]

Nice ride.

[@TheBane1979]

Thanks! This was my first ride, I’m down two rides now. Contemplating what to do next! Thanks for following along

[@rainbowhiker]

@TheBane1979 Just ride and record. Around town or a ride in the countryside is fine. Build up a base where people will start following you for bicycling.

[@michaelbroyer3918]

For your first bikepacking trip you are doing very well. So what if you have some budget gear. Many of us require balancing gear importance with cost. Onto Ep. 3. And I liked and subscribed. I have a YT channel as well. Good job riding and filming. I am thinking about an out and back last week of February 2024. Starting from Cass and back. Hope I get a weather window...lol 🤣

[@TheBane1979]

I’ll check your stuff oht

[@N.S.2000]

This is awesome! Just subscribed, cant wait to see more adventures!

[@TheBane1979]

Taking off on my next one Saturday!

[@user-lr8yr3ob9w]

This is WV? Beautiful...but u know me and u know I have to comment that it's also the location of wrong turn filming...lol...so did u see any weird shit..😊❤️😊 other than that absolutely beautiful 😍

[@TheBane1979]

I don’t think they actually filmed it in wv, I could be wrong. Ya gotta keep watching! Lol

[@terrilynn0301]

Beautiful!!

[@southernebiking]

New subscriber. You may add some trails to our bucket list. Wife and I rode the Greenbrier about the same time your video went out. About eight or 10 miles south of Marlinton, we had a bobcat jumped in front of us within about 6 feet. Also had a lot of fresh bear scat in that general area. Good job on the video. You might take a look at our channel and find some other trails for yourself as well.

[@TheBane1979]

Thanks! I’ll have a look

[@lynnsavitz6892]

Thanks ,that looked like a fun ride

[@TheBane1979]

Yea, it was a lot of fun. It’ll be better when I’m better acclimated to riding. My next trip is this weekend, I’m doing about 250 miles from Pittsburgh to Parkersburg !

[@lynnsavitz6892]

@@TheBane1979 what kind of road will you be riding on?

[@TheBane1979]

@@lynnsavitz6892 most of it is gravel rail trail, about 50 miles will be on the road

[@leeallen9796]

@@TheBane1979 North Bend Rail Trail? What does it connect to to get from Pittsburgh.

[@TheBane1979]

@@leeallen9796 it doesn’t connect all the way, there’s about 50 miles missing, Harrison north, west fork, mon-river rail, & sheepskin.

[@BusterThompson-ei1hp]

Just run up there an slap the bull next time lol

[@TheBane1979]

Lol, I’d probably had better luck slapping the bear lol

[@SFCRambo60]

You need to get on a Trike, no more butt hurt, neck hurt, shoulder pain, neck pain or wrist pain or blood clots.

[@TheBane1979]

I might end up on one at some point, or one of those recumbent bikes

[@SFCRambo60]

@@TheBane1979 the 2 wheel recumbent bikes still have both balanced issues and having to put your feet on the ground. Either Trike or quad is the way to go. I wish I had my Trike ( Catrike Dumont) 40 or even 60 years ago.