One of my Top 5 areas to ride Gravel in the USA

"Haymarket is a town in Prince William County, Virginia. This was a hunting ground of the western Iroquois nations, who came from the New York and Pennsylvania area around the Great Lakes. They used hunting paths through here until 1722, when they made a treaty with the colonies of Virginia and New York to move into the Blue Ridge Mountain region." - Wikipedia.org
"Due to the hunting paths, this location, and later the town, were given the nickname The Crossroads. The town of Haymarket was developed here after the American Revolutionary War, formally founded in 1799 on the land of William Skinker. The Virginia General Assembly gave Skinker the rights to lay out the town, which he drew to consist of 13 streets and 140 lots. Shortly after, a clerk's office and jail were constructed in 1801, as the town had been selected as the site of what is now a district court. The town owed its early development to business and trade associated with the regular court sessions."
In this video, JOM of the Gravel Cyclist crew is joined by his partner, the Lady Gravel Cyclist, for a challenging, cold weather ride starting and ending in Haymarket, Virginia. The route meanders about the beautiful county countryside of Prince William, Fauquier, and one of the best places to ride gravel in the United States, Loudoun County. This is an extended version of my original Haymarket route (to be posted soon), linked below.
Links of Interest:
America's Routes - americasroutes...
Visit Loudoun - visitloudoun.com
All-New 2023 TREK Domane PLUS E-Bike: Gravel Use & More? - wp.me/p4V4se-fwe
2023 Trek Domane SLR Long-Term Real-World Review - wp.me/p4V4se-fL3
Gravel Roads of Northern Virginia, USA: Haymarket & Beyond - Prince William, Fauquier & Loudoun Counties - wp.me/p4V4se-bk9
Berd Spoke GVX22 Wheels (JOM's wheels in this video) - wp.me/p4V4se-bpQ
Continental Terra Trail TR Long-Term Review (LGC's tyres in this video) - wp.me/p4V4se-fSv
THE ULTIMATE MINIVAN FOR CYCLISTS? (JOM's Van) - wp.me/p4V4se-drF
Tailwind Nutrition (JOM's choice of on-the-bike hydration) - bit.ly/3eVogDT
Gravel Cyclist's Route Library - www.gravelcycl...
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[@LifeCycle1978]

Thank you for this! I am moving back to Northern Virginia and I really appreciate these videos and your routes!

[@GravelCyclist]

You are welcome! I haven't posted this particular route yet, but the shorter version is available on my routes page. Will be making some updates to that page soon.

[@danbisone1587]

I bought a house in Loudoun County back in the '80's, after growing up in Fairfax County. I used to drive my BMW 2002 and Porsche 911 on those roads, along with my bikes. I heard there were more gravel roads in Loudoun than any other county in Virginia. Great hiking, as well, on the Appalachian Trail. I remember hunting squirrels on Bull Run Mountain Road, too! Your video brought it all back. All the family moved out of northern Virginia years ago, before all the development of the 2000's.

[@GravelCyclist]

Definitely too much development happening in this neck of the woods. I'm a 911 Turbo owner, would love to take it on some of the area's quiet paved back roads.

[@stevemurray710]

@@GravelCyclist the 1974 911 turbos only came with a 4 speed, if my memory serves me. The 70s would be my favorite turbos. Would happily settle for an 87 though.

[@GravelCyclist]

Steve, that sounds about right. 70's, 80's and 90's Turbo 911's are out of my pay range. I'm very happy with my, water cooled 2002 996 911 Turbo. Definitely not a favorite among some Porsche fans, but that six speed manual gearbox is so easy to shift.

[@oneschance]

I grew up in that region. But I didn’t fall in love with cycling until 13 years after moving away. I must go back.

[@GravelCyclist]

Nice one. Check out this video as well - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWHEequeps5-oLs - the DC Metro has been extended to Loudoun County, $2 each way on the weekend, no worries about tolls, and so on. I am hoping Loudoun County will make some bike path improvements from the Ashburn station to the gravel roads... this could be major fun in summer time with little to no restrictions on time.

[@oneschance]

@@GravelCyclist I actually saw that video. Loudoun County is where I grew up.

[@natontiveros6672]

Prince William Forest National Park is a great ride

[@SageNSaavy]

Nice loop. We live in the area and ride these roads all the time. Great fun. Mighty fine gravel riding.

[@benjaminsears6386]

Great to see you riding in my neck of the woods!

[@RodrigoDeJaneiro]

Nicely done !!! Lucky to call those my daily ride roads. Great to have you ride them and seeing them in here on video

[@taracr2984]

Love it here. You need to go ride the Loudoun gravel grinder in June!

[@ilanpi]

Hello! I've been enjoying your videos. Since last year, I have been trying out very fine gravel, AKA sand. Last week, I finally made it across the beach near my house, just after crashing on my first attempt. I believe that Florida has numerous sandy beaches, and I thought it would be interesting to see you try them out. I suppose that the most famous one is Daytona Beach, but as I understand it, it's hard packed and the beach was the original venue for the Daytona 500. It would be amusing to try this beach during Spring Break! The Netherlands has beach racing, which is done on mostly hard packed sand, with riders using XC bikes or gravel bikes.

[@GregMartin-ud8uu]

Beautiful area and a great video. Too crowded there. Come to Vermont. Better roads fewer cars!

[@GravelCyclist]

Thank you. Been way too long since I last visited Vermont (2015). Hopefully I can make it there in 2023.

[@roadracer1584]

Time to get a gravel bike. Do you have any recommendations? I've looked at Canyon, Specialized, and Trek. Canyon gives you the biggest bang for the buck. SRAM Red components and DT Swiss wheels for about $8K USD. The equivalent Trek is about $11K USD.

[@billpace9104]

Joe Dombrowski’s home area

[@GravelCyclist]

I could definitely hold his wheel... for about one second.

[@starblazers01]

Looks like the Tour de Trump route.

[@GravelCyclist]

Definitely a lot of similarities.

[@TheBlindCyclist]

@@GravelCyclist do you have any idea if there is an event that follows this route, or similar route?

[@GravelCyclist]

The former Tour de Trump? If so, that would be a no.

[@TheBlindCyclist]

@@GravelCyclist no, I meant is there an event that share the route (or similar) of what you rode for this video?

[@GravelCyclist]

Oops, sorry... I have several updates to make to my website routes page (www.gravelcyclist.com/gravel-cycling-routes/), and will endeavor to update these videos when that happens. Thanks for your patience.

[@cujomtb250]

Wow! Beautiful route! It's always sad when they pave the gravel roads and build all those cookie cutter homes.

[@GravelCyclist]

100%, I hope the development slows down, and the paving of these historic roads ceases immediately.