Enjoyable Street Routes

[TGriffith]

Found some routes listed on this site:
http://www.steelcityriders.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=51

We enjoyed this Route:
South Fayette Ride
-meet at Kings in Bridgeville for breakfast
-take Washington Pike South to Alpine Rd (go past Hickory Heights golf course)
-turn left on 50
-turn right on 18
-take 18 past Post Gazette Pavillion
-take 18 all the way up to 30
-at Imperial, get on 22/30
-take the exit before 60 and get on Bayer Road, and go thru Settlers Cabin
-turn right on McMichael Rd and head towards Renerdale
-at stop sign, turn right on Noblestown and follow that twisty thru Renerdal
-take Orange belt back up to 22/30 and have lunch at Applebees in Robinson.

[TGriffith]

Butler Ride
-Meet at Eat-n-Park in Cranberry (on 19) for breakfast
-Go straight over 19 on Freeport
-turn left on Franklin
-take twisty Franklin to Evans City
-at Stop sign, turn right on 68
-take 68 thru down-town Butler, and up to Chicora
-after Chicora, turn right on Kittanning Pike (268) (before East Brady)
-turn right on Worthington
-turn right on Sarver
-turn right on 228
-turn left on Lardintown
-turn right on Red belt and follow that back to 19 in Cranberry

[TGriffith]

Butler Ride Update
We didn't care too much for the Butler ride.  Although, Franklin Road was great, and so was the Red Belt.  I might try Franklin to Evans City, pick up Prospect to 422.  Then loop to the west on 488 to 168.  This takes you in the vecinity of where 18 meets with 30 (a portion of the route listed in the first thread).  You can then head east to get to where the Red belt meets with 65 (Ohio River Blvd).  Then take the Red belt back to Cranberry.

[oneal]

I had a good time.  Most of the ride, I felt like we were lost, but that's half the fun.  I still can't belive we did over 150 miles.

[TGriffith]

I didn't feel lost until we were forced ont a highway in Kitanning.  Well, then - I felt lost again when we were in the booming metropolis of down-town Worthington.  Well, maybe a bit lost looking for Saxonburg Road.  OK, and maybe I felt a little lost on Lardingtown - with the 1-lane bridges and 15 mph turns.  Soooo... maybe I felt a little lost, too!  But, it was a great ride!

[TGriffith]

OK, I pieced together a map to get a general idea of where we were, and where we'd like to go.  Hopefully, we will find some great twisties on roads that aren't too bumpy!
Here's the map:
http://trackdayriders.com/gallery/v/bikes/WesternPA_Map_Hilites.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
(note: this map is HUGE (1/2 MB).  Make sure you scroll around to look at the whole thing)

[TGriffith]

West VA Ride
I pieced together a map for a nice route thru WVA:
http://www.trackdayriders.com/gallery/v/bikes/WestVA_WesternPA_MAP_Hilites.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
From Bridgeville, take 50 to 88 to 250.
I'm not sure of the best way to get back. 
I suppose heading thru Ohiopyle and 7 Springs, but not sure of the route.
You guys will have to let me know.

[prudolf]

rt250 then to rt 7 is a beauty.  we could then head up 119 to 40, and take 381 into ohio pyle.  There'd be only a little bit of traffic around Morgantown and Uniontown.  I think that part of 40 is at the end of the expressway out of union town...pretty much the only boring part.

[prudolf]

I know it's more of an older folks and kids event, but it's not autumn fest at 7 springs.  http://www.7springs.com/summer_autumnfest.shtml

could stop by there instead of ohio pyle and relax a bit, and maybe hit the alpine slide.  If you do, don't lose your cellphone like me while the slide is beating the shit out of you.