| Blue Ridge Motorcycle Adventures PO Box 3426 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 877.334.2026 717.334.2026 info@blueridgemotorcycleadventures.com |
| This all inclusive 7 night 6 day motorcycle tour includes accommodations, breakfast and dinner on the days we ride. Book your trip with eagle rider below and enjoy this trip on the back of one of their great motorcycles. Rest at ease while our guide team guides you through History. We have thought of everything, carrying an extra motorcycle guarantees your trip in case of breakdown. Hear the call for charge as you ride forward on your iron horse. We will wagon wheel around all of the major battlefields in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. We will visit the Confederate white House, stonewall Jacksons Shrine, and the Appomattox Court house will meet us while we ride through some of the greatest central Virginia motorcycle roads. You will understand why the Old Virginia Boys were fighting when we ride the winding roads of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. |
| Day one marks your arrival at Eaglerider where you pick up your motorcycle for the week.. You will then ride to Fredericksburg, Virginia, Enjoying the change from urban to rural. Once in Fredericksburg, a welcome happy hour greets you. After we meet, eat, and greet, you can explore the night life or rest up for our 6 day adventure. |
| Day Ride Facts Mileage: Varies Fredericksburg, Va is also the home of Mary Washington, George Washington's Mother. |
| Day one September 6th 2008 Your Arrival |
| Day 2 September 7th 2008 Fredericksburg, Va to Richmond, Va |
| Day Two, we will begin our ride through the Fredericksburg, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania National battlefields. Then we Head south towards Richmond, Virginia. IN Richmond we will be greeted by Richmond's Icon on After washing off the road dirt, we will enjoy some true southern food at one of the many great restaurants in Richmond. After Dinner enjoy the nightlife of Richmond or get a great nights sleep. |
| Day Ride Facts Mileage: 118 Richmond served as one of the capitols of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Large portions of the city were burned by Union Troops. |
| Day 3 September 8th 2008 Richmond, Va |
| Day Three, An entire day to enjoy and see Richmond, Virginia. Our staff will help you see what you would like to see, or take off on you own, we are always only a phone call away .Dinner is on your own this night. We have some great recommendations The park commemorates four major actions of the U.S. Civil War: the 1862 Seven Days Campaign, June 26 – July 1, 1862 encompassing Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines’ Mill, Glendale (Frayser’s Farm) and Malvern Hill; a portion of the 1864 Overland Campaign, May 28 – June 13, 1864, including Totopotomoy Creek and Cold Harbor; the May 15, 1862 naval action at Drewry’s Bluff; and actions along the Richmond-Petersburg front, September 29, 1864 -April 2, 1865, encompassing Fort Harrison, New Market Heights, Deep Bottom and Parker's Battery. |
| Day 4 September 9th 2008 Richmond, VA to Charlottesville, Va |
| Day Four, ride to Charlottesville, Virginia. As we depart from Richmond, we will ride south to the Petersburg national battlefield and then west toward the Appomattox courthouse. The 4th day ends with scenic riding along the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Day Ride Facts Mileage: 258 The Blue Ridge Parkway was born during the Depression. The construction created jobs for thousands. |
| Day 5 September 10th 2008 Charlottesville, Va To Gettysburg, PA |
| Day 6 September 11th 2008 Gettysburg, Pa |
| Day 7 September 12th 2008 Gettysburg, Pa To Fredericksburg, Va |
| the ride to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania will take us through the historic and scenic skyline drive. After this beautiful drive we will continue on into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then tour Antietam National Battlefield. Our evening ends in historic Gettysburg, PA. |
| Day Ride Facts Mileage: 208 Harpers Ferry was founded by President George Washington to function as an arsenal. John Brown ,an abolitionist, also attacked this Federal Arsenal. |
| .The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory in the summer of 1863 ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy", it was the war's bloodiest battle with 51,000 casualties. It also provided President Abraham Lincoln with the setting for his most famous address. Explore Gettysburg's great restaurants on your own this night We will embark on A 2-3 hour guided motorcycle tour of the Battle OF Gettysburg conducted by a certified battlefield guide. Following the guided tour we will then have the rest of the day to explore the many monuments and historical icons of Gettysburg. |
| The final day of the ride will take us back to Fredericksburg, Virginia by way of Frederick, Maryland where we will tour the National museum of civil war medicine. We will then cross the Potomac river just as it occurred in the civil war using Whites Ferry. After crossing the river we will head south to Manassas,Va via the John Mosby Highway and Middleburg, Va. |
| Day Ride Facts Mileage: 197 John S. Mosby, also know as the Grey Ghost, was famous for his lightning quick raids and his ability to disappear from his pursuers like a ghost. . |
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| Motorcycle Rental Great Nightly accommodations Breakfast and dinner on the days we ride Our friendly knowable guides Support Vehicle Extra motorcycle just in case Park Fees Click here for more FAQs |
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