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The buttons above take you to the actual maps.
The larger the monitor you're viewing on, the better.
On these pages I made the backgrounds with the "large riding
area" maps.
I installed 800 pixel maps (insets) of Bamberg for each ride
toward the bottoms of those pages.
The cue sheets might change depending on where the rest stops
are.
Notations might be made of hazards on the roads such as dogs,
etc.
There is a dog (that comes out) about a mile before Ehrhardt
Road on Hunters Chapel Road. |
“River’s Bridge Ramble
100”
Starting from the Edisto Memorial Gardens Ride eastward on
Stonewall Jackson.
Total Miles Route Info, points of
interest, roads crossing route
0.00
Orangeburg
Arts Center-Edisto Memorial Gardens
0.5
Straight
on Stonewall Jackson across Russell St. and 301/JC Calhoun Dr.
0.8
Right
on Glover
1.6
Left
on Cannon Bridge Road
2.2
Right
toward Cordova S 38 90
5.4
Left
across RR tracks Cordova Road toward school
12.0
Right
on Cannon Bridge Road
16.7
Right
on Faust St.
19.6 Straight thru 4 way stop-
Bamberg
21.1
Right
on Hwy 78, RR Ave. across tracks
21.3
Left
on Carlisle St. REST STOP at First Baptist
Church on the left?
Just beyond Carlisle is a store, gas, SUBWAY, (more bathrooms)
22.2
Left
on Spring Branch Rd.
27.4
Right
on Hunters Chapel Road
35.8
Right on
Ehrhardt Rd. S 5 21 REST STOP?
The
rest stop could be here at Hunters Chapel Road and Ehrhardt
Road.
This is an either/or, not both the above rest stop and
the below rest stop.
The mileage works better for the above stop.
That would place the stop at Bamberg and the stop at
Hunters Chapel/ Ehrhardt Road 14.5 miles apart
and then the stop at Rivers Bridge at another 16
miles.
41.8
Left on Hwy 601 stores
after turn,
REST STOP?-
This would be 20.5 miles. This is almost long for a family,
couples, casual event.
but the town of Ehrhardt has facilities.
42.0
Right on 64
42.4
Left
at Y on Mt. Pleasant
46.0
Left
on Ben
Road
47.4
Left
on
Rivers Bridge Road
48.2
Right
on 641
50.8
Right
on #
8
51.2
Rivers Bridge Battle Grounds
52.0
Rivers Bridge Memorial Grounds REST STOP?-
We talked about having a stop here. It's only 10 miles from
Ehrhardt.
The mileage would be 10 from the town of Ehrhardt and
16.2 from Hunters Chapel/Ehrhardt Road.
52.2
Left
on
Rivers Bridge Road
52.9
Right on S 5 19
55.9
Straight on 19 across 64 -Colston Road
60.6 Left
on Ehrhardt Rd. -23
61.6 Straight/left–
Orange Grove Rd.-41on right
64.6 Straight across
301 -will become 22 -REST
STOP?-
I actually envisioned a stop just before the mile marker
below because there is a shaded pull-over area just before the
turn at Middle Place Road.
The route insectes with 301 and it is a 4 lane highway with very
little traffic out here but still people monitoring the crossing
might be good.
Maybe it would be better to not have tired cyclists milling
around close to this intersection though.
I guess my vote would be to have the rest stop
turn below.
This is
another either/or, not both the above rest stop and the
below rest stop.
66.0
REST
STOP? pull-over spot on the right- big trees, nice.
The mileage would be 14 from Rivers Bridge Rest Stop
and 11.7 from the next Rest Stop in Bamberg.
66.2 Right on
Middle Place Rd.
68.3
Right
on 32 Govan-Bamberg Road
74.6 Right on
54 (Capernaum Road)
76.4 Right
on Weimer street in Bamberg
77.0 Left
on 301/601/Main St. (toward Church)
77.1
Right
on
Church St.
77.3
Straight across Elm St.
77.5
Right on 78
77.7
Left on Carlisle
REST
STOP at First Baptist Church on the right now?
Just before Carlisle is a store, gas, SUBWAY, (more bathrooms)
77.5
quickly
Left on Railroad Ave. across
median (old tracks)
77.6
Right on North Street
78.5 Straight across McGee
St.-Hospital
78.8 Curve- Pawpaw Golf
79.2
Right on 451
79.7 Left
on 86
79.8
Right on 301
82.1 Right
on Snake Swamp Rd.
-193
86.2 Left
on Hudson Rd.
(63)
88.0 Right
on on Blewer Rd.
REST STOP?-
only 12 miles but would show good support and would probably be
good support for the short ride.
90.7 Straight-across
Carver School Rd. (S 38 134)
94.3 Right
on Legrand Smoak (Cordova PO on left)
94.5 Left
on
Orange
94.6 Left
on
Cordova Road (away from tracks) Church on left.
97.9
Left
on Cannon Bridge Road
98.3
Right
on Coleman
99.2
Left
on Stonewall Jackson
99.5 Straight-across 301/John
C. Calhoun
99.6 Straight-across Russell
St.
100.1
That’s all Folks!
This would mean that the bike ride would have 6 rest stops
which is pretty good for casual riders.
The rest stop in Bamberg would be used twice by
the century riders.
The rest stop in Bamberg would be used twice by
the metric century riders.
The rest stop at Hunters Chapel and Ehrhardt Road
or Ehrhardt would be used once by the century
riders only.
The rest stop at Rivers Bridge would be used once
by the century riders only.
The rest stop at 301 or Middle Place would be used
once by the century riders only.
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would/could be
used once by the quarter century riders (27 milers).
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would be used
once by the metric century riders (66 milers).
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would be used
once by the century riders (100 milers).
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I have routed the routes as they are
for low traffic, scenery, and ease of navigating.
I've ridden these routes many times. I've ridden so many
versions and I really like the "flow" of these.
I like right hand turns mostly but one can't always adhere to
right turns only.
I usually route the rides to include the longer "ways" out with
shorter rotes back.
The way I do this makes it harder to cut the course short on the
return trip.
I usually take riders out through Cordova toward Cannan and then
Bamberg.
The route from Bamberg is shorter using Hudson and Blewer Road
as in the ""Metric".
I ride and drive the routes to get the "flow".
I'm not sure why I like some decisions except "feel".
For instance, on the metric, the Hunters Chapel road is taken
after a lot of turns are made on secondary roads.
Some of these roads are bumpier and there are some turns.
I like getting on Hunters Chapel and rolling back to Bamberg on
a smooth, straight road.
I like going on Carlisle and Spring Branch early on the 100
miler to break the monotony of Hunters Chapel.
I like the ride in from Govan to Bamberg.
Some considerations are made to get the mileage correct.
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Below is the Metric-66 mile route.
This is in "excel" format.
Either way works.
For the long version of the hundred
the cue sheet may have front and back printing to save paper.
Be careful of using print that is too small for all the old
folks like me who are coming.
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Total Miles |
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Starting and ending at Edisto Memorial Gardens in
Orangeburg |
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0 |
Ride East |
from
Orangeburg Arts Center-Edisto Memorial Gardens Riverside
Dr. |
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0.5 |
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Straight on Stonewall Jackson across Russell St. and
301/JC Calhoun Dr. |
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0.8 |
Right |
on
Glover |
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1.6 |
Left |
on
Cannon Bridge Road |
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2.2 |
Right |
toward
Cordova S 38 90 |
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5.4 |
Left |
across
RR tracks Cordova Road toward school |
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12 |
Right |
on
Cannon Bridge Road |
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16.7 |
Right |
on
Faust St. |
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21.1 |
Right |
on Hwy
78, RR Ave. across tracks |
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21.3 |
Left |
on
Carlisle St.
REST STOP? |
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22.3 |
Left |
on
Spring Branch Rd. |
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27.4 |
Right |
on
Hunters Chapel Road |
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28.1 |
Right |
Bethel
Rd |
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29.1 |
Left |
State
road 81 |
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31.5 |
Left |
State
road 59 |
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33.5 |
Left |
State
road 84 |
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36.0 |
Left |
on
Hunters Chapel Road- Hunters Chapel is at the turn. |
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45.5 |
Left |
on Hwy
78/61 |
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46.0 |
Right |
Carlisle
REST STOP? |
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46.0 |
quickly Left |
on
Railroad Ave. across median (RR tracks removed) |
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46.2 |
Right |
on
North Street |
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47.0 |
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Straight across McGee St.-Hospital |
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47.4 |
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Curve-
Pawpaw Golf |
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47.8 |
Right |
on 451 |
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48.1 |
Left |
on 86 |
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48.2 |
Right |
on 301 |
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52.2 |
Right |
Hudson
Rd.-may be unmarked- Hudson is just past Cope
intersection |
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54.2 |
Left |
Blewer
Rd REST STOP? |
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60.6 |
Right |
on
Legrand Smoak (Cordova PO on left) |
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60.8 |
Left |
on
Orange |
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61.0 |
Left |
on
Cordova Road (away from tracks) Church on left. |
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64.2 |
Left |
on
Cannon Bridge Road |
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64.6 |
Right |
on
Coleman |
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65.6 |
Left |
on
Stonewall Jackson |
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65.8 |
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Straight-across 301/John C. Calhoun |
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67.2 |
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Straight-across Russell St. |
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66.4 |
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That’s
all Folks! |
The
rest stop in Bamberg would be used twice by the
century riders.
The rest stop in Bamberg would be used twice by
the metric century riders.
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would/could be
used once by the quarter century riders (27 milers).
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would be used
once by the metric century riders (66 milers).
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would be used
once by the century riders (100 milers).
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27 miles
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Orangeburg-Canaan-Cordova 27 Mile Ride |
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Total Miles |
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Starting and ending at Edisto Memorial Gardens in
Orangeburg |
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0 |
Ride East |
from Orangeburg Arts Center-Edisto Memorial Gardens
Riverside Dr. |
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0.5 |
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Straight on Stonewall Jackson across Russell St. and 301/JC
Calhoun Dr. |
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0.8 |
Right |
on Glover |
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1.6 |
Left |
on Cannon Bridge Road |
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2.2 |
Right |
toward Cordova S 38 90 |
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5.4 |
Left |
across RR tracks Cordova Road toward school |
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12 |
Right |
on Cannon Bridge Road |
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13 |
Right |
on Hudson Rd |
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14.7 |
Right |
on Blewer Rd REST STOP? |
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17.4 |
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Straight-across Carver School Rd. (S 38 134) |
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21 |
Right |
on Legrand Smoak (Cordova PO on left) |
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21.2 |
Left |
on Orange St |
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21.4 |
Left |
on Cordova Road (away from tracks) Church on left. |
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24.8 |
Left |
on Cannon Bridge Road |
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25.2 |
Right |
on Coleman |
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26.1 |
Left |
on Stonewall Jackson |
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26.4 |
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Straight-across 301/John C. Calhoun |
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26.5 |
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Straight-across Russell St. |
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27 |
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That’s all Folks! |
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The rest
stop in Bamberg would be used twice by the century
riders.
The rest stop in Bamberg would be used twice by
the metric century riders.
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would/could be
used once by the quarter century riders (27 milers).
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would be used
once by the metric century riders (66 milers).
The rest stop at Blewer and Hudson Road would be used
once by the century riders (100 milers).
3 rest stops do most of the
work.
3 rest stops have very light traffic. probably:
Hunters Chapel Road/Ehrhardt Road (35.8 miles) or Ehrhardt. (41.8 miles)
Rivers Bridge State Park (52 miles)
301 or Middle Place (66 miles)
1 Rest stops for the 27 miler:
one at 14.7 leaving 12.3
miles to go.
3 Rest stops for the 66 miler:
one at 21.3 miles, one at
46 miles, one at
54.2
Rest stops for the 100 miler:
one Rest stop at 21.3, one
at 35.8, one at
52, one at 66
miles, one at 77.7 miles, one at
88.
Rest stops should be next to the road to allow the riders quick
access but not be in traffic.
If roads are wide enough the stops can be very close to the road
it isn't a must.
Port-A-Johns should be rented for
Bamberg at least and maybe Rivers Bridge State Park.
Every rest stop should have Port-A-Johns eventually if there is
enough money for the expense.
Tent shelters are a must for the
riders but maybe more so for rest stop workers.
Music could/should be played at the start and at some rest
stops.
Except for church areas I think the rest stop workers could
choose.
This again isn't a necessity but like home-made baked goods at
the rest stops it could be more fun.
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Michael
Most items below are on the wish list.
Some are needs, some are "wants".
Needs for the bike rides:
Police escort out of town to Cordova road perhaps.
Perhaps motorcycles leading the lead group, blocking intersections as the riders
turn corners.
Escorts are more important for huge crowds.
Policemen, firemen, or helpers with neon vests should be at dangerous/busy intersections.
Left hand turns are the most dangerous for
tired cyclists mixing with traffic.
Orangeburgs first few miles (to Cordova Road) are a bit dangerous,
and so are intersections of 301/Weimer and the intersection of Church/78
in Bamberg.
Busy/dangerous
intersections according to century mileage:
0.00 Orangeburg
Arts Center-Edisto Memorial Gardens
0.5
Straight
on Stonewall Jackson across Russell St. and 301/JC Calhoun Dr.
0.8 Right
on Glover
1.6 Left
on Cannon Bridge Road
2.2 Right
toward Cordova S 38 90
41.8
Left on Hwy 601
77.0 Left
on 301/601/Main St.
77.7
Left
on Carlisle
The return into
Orangeburg repeats the need for road marshalls.
97.9
Left
on Cannon Bridge Road
98.3
Right
on Coleman
99.2
Left
on Stonewall Jackson
99.5 Straight-across 301/John
C. Calhoun
99.6 Straight-across Russell
St.
100.1
That’s all Folks! |
Signs pointing to parking and bicycle rider registration
at and in the Edisto Gardens.
Parking attendants/helpers to assure ample and orderly
parking for everyone.
Signs warning of "Bicyclists Ahead" (handmade?)
for:
301, Stonewall Jackson, Glover, Cordova Road, in Orangeburg,
78 and 301 in Bamberg, and as many as warranted.
Several Porta-Johns or bathrooms available at the start/finish.
Porta-Johns or bathrooms available at some rest stops.
Maybe 5 rest stops for the century (100) hopefully serving the metric
ride as well.
One rest stop in Bamberg could be the stop twice for the century and
maybe twice for the metric.
Porta-johns or bathrooms should be at rest stops.
Water barrels (dispensers). This may be an initial investment that will
be of use for many years.
Water, a drink like "gatorade", bananas, maybe
cookies or muffins, etc.
Cue sheets (maps).
T-shirt.
Meal afterward (?).
Orangeburg is the area for BBQ and peanuts.
The incredible peanut ride?
Orangeburgers?
Any theme might do.
Showers (?).
At the Cherohala Challenge and Blue Ridge Brutal
had a contraption that was water coming out of pipes that could be
turned on with a faucet handle.
It was in the open. Riders "hosed themselves off in the open.
This ride is being held in November so inside showers would be best.
If most riders are indeed from Charleston and Columbia showers may not
be so necessary.
As the ride grows or if, initially, there are sufficient numbers,
showers will be needed.
Painting arrows on the roads:
2, 3, or more arrows before some
turns.
On down hills where the riders are faster,
There should be ample arrows warning about the turn in advance.
One confirmation arrow after the turn.
Arrows should be uniform in size, shape, and placement to discourage
graffiti.
Arrows should not attract unwanted attention.
Warning paint could warn riders or hazards such as a dangerous curve
with rocks.
These are often welcomed in the mountains and other places by bicyclists
and motorcyclists.
I've painted some warnings at bad (sometimes slanted) railroad tracks.
Below are links to better learn about Orangeburg and even lower are
rides that have been ridden in the OB area.
These could be on an information page explaining/describing the routes.
Some "ride" pages have been damaged a bit but try to see them at some
point. I am repairing them.
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