The Allegheny Mountains Loop offers a wide variety of riding types – from pavement to gravel, from gentle grades along river valleys to steep, muscle burning climbs and fast descents over ridges, and from busy U.S. highways to lightly trafficked county roads and rail trails where no cars are allowed. Besides the 396.5-mile main route there are 4 options which give the cyclist alternatives in how much mileage they choose. One option is a gravel alternate along a ridge top in the Monongahela National Forest. The other three options are cut-offs to shorten the main loop. The route begins and ends in Blacksburg, Virginia and crosses back and forth between Virginia and West Virginia several times.
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