Home Country - Front Royal

Home Country

Distance:
140 miles

Terrain:
Pass through Chester Gap followed by small Piedmont towns and villages, a small mountain ascent, scenic byways, and a valley run.

Highlights:
James Madison’s home at Montpelier, Clarks Mountain, Barboursville Ruins, Baby Jim’s, Culpeper Museum of History

Submitted by: Dale Coyner

The Route from Front Royal

0 Start at US 522 and VA 55 in Front Royal
14.8 Right onto US 211/US 522 at Massies Corner
22.8 Left onto US 522 at 522/211 split in Sperryville
23.6 Right onto VA 231
44.1 Right on US 29 Business South in Madison
45.4 Rejoin US 29 South toward Charlottesville
47.3 Left onto VA 230/VA 231
48.0 Right onto VA 231 (Blue Ridge Turnpike)
57.8 Right onto VA 20
63.4 Left onto US 33 East
63.6 Right onto VA 20
63.7 Left on VA 678
64.2 Right onto VA 777
64.5 Right onto Mansion Road (Barboursville Vineyard Entrance)
64.7 Arrive Barboursville Ruins
64.9 Left onto VA 777
65.2 Left onto VA 678
65.7 Right onto VA20
65.8 Left onto US 33 West
66.0 Right onto VA 20
78.1 Arrive Orange and continue straight
78.2 VA 20 becomes VA 615 (Rapidan Road)
91.3 Left onto US 522
94.8 Left onto VA 3 (Germanna Highway)
96.4 Enter Culpeper and turn right on US 29 Bus/US 15 Bus/US 522 North
97.4 Arrive baby Jims, then left out of parking lot
97.5 Right on US 522 North
116.6 Right on US 211/US522 in Sperryville
124.6 Left on US 522 at 522/211 split
139.4 Arrive Front Royal via US 522 north