<VV> Harp Hill Road

[Jim Davis]

The real mountain drive in the eastern US is the Cherohala Skyway 
(NC-145 and TN-165).  Going east and starting at 4,100 ft elevation at 
Dobson, NC and topping off 5,400 ft at Haw Knob then down to Tellico 
plains at 900 ft elevation all in 54 miles <http://cherohala.org/>.  For 
sheer curves, try US-129 from Deals Gap down to the dam (318 curves of 
30 degrees or more in 11 miles) 
http://www.tailofthedragonmaps.com/maps_ridemeposter.html>. For a 
mountain drive try NC-28 (moonshiner 28) from Deals Gap down to Walhala, 
GA <http://www.tailofthedragonmaps.com/maps_moonshiner28.html>
The place to stay in the area is Fontana Village.  A for a more sedate 
drive try the Blue Ridge Parkway north east from Ravensford, NC. 
<http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/>
Jim Davis


On 11/24/2013 12:19 PM, hallgrenn at aol.com wrote:
  Steve, Harp Hill Road is in Frederick County, Maryland about the mid 
point between Hagerstown and Frederick on Interstate 70. Get off 70 at 
Myersville (exit 42). Take MD Route 17 east (Wolfsville Road) from 
Myersville, cross Route 40 and continue to the crossroads at Ellerton 
(there should still be an antique steam tractor there). Harp Hill Road 
begins in Ellerton and ends in Wolfsville, MD. Driving up the hill from 
Ellerton to Wolfsville will give you a feel for it. Coming down the hill 
will give you a real test of your brakes. I'd be at or below the speed 
limit BEFORE you start back down the hill. The road has lots of 
hummocks, dips and curves--and plenty of big trees and steep hills (up 
and down) on either side. A distant uncle gave me my first taste in his 
Lotus decades ago (he was unique--nobody in my family knew what a Lotus 
was--except me; probably why he gave me the ride). Remember how 
unforgiving physics are. Let me know if you visit and maybe we can meet. 
Bob -----Original Message----- From: Shelrockbored 
<Shelrockbored at aol.com> To: hallgrenn <hallgrenn at aol.com>; mfrancis 
<mfrancis at wi.rr.com>; dannydavis <dannydavis at clearwire.net> Cc: 
virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> Sent: Sun, Nov 24, 2013 10:18 am 
Subject: Re: <VV> Disk Brake for LM/Now Disc vs Drum Where is this? Just 
direct me from either Interstates 68, 70, or 81. Western Md is only 
about 4 hours away. I am compiling a list of places to go with my Corsa 
when I get it running (got a new job so I can afford to now). Living on 
Long Island whenever I want to test drive a car I drive it to Binhamton 
NY then Scranton, Pa then home. I 87 to future I-86 to I-81 then I-380 
and I-80. Sometimes I take a shortcut on I-84. Getting across the New 
York metropolitan area is test drive enough for any car. Steve Sassi 
Long Island Corvair In a message dated 11/21/2013 3:05:02 P.M. Eastern 
Standard Time, hallgrenn at aol.com writes: (For those of you in Western 
Maryland a trip down Harp Hill Road without fade is as good a test for 
brakes as any). _____________________________________________