Starting at Euroclassics Porsche, zero your odometer [mile
0.0]. Turn right onto Midlothian Turnpike West (Route 60). Pass
through eight stop lights and turn right onto Route 288 North [mile
3.4].
Cross the James River [mile 8.5] and exit right [mile 10.3] onto
Route 6 West (Patterson Avenue) toward Goochland.
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Stay on Route 6, pass the Richmond Country Club [mile 11.9] on your
right, pass Luck Stone [mile 13.3] on your left. Note that Patterson
Avenue becomes River Road West.
Pass Crosier [mile 19.0]. Look for the "North
Pole" on your right [mile 19.1], the James River Correctional Center on your
left [mile 20.8], and a yellow mansion on your left [mile 22.8].
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At the stoplight [mile 24.4] turn left onto Route 522 South
(Maiden's Road) toward Powhatan.
Cross the James River [mile 24.8].
DECISION POINT:
For the short tour, turn
left onto Route 711 (Hugenot Road) just past the BP station [mile
28.6] and jump to the instruction below by the picture of the Route
711 sign.
For the long tour, continue straight on Route 522 South.
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Just after Tilman's Farm housing development, turn right onto
Route 621 (Cosby Road) [mile 29.4].
Cosby Road becomes Route 684 (Cartersville Road). Go straight
through the stop sign [mile 33.3].
Pass through "Provost."
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Cross the silver iron bridge [mile 34.4].
Pass the Little Zion Baptist Church [mile 37.9] on your right.
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Pass Oakdale (ca. 1835) [mile 38.1].
Cross Muddy Creek [mile 40.6].
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Look for Greenwood (1849) on your left [mile 41.2].
Turn right onto Route 45 (Cartersville Road) at the stop sign [mile
41.7].
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Keep right on Route 45 [mile 42.4] while passing Blanton and
Pleasants, Inc. store on the right.
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Cross the James River [mile 43.0]. Note the defunct stone/iron
bridge on the right.
Cross railroad tracks [mile 43.3].
Turn right onto Route 618 (Whittcamp Road) [mile 44.5].
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Pass Clover Forest plantation (ca. 1761) on your right [mile
45.9].
Note the old red barn (photo at beginning of instructions) on your left
[mile 46.1].
At the T intersection [mile 47.6] turn left onto Route 616 (This is
Stokes Station Road, although not labeled as such at the
intersection).
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Turn right onto Route 625 (Three Square Road) [mile 49.3]. There
is an old red brick farmhouse on the left [mile 49.9].
Pass Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church on your right [mile 50.7].
Turn left at the stop sign at the T intersection [mile 50.8] onto
Route 600 (Rock Castle Road).
Pass Bolling Hall farm on your right [mile 52.7].
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Turn right onto Route 6 [mile 54.6].
Pass Goochland High School [mile 57.2] on your left.
Go straight through the stoplight [mile 57.9] and stay on
combined Route 6 / Route 522 South.
Drive through the town of Goochland, turn right at the stoplight
[mile 59.7] onto Route 522 South (Maiden's Road).
Cross the James River [mile 60.2].
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Turn left onto Route 711 (Huguenot Road) just past the BP station
[mile 64.0 on the long tour].
SHORT TOUR: JUMP TO HERE.
Reset your odometer [mile 0.0].
Pass the Citgo station on your left [mile 6.5].
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Pass Millwood (1750) on your right [mile 7.4].
Continue through the stoplights over Route 288 [mile 12.8].
Huguenot Road becomes Robius Road at the stoplight [mile 14.2].
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Pass Keswick Plantation on your left [mile 14.5].
Robius Road becomes a four-land divided highway at stoplight [mile
15.4].
Turn right onto Route 147 West (Huguenot Road) at stoplight and RR
crossing [mile 18.2].
Turn right onto Alverser Drive at the stop light [mile 19.1] at the DSW/Office Depot plaza.
Pass through the 4-way stop at Old Buckingham Road [mile 19.2].
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Turn right at the stoplight onto Route 60 West (Midlothian
Turnpike) [mile 19.6] and right into the Euroclassics parking lot
[mile 19.7].
You made it!
This tour was prepared by Don Charles, Sherry Westfall, and Jim Condon.
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