U.S. Bicycle Route 1 Carolina Connection |
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Location: | SC State Line–VA State Line |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 2 Mountains to Sea |
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Location: | Murphy–Manteo, NC |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 3 Ports of Call |
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Location: | SC State Line–VA State Line |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 4 North Line Trace |
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Location: | Piney Creek–Knotts Island, NC |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 5 Cape Fear Run |
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Location: | Apex–Southport, NC |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 6 Piedmont Spur |
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Location: | Upper Creek–Snow Camp, NC |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 7 Ocracoke Option |
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Location: | Wilson–Ocracoke, NC |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 8 Southern Highlands |
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Location: | Blue Ridge Parkway–Lincolnton, NC |
North Carolina Bicycle Route 9 Sandhills Sector |
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Location: | Lake Tillery–Gum Springs, NC |
The following is a List of bicycle routes in North Carolina. These routes are designated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Division.
The North Carolina portion of U.S. Bicycle Route 1 is known as the Carolina Connection and runs north-south through the central portion of the state, passing through Raleigh.
North Carolina Bicycle Route 2 is known as The Mountains to the Sea. Running 700 miles from Murphy in the western mountains to Manteo on the Atlantic coast, this route crosses most of the nine statewide signed and mapped bicycle routes that the North Carolina Department of Transportation has designated.
North Carolina Bicycle Route 3, the Ports of Call Route, is one of nine bicycle routes designated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It runs along North Carolina's coast for 300 miles (480 km) from South Carolina to Virginia near major ports of the US colonial era—Southport, Wilmington, New Bern, Bath, and Edenton. Near Wilmington it connects with North Carolina Bicycle Route 5. It crosses North Carolina Bicycle Route 2 near Washington and North Carolina Bike Route 4 near the Virginia border. Other points of interest along this route include Fort Fisher State Historic Site, Carolina Beach State Park, the Croatan National Forest Recreation Areas, Tryon Palace, Goose Creek State Park and Merchants Millpond State Park.