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Introduction

Bicycle Touring

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North Carolina Is For Bicycle Touring

Whatever your cycling ability, there are many wonderful places to travel by bicycle in North Carolina. For recommendations on routes, you can order maps for North Carolina's Bicycling Highways, regional and local maps, and urban area maps. These maps include information about points of interest, recreation areas, and, in some cases, camping information. To further assist your travel plans, you can order or download North Carolina state highway map or a state ferry schedule from the main NC Department of Transportation website.

Check out the NCDOT Traveler Information Management System to get real-time information on events that cause severe and unusual congestion on major roadways in North Carolina.

Tourist Information
For more information on camping, motel accommodations, bed and breakfast facilities, and other state and local tourist information, you can contact www.visitnc.com
North Carolina Division of Tourism,
Film and Sports Development
430 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-4171 or 1-800-VISIT NC (800-847-4862)

Cycle North Carolina (CNC) A Cross-State Bicycle Tour
Cycle North Carolina is a week-long bicycle tour that takes place in mid-October when the air is cool and the colors make every scene picturesque. Each year nearly a thousand participants pedal their way from the foothills of the Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains to the coast taking in the best of North Carolina's historic sites, state and national parks, museums, and points of interest. In addition to all there is to see, several communities selected for overnight stays, host evening entertainment and showcase their unique and diverse cultures. The promotion of good health and fitness, while providing economic benefit to rural communities and a natural presentation of this state's scenic beauty, has been the objective of this successful bicycling event, since 1999. To find out more about this tour named "One of the Best Bicycling Events in America" by the League of American Bicyclists, go to http://ncsports.org/nccyclemain.php

Other Organized Tours & Events
Each year local bike clubs, charitable organizations, commercial tour operators, and others sponsor organized tours and bicycling events across the state. For a complete listing of these events, please check our Bicycle Calendar of Events.


06/17/04