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1 | #title Earth Day Trip to Greensboro |
2 | |
3 | UNCGreen was having an Earth Day celebration a bit early (to avoid |
4 | conflicts with final exams) on April 19, 2007. I know several people |
5 | who attend UNCG, and I was in Morrisville at the time so I decided to |
6 | tape my handlebars green and make the trek. |
7 | |
8 | * Route |
9 | |
10 | The route starts in the middle of Morrisville/Cary on Davis Drive at |
11 | the corner of High House Road facing South, and ends at the Amtrak |
12 | Depot in Greensboro. |
13 | |
14 | 1. R High House Road |
15 | 2. Continue on High House - becomes Green Hill Road |
16 | 2. L Lewter Shop Road @ End of Road |
17 | 3. R NC-751 |
18 | 4. L Martha's Chapel Road |
19 | 5. R Farrington Road (1008) @ Jordan Lake |
20 | 6. L Lystra Road @ Light |
21 | 7. L Jack Bennet Road |
22 | 8. L US-15-501 @ Light |
23 | 9. R Andrew's Store Road @ Shop Quick Gas Station |
24 | 10. L Mann's Chapel Road |
25 | 11. R Oak Hill Road |
26 | 12. R Hamlet Chapel Road |
27 | 13. L River Road |
28 | 14. L Chicken Bridge Road (crossing Haw River) |
29 | 15. R Mount Olive Church Road |
30 | 16. Continue on Mount Olive - becomes Russell Road |
31 | 17. L Greenhill Road |
32 | 18. R Old Switchboard Road |
33 | 19. R Lindley Mill Road |
34 | 20. L Major Hill Road |
35 | 21. Bear R Hollman Mill Road |
36 | 22. L Griffin Road |
37 | 23. L Snow Camp Road |
38 | 24. R Sylvan School Road |
39 | 25. Bear R Sylvan School Road - becomes W Greensboro Chapel |
40 | Hill Road (1005) at Pleasant Hill Church Road |
41 | 26. L Alamance Church Road |
42 | 27. Cross 40 and enter Greensboro |
43 | 27. R Willow Road |
44 | 28. L McConnel Road |
45 | 30. Bear L E Washington Street |
46 | 31. Arrive at Amtrak Depot |
47 | |
48 | ** UNC Greensboro |
49 | |
50 | 1. Continue on E Washington Street |
51 | 2. L S Spring Street |
52 | 3. Bear R Spring Garden Street |
53 | 4. R Tate Street |
54 | 5. Arrive at University |
55 | |
56 | * Return Route |
57 | |
58 | I based my route on a route from the |
59 | [[http://cycling.ahands.org/greensboro-raleigh.html][Greensboro Amtrak to Raleigh Amtrak]]. I had to reverse it as it was in |
60 | the wrong direction. It should be obvious how to get back to Cary or |
61 | Morrisville; simply hit whatever road in town you need from High House |
62 | Road. |
63 | |
64 | ** Alternative |
65 | |
66 | Instead of turning on Andrew's Store Road, continue on Mann's Chapel |
67 | until it hits US-15/501. If you take the left you will end up |
68 | intersection with NC54 or can go into Chapel Hill. NC54 East can be |
69 | taken all the way back to Raleigh. It isn't *that* bad to ride on, but |
70 | I'd recommend not doing it after dark unless your bicycle is very |
71 | bright. |