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  16     <h1>Earth Day Trip to Greensboro</h1>
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  20 <a href="#sec1">Route</a>
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  24 <dt>
  25 <a href="#sec2">UNC Greensboro</a>
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  28 </dd>
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  30 <a href="#sec3">Return Route</a>
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  32 <dd>
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  34 <dt>
  35 <a href="#sec4">Alternative</a>
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  43 <!-- Page published by Emacs Muse begins here --><p>UNCGreen was having an Earth Day celebration a bit early (to avoid
  44 conflicts with final exams) on April 19, 2007. I know several people
  45 who attend UNCG, and I was in Morrisville at the time so I decided to
  46 tape my handlebars green and make the trek.</p>
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  49 Route</h2>
  50
  51 <p class="first">The route starts in the middle of Morrisville/Cary on Davis Drive at
  52 the corner of High House Road facing South, and ends at the Amtrak
  53 Depot in Greensboro.</p>
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  55 <ol>
  56 <li>R High House Road</li>
  57 <li>Continue on High House - becomes Green Hill Road</li>
  58 <li>L Lewter Shop Road @ End of Road</li>
  59 <li>R NC-751</li>
  60 <li>L Martha's Chapel Road</li>
  61 <li>R Farrington Road (1008) @ Jordan Lake</li>
  62 <li>L Lystra Road @ Light</li>
  63 <li>L Jack Bennet Road</li>
  64 <li>L US-15-501 @ Light</li>
  65 <li>R Andrew's Store Road @ Shop Quick Gas Station</li>
  66 <li>L Mann's Chapel Road</li>
  67 <li>R Oak Hill Road</li>
  68 <li>R Hamlet Chapel Road</li>
  69 <li>L River Road</li>
  70 <li>L Chicken Bridge Road (crossing Haw River)</li>
  71 <li>R Mount Olive Church Road</li>
  72 <li>Continue on Mount Olive - becomes Russell Road</li>
  73 <li>L Greenhill Road</li>
  74 <li>R Old Switchboard Road</li>
  75 <li>R Lindley Mill Road</li>
  76 <li>L Major Hill Road</li>
  77 <li>Bear R Hollman Mill Road</li>
  78 <li>L Griffin Road</li>
  79 <li>L Snow Camp Road</li>
  80 <li>R Sylvan School Road</li>
  81 <li>Bear R Sylvan School Road - becomes W Greensboro Chapel
  82 Hill Road (1005) at Pleasant Hill Church Road</li>
  83 <li>L Alamance Church Road</li>
  84 <li>Cross 40 and enter Greensboro</li>
  85 <li>R Willow Road</li>
  86 <li>L McConnel Road</li>
  87 <li>Bear L E Washington Street</li>
  88 <li>Arrive at Amtrak Depot</li>
  89 </ol>
  90
  91 <h3><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a>
  92 UNC Greensboro</h3>
  93
  94 <ol>
  95 <li>Continue on E Washington Street</li>
  96 <li>L S Spring Street</li>
  97 <li>Bear R Spring Garden Street</li>
  98 <li>R Tate Street</li>
  99 <li>Arrive at University</li>
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 104 <h2><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a>
 105 Return Route</h2>
 106
 107 <p class="first">I based my route on a route from the
 108 <a href="http://cycling.ahands.org/greensboro-raleigh.html">Greensboro Amtrak to Raleigh Amtrak</a>. I had to reverse it as it was in
 109 the wrong direction. It should be obvious how to get back to Cary or
 110 Morrisville; simply hit whatever road in town you need from High House
 111 Road.</p>
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 113 <h3><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a>
 114 Alternative</h3>
 115
 116 <p class="first">Instead of turning on Andrew's Store Road, continue on Mann's Chapel
 117 until it hits US-15/501. If you take the left you will end up
 118 intersection with NC54 or can go into Chapel Hill. NC54 East can be
 119 taken all the way back to Raleigh. It isn't <em>that</em> bad to ride on, but
 120 I'd recommend not doing it after dark unless your bicycle is very
 121 bright.</p>
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 151 <p class="cke-footer">                   It's no contest, but we still race there
 152                 Like the saintly tortoise and the godless hare
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