Category: Routes 20 + miles

Greenways, the serenity of Umstead Park, and some road riding, this route has variety. Most riders use wide handlebars and knobby tires in Umstead, but a cross bike provides plenty of stability for the packed gravel roads. Dix Park, the Art Museum Park, and Umstead Park are all linked in this whacky looking figure eight… Continue reading Into the Woods 26 miles

Up and Over is one of the longest routes in this collection, and mostly follows greenway trails. The route shows one way to cross over from the Honeycutt Trail to the Neuse River Trail. Two other options for the cross are also broken out and shown separately. From Dix Park, the ‘up’ part of this… Continue reading Up and Over 48.1 miles

Most of this route is by way of neighborhood streets, but the backbone is the Crabtree Creek Trail. Bike friendly roads lead from Dix Park to Lake Johnson, and on to the PNC Center. Edwards Mill connects to Laurel Hills Rd. and the Crabtree Creek greenway near the mall. At Kiwanis Park, the route turns… Continue reading West Raleigh Loop 22.8 miles

With the completion in 2014 of the Neuse River Trail, combined with the extension of both the Crabtree Creek Trail and the Walnut Creek Trail, it became possible to roughly trace Raleigh’s beltline on a bike. It may be too much to call the the Mother of All Rides, but for a cyclist in the… Continue reading Classic Loop 33.4 miles

Downtown Raleigh and downtown Knightdale are closer that you may think. This route follows creeks on greenways without much climbing. The mapped ride goes out one way and returns another, but crosses the Neuse on the same bridge both ways. Mix and match routes and donuts. Starting at Dix Park, this route follows the Walnut… Continue reading Knightdale Donut Run 33.9 miles