cycling in Raleigh?

[drkelly]

We are going to go cycling in Raleigh on Sunday since it is going to be 63 and sunny. I've ridden the Northern end of the Neuse River Trail once, and the American Tobacco Trail many times. It looks like a few sections of the Neuse River Trail are closed with no detours. The Northern section of the Neuse River Trail does not appear to have any sections closed, so we might just go there, but I thought I would ask if anyone who rides regularly in Raleigh has any recommendations for a good ride. We are looking to ride about 20-30 miles. Thanks.

 

[shawn]

We are going to go cycling in Raleigh on Sunday since it is going to be 63 and sunny. I've ridden the Northern end of the Neuse River Trail once, and the American Tobacco Trail many times. It looks like a few sections of the Neuse River Trail are closed with no detours. The Northern section of the Neuse River Trail does not appear to have any sections closed, so we might just go there, but I thought I would ask if anyone who rides regularly in Raleigh has any recommendations for a good ride. We are looking to ride about 20-30 miles. Thanks.

What do you mean by "cycling"? Road bike?

Neuse is closed at Louisburg road due to bridge construction, but people go around the fence. It's closed south of Buffaloe Road Athletic Park to New Bern Ave due to sewer main replacement. You can cut through the woods to the left of the dog park to Beaver Lane, through Foxcroft, through Hedingham, then pick it up again at Raleigh Beach. Or just start at Anderson Point and head downstream on the neuse or up Mingo Creek to Knightdale or West on Crabtree to DT Raleigh.

There's hundreds of miles of greenway in Raleigh, though. You can park your car in Clayton and ride to Wake Forest, Apex, or Durham if you want.

There's also Umstead for gravel, 286 for MTB, Williamson can be done on gravel bike or MTB, Beaver Dam and New Light are MTB only.

 

[drkelly]

What do you mean by "cycling"? Road bike?

Neuse is closed at Louisburg road due to bridge construction, but people go around the fence. It's closed south of Buffaloe Road Athletic Park to New Bern Ave due to sewer main replacement. You can cut through the woods to the left of the dog park to Beaver Lane, through Foxcroft, through Hedingham, then pick it up again at Raleigh Beach. Or just start at Anderson Point and head downstream on the neuse or up Mingo Creek to Knightdale or West on Crabtree to DT Raleigh.

There's hundreds of miles of greenway in Raleigh, though. You can park your car in Clayton and ride to Wake Forest, Apex, or Durham if you want.

There's also Umstead for gravel, 286 for MTB, Williamson can be done on gravel bike or MTB, Beaver Dam and New Light are MTB only.

I'm looking for greenways to ride on. We are not on MTB's. Raleigh has a WAY better greenway system than Greensboro. The ones we do have are in poor condition from roots causing the asphalt to buckle up a few inches. I noticed the far southern end of the Neuse at Clayton, but from the interactive map it looks like a large section is closed a few miles or so North of there. If there is a way around the fence at Louisburg Rd, then we will probably be fine to park at the North end and get all the riding in that we want. Thanks for the response.