This is a cue sheet for the ECG model section -- Raleigh -- Long ride Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | NC Museum of Art has paved trail. As you head downhill, branch right. | E | 77° | 147m | |
| 0.68km | 0.68km | Right turn! | S | 168° | 128m | |
| 1.97km | 1.29km | The $4 million bike-ped bridge | E | 89° | 126m | |
| 2.36km | 0.39km | All Star Bike Shop off Wade Av. at Ridgewood Shopping Ctr. <allstarbikeshop.com> | SSW | 186° | 128m | |
| 3.68km | 1.32km | Trail only open during Meredith College's business hours. | SE | 123° | 140m | |
| 4.75km | 1.07km | Rocky Branch Trail (paved) begins along Sullivan Dr. | ESE | 109° | 128m | |
| 5.67km | 0.92km | NC State Univ. campus | WSW | 225° | 115m | |
| 5.93km | 0.26km | Paved trail runs along south side of Western Blvd. | SE | 118° | 121m | |
| 7.37km | 1.45km | Cross Western Blvd. May need to walk down embankment to get there. | NE | 40° | 103m | |
| 7.5km | 0.12km | Pullen Park, a Raleigh classic, includes train, historic carousel, and paddleboats. | ENE | 54° | 93m | |
| 8.3km | 0.8km | Cycle Logic bike shop, 1211 Hillsborough St. <www.cycle-logic.biz> | SE | 129° | 113m | |
| 8.36km | 0.07km | Continue straight (left fork) on Hillsborough St. | SE | 129° | 117m | |
| 9.19km | 0.83km | Flythe Cyclery 6 blocks north, 424 W Peace St. <flythecyclery.com> | ESE | 92° | 104m | |
| 9.81km | 0.62km | Raleigh | State Capitol directly in front (guarded by cannon). Museums 1 block north between Edenton St. and Jones St. | SSW | 183° | 112m |
| 10.2km | 0.39km | Bus connections at City Market, 4 blocks east. | SSW | 183° | 110m | |
| 11.08km | 0.89km | Amtrak station on Cabarrus St., 1 block north. | WNW | 272° | 93m | |
| 11.73km | 0.64km | Branch right onto Lake Wheeler Rd. | WSW | 229° | 79m | |
| 13.24km | 1.52km | State Farmers Market. Time to stock up on fresh produce? | WSW | 228° | 81m | |
| 18.51km | 5.27km | Historic Yates Mill Park. Rebuilt working millwheel. | S | 178° | 103m | |
| 22.71km | 4.2km | Lake Wheeler | SW | 211° | 90m | |
| 33.15km | 10.44km | Option: Left on Lufkin Rd. to motels, 1.5 miles. | NW | 294° | 140m | |
| 36.09km | 2.94km | Apex | End Center St, aka NC Bike 5. Left onto Salem St, aka old US 1, aka US Bike 1. Cycling Spoken Here 1 mile west on Williams St. (NC55). <cyclingspokenhere.com> | SW | 211° | 153m |
| 46.1km | 10.02km | New Hill | Optional shortcut: Turn right (north). After crossing RR tracks, right onto American Tobacco Trail (blue sign). | WSW | 230° | 106m |
| 47.78km | 1.68km | Look left for Shearon Harris nuclear plant. | WSW | 230° | 100m | |
| 50.57km | 2.79km | Bonsal | New Hope Valley Railway <www.nhvry.org> | NNW | 319° | 98m |
| 56.72km | 6.15km | Jordan Lake | NNE | 14° | 68m | |
| 59.32km | 2.59km | Poplar Point campground at Jordan Lake. Tent, RV options. | W | 256° | 87m | |
| 65.8km | 6.48km | Trailhead entrance (blue sign) for American Tobacco Trail (ATT). | ENE | 63° | 82m | |
| 66.43km | 0.63km | American Tobacco Trail | NNE | 19° | 89m | |
| 75.76km | 9.33km | ATT is complete to Wake/Chatham County line. Chatham section to be constructed 2008-09. | WSW | 227° | 119m | |
| 85.14km | 9.37km | Jordan Lake | NNW | 355° | 0m | |
| 88.6km | 3.46km | Need an extra challenge? Try the 200' climb up Lystra Rd. | E | 88° | 0m | |
| 102.46km | 13.87km | Carrboro | The Clean Machine bike shop 1 block NW. <thebicyclechain.com> | ESE | 108° | 0m |
| 102.76km | 0.29km | Libba Cotten Trail. NC's first example of rail-with-trail. | ESE | 94° | 0m | |
| 103.54km | 0.79km | Chapel Hill | ENE | 65° | 0m | |
| 103.92km | 0.37km | Franklin Hotel, 1 block north. The Bicycle Chain also 1 block north. <thebicyclechain.com> | ENE | 66° | 0m | |
| 104.3km | 0.38km | Carolina Inn on your right, Franklin St. retail district 2 blocks north. | ENE | 63° | 0m | |
| 104.56km | 0.26km | Old Well is symbol of UNC campus. | ENE | 65° | 0m | |
| 106.6km | 2.04km | Bolin Creek Trail. A paved greenway of the Town of Chapel Hill. | SE | 113° | 98m | |
| 108.73km | 2.13km | Chapel Hill Community Center. Feel like climbing a wall? You can here. | N | 0° | 80m | |
| 108.81km | 0.08km | Siena Hotel 1 block NW. | ESE | 98° | 80m | |
| 109.58km | 0.77km | Right onto paved trail, east side of highway. Holiday Inn & Days Inn, 0.5 mile N on Fordham Blvd (US 15-501). | SSW | 189° | 84m | |
| 111.28km | 1.7km | Right onto Burning Tree Dr. | WSW | 227° | 84m | |
| 112.5km | 1.22km | Just before stop sign, turn left onto paved path beside NC 54. | SE | 113° | 91m | |
| 112.77km | 0.27km | Left onto Barbee Chapel Rd. | NE | 29° | 98m | |
| 114.17km | 1.41km | Courtyard by Marriott, 1 block west. | SSW | 197° | 92m | |
| 119.6km | 5.43km | Eagle Spur Trail: Abandoned rail corridor, unimproved, sandy, scenic, runs 2.3 miles south to Jordan Lake | E | 83° | 77m | |
| 121.04km | 1.44km | Future section of the American Tobacco Trail. Passable surface runs 3 miles south to a missing trestle. Trail completion date 2010 est. | ENE | 62° | 82m | |
| 122.85km | 1.82km | Hilton Garden Inn on right. Behind Hilton is REI, which offers bicycle equipment & repairs. | NE | 25° | 99m | |
| 124.18km | 1.32km | Begin paved portion of the American Tobacco Trail. 6.4 miles to downtown Durham. | NNE | 10° | 98m | |
| 129.64km | 5.47km | Junction with Riddle Rd. Spur trail. | NNE | 22° | 0m | |
| 134.51km | 4.87km | Durham | ATT ends, facing the American Tobacco building complex, now converted to mixed use, including restaurants. Take a walk up to the fountains under the Lucky Strike tower. Or see the Durham Bulls. <dbulls.com> | NW | 298° | 110m |
| 134.98km | 0.47km | Greystone Inn on right | W | 268° | 121m | |
| 138.5km | 3.52km | Duke Chapel, focal point of Duke University's gothic west campus. | SE | 122° | 124m | |
| 139.24km | 0.74km | Sarah Duke Gardens, 1 block north. | ESE | 94° | 122m | |
| 139.87km | 0.63km | The Bicycle Chain 0.5 mile north on Swift/Broad, next to Whole Foods. <thebicyclechain.com> | ESE | 108° | 118m | |
| 141.17km | 1.3km | Duke's East Campus, formerly known as Trinity College. The Bicycle Chain 1/4 mile west on Broad St., next to Whole Foods. <thebicyclechain.com> | SE | 128° | 130m | |
| 141.92km | 0.74km | Brightleaf Square, popular night district in renovated tobacco warehouses. | SE | 126° | 124m | |
| 142.21km | 0.29km | Bus connections to Raleigh via TTA (Triangle Transit Authority) | SE | 126° | 121m | |
| 142.42km | 0.21km | Amtrak station 2 blocks west. Marriott 1 block east. | SE | 126° | 0m | |
| 142.71km | 0.29km | Left on Ramseur St before RR tracks. Durham was founded here around 1850 as a stop on the North Carolina RR. | SE | 127° | 120m | |
| 142.96km | 0.25km | Right lanes | SE | 134° | 120m | |
| 148.46km | 5.5km | Riddle Rd. Spur heads 1.5 miles west. Was part of original 1905 rail corridor. | W | 249° | 120m | |
| 148.88km | 0.42km | Carol's Garden Inn, 1 block south. | W | 264° | 120m | |
| 150.85km | 1.97km | Turn left as you rejoin the American Tobacco Trail. | SSW | 196° | 118m | |
| 151.12km | 0.28km | Left onto Cornwallis Rd., a popular bike commuting route. | SSE | 155° | 113m | |
| 155.6km | 4.48km | Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC's largest technology employment center. | NE | 34° | 99m | |
| 157.39km | 1.79km | RTP | SSE | 146° | 112m | |
| 162.7km | 5.31km | Bear right onto Church St. (caution, diagonal RR crossing). | SSE | 145° | 123m | |
| 168.22km | 5.52km | Morrisville | SSE | 146° | 93m | |
| 173.85km | 5.63km | Cary | Cross bridge, then turn right onto narrow asphalt trail. | SSW | 182° | 0m |
| 174km | 0.15km | Turn right onto Cary's Black Creek Greenway. | NNW | 338° | 0m | |
| 174.16km | 0.16km | Follow greenway beside Lake Crabtree. | NNE | 2° | 0m | |
| 175.4km | 1.24km | Left onto Old Reedy Ck Rd. Cross over I-40. | NNE | 4° | 0m | |
| 176.18km | 0.78km | Umstead State Park | Continue straight on main trail all the way through Umstead. | NNE | 5° | 0m |
| 178.2km | 2.03km | RDU Intl Airport overlook. Take a few minutes to watch for planes. | SE | 117° | 0m | |
| 181.48km | 3.28km | Caution: Downhill run has tight curves, loose surface, and pedestrians. | S | 174° | 0m | |
| 183.88km | 2.41km | Exit Umstead, continue straight on your choice of Reedy Creek Greenway or Reedy Creek Rd. | SE | 134° | 0m | |
| 186.42km | 2.54km | You can either follow trail to the right, under Edwards Mill Rd., or continue straight on Reedy Ck Rd. | SE | 129° | 0m | |
| 187.42km | 1km | SE | 129° | 0m | ||