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This is a cue sheet for the ECG model section -- Raleigh family ride, day 1 Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
0km 0km Ride begins outside NC Museum of Art. Nearby hotels: Homewood Suites Crabtree ($81+), 1 mi. north, and Ramada Inn Blue Ridge ($95+), 0.5 mi. south. Bike locks might be useful while sightseeing downtown. ENE 63° 143m
0.05km 0.05km Head east on paved bike path. All trails on today's ride are paved (asphalt or concrete). E 69° 143m
0.56km 0.51km Outdoor sculptures. Hit brakes as you approach fork in trail. ESE 108° 128m
0.67km 0.11km Turn right onto House Creek Greenway Trail. S 172° 128m
0.76km 0.09km Use brakes and caution as the trail winds around. Call "on your left" as you politely pass pedestrians. WSW 235° 126m
1.97km 1.21km Behold the $4 million bike-ped bridge. Stop and wave to drivers below. E 89° 126m
2.4km 0.43km Tunnel under Wade Ave. SSW 188° 128m
2.68km 0.28km Trail through Meredith College campus open during daylight hours. SSW 197° 137m
3.69km 1km Main entrance to Meredith College. To your right, across Hillsborough St, is Ben & Jerry's. SE 119° 140m
4.1km 0.41km Trail ends. Bear right, carefully cross busy Hillsborough St and head south on Gorman St. S 180° 136m
4.38km 0.28km Over the NC Railroad tracks. Watch for Amtrak, freight trains. SSW 192° 133m
4.66km 0.27km As you turn left onto Sullivan, use 10' sidewalk trail, the Rocky Branch Greenway. ESE 91° 128m
5.7km 1.04km NC State Univ campus. Turn right onto Dan Allen Dr. WSW 226° 115m
5.96km 0.26km After crossing busy Western Blvd (one of Raleigh's longest stop lights), turn left onto paved sidewalk, the Rocky Branch Greenway. SE 119° 123m
7.43km 1.47km Follow Bilyeu St. down to Western Blvd. SE 117° 95m
7.53km 0.1km Cross Western Blvd. onto Pullen Park Dr. NE 40° 96m
7.65km 0.12km Welcome to Pullen Park, a Raleigh classic. Park has a train ride, a restored century-old carousel, and a lake full of pedal boats. ENE 60° 99m
8.02km 0.37km Over the RR tracks again. NE 43° 113m
8.44km 0.42km Right onto Hillsborough St. SE 133° 113m
8.51km 0.07km Take left lane, bear left, continue east on Hillsborough St. SE 126° 117m
8.99km 0.48km Left onto St. Mary's St. NNW 358° 116m
9.22km 0.23km Right onto Jones ESE 93° 109m
9.51km 0.29km Glenwood Ave., home to trendy restaurants and night spots. ESE 93° 103m
10.27km 0.76km Turn right at crosswalk onto Bicentennial Plaza. Where do we begin? Museum of Natural Sciences (can you say Acrocanthosaurus?) on the right, Museum of History on the left. Park the bikes and explore on foot. Or hire a pedicab and let someone else do the legwork. SSW 182° 110m
10.42km 0.15km When you're ready to move on, walk your bikes across Edenton St. toward the greenish dome of NC's 1840 state capitol building. SSW 182° 112m
10.48km 0.06km The Capitol's landscaping was designed by the Olmsted Brothers. Walk inside, look up at the rotunda. S 178° 112m
10.6km 0.13km Continue walking bike south to Morgan St., then ride onto Fayetteville St. SSW 181° 113m
10.81km 0.21km On the right at 220 Fayetteville St. is a red brick building, once Briggs Hardware. Now it's the Raleigh City Museum and Visitors Center. SSW 181° 115m
11.06km 0.25km Right onto Davie St. WNW 273° 133m
11.45km 0.39km Left onto Dawson St. SSW 181° 100m
11.6km 0.15km Right onto Cabarrus St. WNW 273° 94m
11.79km 0.19km Amtrak station on your right. WNW 272° 97m
11.96km 0.17km Near bottom of hill, turn left onto Saunders St. SSW 194° 93m
12.48km 0.52km After passing under highway bridge, watch for trail crossing. SSW 199° 79m
12.52km 0.04km Right onto Rocky Branch Greenway. NW 313° 79m
13.04km 0.52km On campus of Dorothea Dix State Hospital, a pioneering NC institution. NW 312° 83m
14.2km 1.15km Deja vu? Rejoin this morning's route, head back out to the Museum of Art (don't forget Ben & Jerry's along the way). NW 311° 96m