The way points of this bicycle route:
Proceed through Dismal Swamp Canal Visitors Center, bear right onto paved trail.
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail ends. Turn right (south) onto NC343 (old 17).
Cross drawbridge over canal.
Get off the bike, stroll around Pasquotank riverfront.
Cross abandoned railroad tracks (future rail-trail)
Only S-shaped swing bridge (drawbridge) in NC
Have ice cream cone (60 cents) at Woodard's Pharmacy
Newbold-White House: Oldest standing house in NC
Beautiful, historic Edenton. Rent kayaks at park on W. Water St.
Left on paved trail to York St.
Walk (sorry, no bikes) on Cashie Wetlands Walk, which loops back to York St.
South end of Cashie Wetlands Walk
Begin Skewarkee Trail, a paved rail trail.
End Skewarkee Trail
Cross future Stokes-Pactolus rail trail. Current status: Original surface, poor drainage.
Turn left onto paved trail
End paved trail. Continue straight across 10th onto Forest Hill.
Continue straight onto paved trail (Green Mill Run Greenway).
End paved trail. Turn right (east) onto 5th.
Campground <www.tranterscreekresort.com>
Use 2nd St northbound, Main St southbound.
Waterfront on right, Visitors Center on left.
Park bike, stroll on the riverfront boardwalk. NC Estuarium offers boat ride.
Take Park Dr and 2nd St northbound, Main St southbound.
Goose Creek State Park on right. http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/gocr/home.html
Oldest incorporated town in NC
Free ferry! http://www.ncdot.org/transit/ferry/routes/schedule/route006.html
New Bern riverfront. Cunningham Bridge being replaced; completion late 2009.
Tryon Palace: Replica of colonial governor's mansion
Yes, this is currently the only way to cross the Trent River.
White Oak River Campground
Construction of Jacksonville Rail Trail on south side of NC 24
Bridge over NC 24 will become part of Jacksonville Rail Trail.
Rail Trail extension under construction
Paved trail continues along US 17.
Option: Continue straight on Railroad St to waterfront park.
Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway
Drawbridge over Intracoastal Waterway
New bike path on east side of Military Cutoff Rd
River to the Sea Bike Route essentially follows Park Av into Wilmington.
Route terminates at Wilmington riverfront. Wilmington has the largest historic preservation district in NC.
