Highlights of The Carolinas Tour:
We'll ride through
the beautiful lowlands of
North Carolina, then visit
Kitty Hawk and the
Wright Brothers National Monument.
Back roads cruising takes us to Pinehurst
and around the Uwharrie National Forest.
We'll
see the North Carolina Motor Speedway
and experience the charms of Charleston.
After a peaceful day's ride in the lake district near
Francis
Marion National Forest, we'll return to Myrtle
Beach along the Grand Strand of the
Atlantic,
and the end of our great one-week ride
through the magnificent
Carolinas.
-------------------------------Saturday –
Arrival in Myrtle Beach, SC
The riders will
get together in the evening with our Ride America tour guide to discuss the exciting week ahead.
Day 1 – Sunday - Myrtle Beach
to Greenville, NC - 223 miles
We
ride north out of Myrtle Beach this morning toward Wilmington and the USS North Carolina Battleship
Memorial. Cruise along the coast to Morehead City then turn
north through the Croatan National Forest to Greenville.
Day
2 – Monday
– Circle ride to Cape Hatteras - 295 miles
A
long but easy ride today, east via Washington to the Atlantic and Nags
Head. After a special visit to the Wright Brothers National
Memorial at Kill Devil Hills, we'll head back west to Greenville via
Williamston.
Day
3 –
Tuesday – Greenville to Pinehurst, NC - 198 miles
Pack up
and head out this morning toward Kinston and the Gov. Caswell
Memorial. We zigzag through small towns and back country in
eastern and southern North Carolina today, working our way to
beautiful Southern Pines and Pinehurst.
Day
4 –
Wednesday – Circle ride to Asheboro - 193 miles
Take
the day off and play your dream round of golf at one of the many
courses in this area, or cruise with us through the Uwharrie National
Forest to Asheboro. A high point of this day is our ride by North Carolina Motor
Speedway at Rockingham on our way back to Pinehurst.
Day
5 –
Thursday – Pinehurst to N. Charleston, SC - 212 miles
We
head out toward South Carolina this morning, riding great back roads
through many of the delightful small towns of the south. We'll
cruise through Francis Marion National Forest on our way to North Charleston.
Day
6 – Friday
– Circle ride to Orangeburg - 187 miles
You
can sightsee magnificent Charleston today, or join us on an easy quiet
roads circle ride to Orangeburg and back. Or we have a shorter
route for you if you'd like to get back earlier and enjoy Charleston or
visit Middleton Place Gardens.
Day
7 –
Saturday – N. Charleston to Myrtle Beach - 101 miles
Load
up and ride north this morning, past the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge
and Georgetown, back to Myrtle Beach. If you are flying out,
plan your flight departure for after 2:00pm.
Ride
America may from time to time make changes to this
tour itinerary, as circumstances require.
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