Blowing Rock,NC to Lenoir,NC
10-21-09, 07:31 PM
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Blowing Rock,NC to Lenoir,NC
We took the Globe/Johns River Road/SR1367 from Blowing Rock to Lenoir. The first 8 miles from Blowing Rock to Globe was a very scenic and very very steeeeeep downhill run on a dirt road that begins on Main Street in Blowing Rock.There a a few different roads that can be taken from there.We followed SR1367 to
Rte90 then to Globe Mountain Gap Road/SR1369. Very steep uphill then downhill to Mullberry Creek Road/SR1369 South. This connected us back to Route 90 which leads into Lenoir. There is a cool picnic spot on Mulberry that we stopped and had lunch. Also we used Howards Yellow Cab (828) 754-3471
($35) to shuttle us so that we would not have to peddle back up the hill to Blowing Rock. The total mileage was 28. All in all a very scenic and rustic ride. There are a lot of connecting roads that could be to change or vary this ride. The best part is we saw almost no traffic!
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Rte90 then to Globe Mountain Gap Road/SR1369. Very steep uphill then downhill to Mullberry Creek Road/SR1369 South. This connected us back to Route 90 which leads into Lenoir. There is a cool picnic spot on Mulberry that we stopped and had lunch. Also we used Howards Yellow Cab (828) 754-3471
($35) to shuttle us so that we would not have to peddle back up the hill to Blowing Rock. The total mileage was 28. All in all a very scenic and rustic ride. There are a lot of connecting roads that could be to change or vary this ride. The best part is we saw almost no traffic!
Terry Hart
10-23-09, 09:30 PM
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What were the paved / dirt / gravel proportions?
10-24-09, 05:37 PM
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I recently rode the Cycle North Carolina fall tour ride. Day 1 was a from Blowing Rock to Lenoir, but we did the Blue Ridge, then 181 (I think) and some other nice but hilly roads to Lenoir. Beautiful area, I bet it is really pretty now. Glad you had a good ride. The riding there (road or dirt) is MUCH different than what we do here in West Central Florida.
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10-24-09, 08:20 PM
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Dirt/Paved?
The first eight miles were well maintained,graded and modern gravel. After that maybe 4 or 5 mile of like roads. The rest were paved.
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