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The Tour de Tuck, or Tuckasegee River Bike Challenge, is a grueling race that contains mostly uphill battles for cyclists.
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35895
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How to get there was transportation of the two wheeled, self- propelled variety: bicycles. Encouraging people to forego four wheeled transport were directing them toward the virtues of scenic routes; route guides; route maps; and its ecological and fiscal frugality.
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23726
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Resourceful and dedicated bikers take to the mountain bike trails at Tsali at night. Biowheels of Asheville sponsors weekly night rides at Bent Creek Experimental Forest throughout winter.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 2 Issue 1, January/February 2008,
p152-157, il
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6733
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At its peak North Carolina's rail system included over 5,200 miles. With the advent of the interstate highway system, bigger trucks to haul freight, more people driving, and better local roads, railroad routes declined and fell into disuse. Now through the efforts of North Carolina Rail-Trails(NCRT), organized in 1988, these railroad beds are getting a second lease on life as pathways for hikers, bicyclists, and horseback riders. Currently, there are twenty-eight rail-trail locations across the state either in operation, development, or in the planning stages.
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2067
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Throughout the country, abandoned railroad lines are being developed into routes for bikers and cyclists. North Carolina Rail-Trails, organized six years ago, is promoting this concept statewide. Trails now exist in Wilmington, Carrboro and Greensboro.
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23775
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Mountain bike trails surrounding W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in Wilkes County were designed by bikers for bikers. Locals and tourists alike can enjoy more than 20 miles of trails just outside of Wilkesboro.
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23865
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Rocky Knob Park was recently completed and is the perfect place in Boone for mountain biking enthusiasts. The trail in the park has varying levels of difficulty and pushes the limits of a sustainable trail in a natural landscape.
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7607
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Mary Meletiou learned to ride a bicycle on the quiet streets of Burlington in the 1950s. Later she would go on a 2,000 mile bicycle ride from Greensboro to Denver. In 1974, she went to Raleigh to promote bicycle touring in North Carolina. There were no bicycle routes at that time. Meletiou, an economic major at UNC-G, had also studied cartography. She developed the state's first bike trail, the 700-mile Mountains to the Sea Trail. Today the state's extensive Bicycling Highways System consists of nine trails, including the Ports of Call, the North Line Trace, and the Cape Fear Run. North Carolina's bicycle trails program has received national attention and served as a model for other states, including Colorado and Tennessee.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 8, Jan 2006,
p96-98, 100, 102-103, il, map
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