North Carolina Bicycle Route 5 - Definition and Overview

North Carolina Bicycle Route 5, the Cape Fear Run, travels 160 miles along the Cape Fear River from Apex through the southeast coastal plain to Wilmington at the sea. In Wilmington, it connects with North Carolina Bicycle Route 3, the Ports of Call Route. Rolling hills soon give way to flat land in the swamps and Carolina bays typical of this region of the state. Notable points of interest include Jones Lake State Park, Moore's Creek National Military Park, the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial, Brunswick Town State Historic Site, Carolina Beach State Park, and Fort Fisher State Historic Site. This is one of nine bicycle routes designated, signed and mapped by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Division.

External links

• The NC-DOT has route descriptions and maps (http://www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle/maps/maps_highways.html#capefear).