Subject: RE: short-ish loops to ride SE Charlotte? Yeah I live just a few miles from there. These two are only a couple miles from Providence / Sardis so you could ride or drive. I do both of these loops 2x a week (usually together in some variation) and in rush hour so I consider them "safe". Loop 1 - 6 miles (You could park at the church at the corner of Sharon View and Carmel) Sharon View (at Carmel Rd). --> (R) Olde Providence Rd --> (R) Rea Rd --> (R) Colony Rd --> (R) Carmel Rd. 6.5 miles. One 1m hill on Colony (that is the only hill of note). It is long but not steep. Rest is rolling, rarely flat. Loop 2 - 8 miles (you can park at Harris Teeter at Carmel and Quail Hallow). South on Carmel Rd (at Quail Hallow Rd). --> (R) Little Ave (just before Hwy 51) --> (L) Walsh --> (R) Park Rd --> (R) Sharon Rd --> (R) Quail Hallow Rd. This loop is flat and fast. One small climb near the Harris Teeter at that is it. Both loops have bike lanes on some parts, the others are 3/4 lane 35mph roads. If you want to get dizzy, you can go to the "Booty Loop" around Queens College. It is 3m loop in a beautiful part of town (I would drive there from your Moms due to major traffic). LOTS of riders at all times on this route. Park along Selwn Rd. South on Selwyn --> (R) Croydon --> (R) Queens Rd West --> (R) Queens Rd West (yes, that is correct). --> (R) Hopedale --> (R) Selwn Lots of cars but lots of riders so traffic almost never uses the right lane. One short hill on near Hopedale. This is a beautiful loop if you aren't going too far. Edited by bgraboski 2011-04-15 1:23 PM
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