New Bern is flat as well. I ride there every year with the MS ride. Depending on start location, you'll take the bridge over the river. Not steep at all. Very scenic over by Oriental area with the road skirting the sound and the bridge over the river going into Oriental.
Ronnie ---- Bob Luppino <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to plan my Spring charity bike ride schedule and need some help > deciding between 2 centuries on the same day. May 5 there are centuries in > Columbia and New Bern. > > I did the Columbia ride last year on tornado day. The route is an out and > back that circles Lake Mattamuskeet in the middle. It’s a good route for a > super cause (Make a Wish Foundation) with great volunteers and a cool > festival like atmosphere after the ride. It’s very flat with one “hill” that > is climbed in both directions. > > I have never ridden in the New Bern area. The route is through Pamlico > county to Oriental and then Bayboro before heading back to New Bern. There > are apparently a couple of more hills (bridges) than the Columbia route. The > cause is the Coastal Land Trust. > > So...the question is what would the natives recommend and is anyone besides > Steve Brake (Steve’s already indicated interest) interested in doing either > ride? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
