This ride was an interesting twist on a ride that Dustin, Al, and I have done dozens of times. Instead of picking up the Tobacco Trail a few miles from my house and riding to the Durham Bulls Ballpark downtown, and then riding back, one of my friends came up with an alternate route.
Above: the Tobacco Trail at the Juliette Drive intersection
We started near the old South Square mall, and took the Martin Luther King Jr. parkway south until we reached Dixon Road, where we turned left. We continued straight onto Chapel Hill Road for a few miles until we reached Morehead Avenue, at which point we turned right. We took Morehead straight for 4 or 5 miles until we reached the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Then, we were able to pick up the American Tobacco Trail.
We rode the Tobacco Trail for several miles, but instead of riding it to the end, we decided to try the Riddle Road spur, which I had not done before. This was a dead end, so we turned around and rode back to the main trail. We took the Tobacco Trail to Juliette Drive, where we turned right, and made another right on Cook, and this took us back to the MLK parkway. A
map of the route that was made by my friend is available if you want to have a look.
The weather was really nice. It was sunny with a few clouds, and there was a slight breeze. I enjoyed this ride. I liked riding down Morehead; it was relatively flat for a few miles, and then when we got closer to downtown there was a downhill section. I think the ride came out to around 15 or 16 miles. It was definitely a nice twist on a ride that I have ridden many times.