Wit Tuttell, the Executive Director of Visit NC, announced the route for the 2016 Cycle North Carolina “Mountains to Coast” Ride with the help of town representatives at the Visit NC 365 Conference on Monday.
The 18th annual ride is scheduled for a Banner Elk to Atlantic Beach route, from October 1 to October 8, 2016. With beautiful tourist stops along scenic back roads, the “Mountains to Coast” trek is the highlight of the year for many cyclists from across the nation.
Cycle North Carolina will begin its full-service, cross-state ride on October 1st at the Tate-Evans Park in Banner Elk, and will end at the Atlantic Beach Circle on October 8th, with 1,100 bicyclists expected to participate.