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P S N merge across into a left turn sure it has CPSC stickers, which prove DR A County, on the west by Cleveland County, on the north by Lincoln County and Museum A E L PARK E Carr R S M Middle H U Fire O R DSON LVD A B DALLAS and in a visible location. that it’s passed the tests. on the south by York County, South Carolina. Gaston was formed from the T 274 Elementary C position near the center line K L D N SR 1637 136 S Dept ty

H fe INSON ST Width and road position lower portion of Lincoln County in 1846. Early settlers of Gaston County were O A SR 1255 COUNTY OB a R R s W or in a left turn lane. r SR 2400 D T C o D N S f principally Scotch Irish, Pennsylvania Dutch and English. K PARK Keep your eyes open for the following mistakes and be P s O t IN R S C e Y 321 S S. lm L A . e R SR 2457 DALLAS How CPSU Ch D L ready to take evasive action! On a road with very narrow lanes, ride far enough h e G ST 1 it l er By 1910, Gaston County was booming with industrial activity. There were If you can't cross before w yc d O s ic l GASTON lie b d o S from the edge to discourage dangerously close passing. You should be able to r n at least 11 cotton mills in operation, including Stowesville Mill and Loray O F p fo a R they arrive, signal and om rd 5 H COLLEGE ID Watch motorists coming towards you who might turn see the front edge of C a e Mills. The Loray Mills, later known as the Firestone Mill, is listed on the A 1 Many expert riders ride in the car’s right wheel track. nd ag

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H the danger caused by turning or crossing traffic. who might turn righ t. Listen for hints that the car might the driver doesn't slow, let The county also has the distinction of having fifteen incorporated towns, the forehead. Also, your

K be slowing down.N the car pass and try again most of any county in North Carolina. C neck strap should be NO O L W T On a road with gravel, debris, or potholes on the right E A 3 S D 2 RD N with the next one. snug but not too tight. Gaston County continues to diversify its economic structure with high-tech L R O L 2 Cherryville Watch for movement that could indicate a car is coming side, ride on the smooth pavement to the left of them. industries, while preserving the old textile mill village heritages. Many of the B 3 O KE MOUNT HO SNA CO downtowns strive to retain their original character and atmosphere by restoring V CK Cherryville BLACK RD out of a driveway or side street. D D I R A SR 1638 Make sure your S BL SR 1905 BENJA IN 3 Once you've merged to LA L old buildings for new uses and businesses. Various old mill town villages have WOODLAWN W HOLLY Stanley N Cherryville High 4 Always ride a good door’s width from parked cars. a left turn position, ride helmet is the right size Adjust the straps with the plastic N also been restored into new housing communities. There is also a large PARK S Middle R A M 3 274 N H BLACK and doesn’t rock from slider to make your helmet sit 1 V T AARON MOSS straight and watch what’s population that commutes into downtown Charlotte, which is the region’s S A M I 9 C Failure to yield level. It should be just under your 27 2 W ST 195 O PARK E side to side. You can service, banking, retail, entertainment, and cultural center. 3 N A I OOD U K D when pulling I L N RKW R FIELD A going on around you. ear with no slack in the straps. W NUT AV E PA S CHERRYVILLE N S CH 1 L 3 A R T CHUR L out... add interior pads to STANLEY A A C M S A S T Failure to yieldS L S ST - Belmont Abbey College, founded by Benedictine monks in the 1870s is just H P S T THOMPSON I 51 N T fine tune a fit. A H U SR 16 H when turning B T one of the higher educational institutions found in Gaston County. Gaston H N T S C S As you approach your R 22 N L PARK RAIG R 4 N PINE VD A S U VIEW C U left... C L N ELL S H S N E D T C 3 College and the North Carolina Vocational Textile School are also located in X O RIVER STREET H Kiser T R JACOBS C *In NC, children under the age of 16 are required to HIGHLAND D T URC T E S turn, signal and watch for S CH S ST H T N N D Gaston County. R T Fire PARK E T Elem E T wear an approved bicycle helmet. D S H E ROBERT A L ST N I E A C S L R 2 a break in oncoming traffic. ST R MAIN Dept L R O R E FI ST E S AD E BALLARD R X ST R MULBERR After obeying traffic Numerous parks and recreation centers provide residents the opportunity to A A 1831 McLURD PARK Y V Police N SR AIN engage in outdoor activities, such as soccer, basketball, biking, and baseball. D V ST NUT DR Post KENWOOD controls and yielding to E EST M I Other outdoor activities that are common, due to the topography of the county Mount Holly R D H ST ST E PARK L Office Dealing with Hills

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D I SR 1 L SR 142H6 T S N S T attract a large number of out-of-state visitors. A R S L B H O O IG Adobe Garamond T E Ride defensively H A Going downhill A WESTGATE P S M R 1425 D 4 275 S Left turns on fast roads Throughout the county, bicyclists will encounter small quaint mill towns, urban 274 31 R AGarBol D D PARK L Anticipate other people's moves — and their likely mistakes. centers, various recreational opportunities, and an abundant amount of eateries.

V O Speed control is very AGarBolIta A N There is always something to see or do in Gaston County, so come and enjoy a I Keep your eyes moving over the traffic scene, use a mirror, On busy high-speed roads, it’s very difficult to negotiate important. But rather than N A pleasant journey through the county. M AGarIta riding your brakes all the A M and be ready to take evasive IN (SR 2040) your way across traffic. In this case, it’s a good idea to make AGarReg 3 way down, use them often action. Establish eye contact 4 N your turn like a pedestrian and walk across when safe. S Lowell AGarSem IO R 1425 with a light touch to keep T S potholes parked cars T S Legend with drivers around you to let Elementary AGarSemIta EC your speed under control. R F them know you are there. Shout Century Gothic PER i Slow down before you get v MOUNT HOLLY if necessary. Helve to curves, rather than e

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ABBEY b Gaston County Chamber N G PARK E Major Roads You may be able to I N DR NCDOT Division of Bicycle and I hesitate. The chain shouldn’t jump as it goes And do it before you make any kind K COLLEGE a Colleges & of Commerce A T C M Railroads sprint over short hills Pedestrian Transportation O S Police Dept c of move (like merging left to turn). M Universities around. Shifting should be smooth and precise. 601 W. Franklin Blvd. M P.O. 5 A 5 D Dirt Roads but long hills take Location: 1 S. Wilmington St. E Gastonia, NC 28052 Fire Dept N patience. Shift into a Raleigh, NC 27602 S R Town VILLE RD Phone: 1.800.348.8461 N Special Practice in an empty parking lot until T WI To ride at night, you need reliable lights Mailing: 1552 Mail Service Center LKIN Hall A 85 low gear and steadily SON 7 Points of Interest Fax: 704.854.8723 B Y N Interstate Highways you can do it without swerving. Try LVD E DR 85 and reflectors. You need a headlight that Raleigh, NC 27699.1552 spin the pedals at a rate www.gastonchamber.com R L McAdenville R easing your grip on the handlebars Phone: 919.733.2804 D S G Hospitals lets others see you and that lets you see hazards D E GASTON E Elementary R 74 United States Highways you can keep up the O i Too much front brake, and you tumble. SR 2016 Fax: 919.715.4422 A R BLVD T or dropping the hand of the shoulder W v on the road. You need a rear reflector or Gaston County D H G RD 8T N H A S whole way. C I O M U S A S e TRE R V IN Miscellaneous you're looking over. Department of Tourism Email:bikeped_transportation@dot.

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State Park. Cyclists will travel through the charming downtown of Dallas, listed on the National Register of W TR U T L R O ADE ST Course N O O HWY N o Holly N

L C T S I O Library LO AIN RD u C U Gaston WE High Shoals N/A 9.7 12.1 N/A 16.5 9.9 13.6 McAd M W ST Historic Places, which includes the original Gaston County Courthouse and Gaston County Museum of Art and History. N t LA S Old Courthouse County E h W MAIN R East Gaston N 8 E R S LINE RD D Citizens Sq. R 1924 D East Gaston G 0 S Museum SPENCER High McAdenville 5.7 N/A N/A 4.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A Mount T Resource Center Fire D F VFD The museum features an 1884 Edison dynamo, the first hydroelectric power generator in the South, and the longest running ARM D L DALLAS R

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horse drawn vehicles. The museum is open Tuesday–Friday from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Saturday from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, O e k R P ST

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and every fourth Sunday from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (704.852.6025). Traveling south through Gastonia, cyclists will pass Sims C H COLLEGE I D D D Y U R 1448 A WOODLAWN L

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Park, once home to various minor league semi-pro baseball teams, and the newly constructed County Courthouse and R Y SR 133 T IN SR 1401 I C D M T Airfield IT D R S C A 1 C B T L 9 A

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R S L E L R 279 e O r O A Department of Social Services Buildings. Cyclists will also wind through downtown Gastonia, past restaurants, shops, and the P 6 O C r W k J V

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H S RANLO R Police R N REE I ES WY ST C K T ID D H A S ES A N C The terrain along the southern portion of the route becomes mountainous with many sharp curves along the way, making for a challenging S HOLLANDALE O I S L Mount Holly R MAINE H ACAPULCO A H Y RD T L N RD F D E I T V R W A 2 CK Rankin E SR 1402 D S A L Brookside O Middle E DR 0 R E R C AV D IR RANKIN LAKE DR R Y E HARLOTTE AV Parks 3 1 V

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Christmas Day (704.853.5375). Once the boundary between the hunting grounds of the Catawba and Cherokee Indians, the peaks of A

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D SR 2000 A C T D T A AV T S VFD Fire Dept DR A T 1 A C R R SR 1402 ER n N POSTON Crowders Mountain and Kings Pinnacle were included within the State Park in 1977 and 1987 respectively. In 1803, gold was discovered L C N C 2 R City Hall M I R

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UPTOWN T O I R W E 1403 a E Library N L M 0 K Central Elem. U TOWN A T P B a s e b l S o f t b a l F o t b a l S o c e r B a s k e t b l P i c n T a b l e s / S h e l t r A a P l a y g r o u n d T e n i s C o u r t W a l k i n g / R u N a t u r e T i l s V o l e y b a O u t d o r S w i m n g H i k n g T r a l s / C a n o e / m p i g R e s t r o m ( a l y ) in this area and in fact, North Carolina led the nation in gold production until the California gold rush of 1849. There are two park O 274 D T 20 PARK D

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A R canoeing, and camping. The Linwood Road Access provides a trailhead for various hiking trails linking the Crowders Mountain with the L N 0

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AV A E Warlick I PARK 2 b Avon/Catawba Creek Greenway 1 4 S T Rhyne Highland Technology N Kings Pinnacle. The Springs Road entrance is where the main park headquarters is located, with a ranger station, campground, a lake with A 4 Y D PARK Alternate N 1 H W Magnet School SIMS E M TUCKASEEGEE

01 161 H Elementary Woodhill A SR M P O E School P IN a H Beam Elementary Y S L N LEGION Elementary R C S PARK canoe rentals, hiking trails to Kings Mountain Pinnacle, picnic areas, and restrooms. Kings Mountain National Military Park can also be U N M E N

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R Court S BLVD E L v R A Police N C D Camp Sertoma WORTH DSS E O B 274 City V E #6 M S K House Police This east/west route connects the towns of Cherryville, High Shoals, Stanley, and Mount Holly, passing various recreational areas along the E Gaston O 00 H R S Dept O

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D e SR 1 Webb Street R Dept X M N N D T N R D County R M E 2 Carr Elementary 2 LINE E L T Y Elem IR AV O B c Library & 93 Police G N N R T A 0 T M way including the picturesque falls at High Shoals and Robert Ballard Park in Cherryville. The route traverses the gently rolling countryside Arlington A P r T JEFFERS V G A A S V D T N Gastonia A Dept 2 O N D T Catawba Heights Elementary 161 Elem MAIN ST P.O. E O W Y Community A T S N T 85 N Fire Station W A Holbrook PARK S R SR

R V along the Lincoln/Gaston County line. Access to the Cross-state Piedmont Spur, a state designated bicycle route, is provided along an unsigned R A 279 Fire VFD N E N Post I O N

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K D L B D W IN BLVD L O C.B. Huss Recreation Complex A T E FRANKLIN BLVD E O R Dept NC Hwy A Office RD K M S C T A T T B H Cycling & 85 MCDONALD L M C connector route to the north. In terms of attractions along the route, there are shops, stores, and restaurants in downtown Cherryville, Stanley and T E S I r S Patrol Station Chamber S City First Wesleyan B S N R

e D S FIELD Central Park V T L S Fitness H KINGS e B of Commerc e Elementary 74 29 IV S O Hall k S M E E K A E I W T IN Mount Holly for cyclists to enjoy. In downtown Cherryville, the C. Grier Beam Truck Museum chronicles the history of the Carolina Freight N York E R LI T N W R C BELMONT K A F PHARR Chapel Grove Elementary

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Corporation. The museum, which was founded in 1982 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company, is open Friday from 10:00 am – 5:00 t Y U S B E W V M R L H S S V Cramerton Middle School a T

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E RD T H 4 O S N T N Grier V pm and Saturday from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (704.435.3072). In Stanley, the Brevard Station Museum features the history of Stanley in various L H Crowders Mountain State Park I U O N S D R

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302 O TRACK E T IN RM S A Dallas County Park N O exhibits, highlighting the discovery of the large leafed magnolia tree by the famed French botanist Andre Michaux in 1785. The museum is only N A D N R/ R

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O G SR Elementary G E R AR SR 1 RISO D McAdenville R 6 Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens S P W N D S open on Wednesdays from 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm (704.263.9801). IN H R 4 Mountain 0

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DR I H H D L 0 A T E B N I Library D R W C 2 LVD T W Ridge L Sherwood RD O N M Golf Course D E S C L R A R O Davis Park R A S D C U IN S N A E R I L O D K

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Park. Along the route between Cherryville and Bessemer City be on the lookout for Tryon County Park and a nearby country store. In Linwood S V

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L V O I R Elementary Bessemer City, cyclists will pass The County Park, Founders Park, Uptown Park, and various shops providing ample opportunities to take a break. The N A D E 7 I N O R S

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Golf Course MAN Chapel H U Mountain State Park . The main park entrance, off of Sparrow Springs Rd. (SR 1125), provides access to various hiking trails O U S B (see description in Route 1) SR 1 1 N Fire Dept T RODDEN 133 R D

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1 N a R & Police T P Harold Rankin Park C PHILLIPS 255 N S E Fire R

HARTFORD Lake 2 W S E S A S Armory B K E L T V 5 R Dept M PARK Southwest H VD D N 4 R A

DR UDSON BL O R Page 3 High Shoals Community Park Crowders Mtn P E D V

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R D N T L d 2 S D R O K Elementary 400 F A R O D F Cramerton RT H R r R D R O e R D E 19

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s S R South Point 1153 locomotive, a passenger car, and a caboose (704.825.4403). Near the terminus of the route at Belmont’s Dwight Frady Field you pass by a restaurant and L SR C Lineberger Park O k D S High

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a store, as well as, another old textile mill getting a second lease on life as condominium housing. Cramerton too, offers a store downtown on Eighth A R I

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N 1 R R I D R Y 10 IC M 5 6 D O K T 439 2 R R Y S A 2 New Hope R 2519 North Belmont County Park M This north/south route connects the historic downtowns of McAdenville and Cramerton, providing access to various parks and recreation Chapel Grove R C P E R A I 41 L Elementary Elementary S 2 B S SR

25 L 4 R Old Courthouse Square

N U O 1 4 centers in both towns. As you leave the small, yet active, downtown of McAdenville with its shops and a restaurant, you cross the South Fork River. As C D King's H 5 Y S R 1 SR 2 S A A Pharr Park Pinnacle W R I 6 P D C you approach Cramerton, you go back across the river and into downtown. Near the end of the route, at the C.B. Huss Recreation Complex, which S D 2 E P O W 1 SR H R L IN E O Phillips Park R L L IT

T T S O includes a pool, there is an old textile mill that has been refurbished as condominiums. This is another example of a number of revitalization projects N A L 2 SR 1 G E 444 R A P N L

R Pinewood Elementary Y C S MO O 1 O UN

around the county turning the historic mills of the past into useable space. 10 L TA T D V S R E S D 4 IN A R. M. Thompson Park

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Colleges & Hospitals U E AR G Universities N P M N IO O ST R O Railroads N H The highlighted bicycle routes shown on this map follow roads of the 2 2 Miscellaneous R EW D N North Carolina highway system. These roads do not include any special High Traffic Areas Dirt Roads Points of Interest N Cherryville - Mount Holly S County Boundaries accommodations for bicycles such as paved shoulders or designated YORK C Campgrounds OUNTY 279 bike lanes. Care has been taken to select more lightly traveled 3 Interstate Highways W E SOU 3 85 City Boundaries TH Bicycle Shops CAROLINA roads. In a few places, however, short sections of busier roads are Unsigned Connector Cherryville - Crowders Mtn. 74 United States Highways Streams used to make connections where no other options exist. These areas Full Service Areas S are marked with “Share the Road” signs, like the one shown here, to Lakes alert motorist to the presence of cyclists on the road. The Gaston 4 274 State Highways R Restaurants Scale Avon/Catawba Creek 0 1/2 1 2 Miles 3 SHARE County bike routes are not intended for use by children, as their ability Belmont - Cramerton Recreational Greenway Parks/Golf Courses Stores to judge traffic conditions and driver actions is not well developed. S 0 1 2 3 4 Kilometers THE ROAD