Sylva to Host CycleNC Mountain Ride August 1-3

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Sylva to Host CycleNC Mountain Ride August 1-3

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The Town of Sylva was selected to be the host of the 2025 CycleNC Mountain Ride August 1-3, 2025, hosted by North Carolina Amateur Sports. Approximately 400 cyclists and their families from across the state will be attending. For this event, cyclists will be enjoying “go at your own pace” riding tours on country roads throughout Jackson County (and Swain County on Sunday).

Many of these cyclists will be visiting from out of town and will be staying in area hotels and vacation homes. However, many of these cyclists will be camping at Bridge Park and Friends of Panthertown on Friday and Saturday nights. RV campers will be hosted at Monteith Park. In addition, all rides will start and end at Bridge Park. Most cyclists will be parking at Mark Watson Park.

Mountain Ride Route Schedule

• Friday: 1-5 p.m. optional 16-mile warm up rides

• Saturday: Routes Open 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Sunday: Routes Open 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Route Details:

• Friday: Cyclists will ride out-and-back to Balsam Mountain Inn via Chipper Curve, Skyland, and Dark Ridge Road.

• Saturday: Cyclists will ride along the River Roads to Cullowhee, then one route to Judaculla Rock, and one route up the “Ring of Fire” which is composed of Cullowhee Mountain Road, Walnut Creek, Ellijay, and Tilley Creek Road. All routes come back to Downtown Sylva via Mockingbird and Yellowbird Branch.

• Sunday: Cyclists will have the unique option of taking the train from Dillsboro to Bryson City or “racing” the train following 74, Barker’s Creek, Thomas Valley, Whittier, 19W at Darnell Farms into Bryson City. From the Depot. There is an option to ride the Road to Nowhere before coming back to Sylva via Ela, and Whittier, crossing 441 to ride Camp Creek and Sunset Farms to Wilmont and back the same route through Dillsboro to Sylva.

For more information, visit ncsports.org/event/cyclenc_mountain_ride.

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