Brunswick Heritage Riverside Ride to take place Sept. 24, 2022
The 2nd annual Brunswick Heritage Riverside Ride will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.
The event is a 16-mile bike ride along northern Brunswick County’s Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor from Phoenix Park in Navassa to Belville Riverwalk Park and back. Various age groups and experience levels of cyclists are welcome to participate in this ride but must be able to ride 16 miles at a casual pace. Helmets are required and cyclists should give their bicycle a thorough safety inspection prior to the event.
Check-in is from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. at Phoenix Park and cyclists will depart at 7:30 a.m. There will be a 15-20 minute break at Belville Riverwalk Park before beginning the return half of the ride.
Registration for the event is required. Click here to register for the Ride. Each participant must register individually by Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Make sure your registration shows all individual names of attendees. Registration will close at 200 participants and day-of registration will not be offered.
You cannot transfer your registration. If you no longer wish to attend, please cancel your registration by Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. Details for cancellation can be found in your order confirmation email.
Parking at Phoenix Park is limited. If you know someone who is also participating in this event, please carpool to Phoenix Park. Volunteers will guide participants to parking spots upon arrival.
For questions or concerns, contact Associate Transportation Planner Emma Stogner at 910.765.0861 or email emma.stogner@wilmingtonnc.gov
LOCATION
Phoenix Park
2726 Mt Misery Rd NE
Navassa, NC 28451
DATE AND TIME
Saturday, September 24, 2022
7:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
About Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is a National Heritage Area managed by the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. The National Heritage Area program is managed by the U.S. National Park Service. National Heritage Areas are designated by Congress as places where natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally important landscape. The purpose of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NHA is to preserve, share and interpret the history, traditional cultural practices, heritage sites, and natural resources associated with Gullah Geechee people of coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Learn more at gullahgeecheecorridor.org