North Carolina Drives - Football Road

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Football Road information and facts

Highlights and features:

Football Road is an auto road, but more interestingly, it is also a designated bike path. It offers a scenic, 37-mile ride through pastoral farmlands with ponds and babbling brooks. It also presents several historic sites dating back to the Revolutionary War. Historians, biking enthusiasts love the old Football Road, an motorists find it a relaxing drive.

Location of Football Road: The road runs between Carrsboror and Greensboro, North Carolina

Length of drive: 37 miles (59.5 m)

Suggested driving time: 1 - 2 hours

Nearby Attractions and points of interest: Alamance Battleground; Blandwood Mansion; Duke University; Eno River State Park; Greensboro; Greensboro Historical Museum; Guildford Courthouse; Snow Camp Historic Site; William Fields House

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