NC Touring - Waterfall Weekend Tour

Easy Escape

The Easy Escape tours were developed to allow for a painless get-away from the work week. There is no need to take a much coveted day off in order to participate in one of our motorcycle tours. The premise is very simple: meet with your tour leader the morning of the ride and then... RIDE. Because your time is precious, we try to fill the day with great riding off the bat, and some great stops for either history, nature, or shoping options.

We will provide, transport and set-up your tent, sleeping bag, and pad. We'll even provide a pillow that's yours to keep after the tour. Because these are quick trips, we do not offer to carry any personal effectsr. Just throw a change of clothes and some cash in your saddle bags or back pack and go! It really is that easy!

From the Triangle Area - Easy Escape (Beach)

Day 1 (Saturday):This 2 day, 1 night tour will take riders from the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) to historic Wilmington. Arrive to refreshments while your camp is being set up for you. Explorations on Day 1 will include some of the wonderful historic sections of Wilmington. Additional choices include the history museum, shoping in the historic downtown area, river taxi rides or touring the USS NC Battleship! .

Day 2 (Sunday): Bikes roll at 8:00am with a quick stop for breakfast before heading back on wonderful backroads and a relaxing ride back home.

From the Triangle Area - Easy Escape (Historic)

Day 1 (Saturday): Leave at 9:00am Friday morning from a local bakery in Raleigh. Back road travel to New Bern. Lunch in the historic district downtown. Shopping and sight seeing are avaliable as well as tours of Tryon Palace and the new museum. Be sure to stop by the pharmacy and have a Pepsi (where it was invented!).

Day 2 (Sunday): Bikes roll at 9:00am with a quick stop for breakfast before heading over to historic "little" Washington. Lunch along the route as we wind our way through back roads home.

From the Triangle Area - Easy Escape (Mountains)

Day 1 (Saturday): Leave at 9:00am Saturday morning from a local bakery in Durham. Travel to Mt. Airy before joining the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lunch in the Blowing Rock district. Shopping and sight seeing are avaliable before traveling down to Old Fort, NC. Once there, enjoy refreshments that afternoon as your accommodations are set up at the campground. Recommendations will be made for dinner.

Day 2 (Sunday): Bikes roll at 8:00am with a quick stop for breakfast before heading to two nearby waterfalls as we work our way back to Durham. Lunch along the way.

From the Triangle Area - Easy Escape (Fall Foliage)

Day 2 (Sunday): Bikes roll at 8:00am with a quick stop for breakfast before heading to two nearby waterfalls as we work our way back to Durham. Lunch along the way.

From the Charlotte Area - Easy Escape (Mountains)

Day 1 (Saturday): Leave at 9:00am Saturday morning from a local coffee shop in Huntersville. Back road travel to the mountains of North Carolina. Lunch in the historic Lake Lure / Bat Cave area. Shopping and sight seeing are avaliable before traveling down to Old Fort. Once there, enjoy refreshments that afternoon as your accommodations are set up at the campground. Recommendations will be made for dinner.

Day 2 (Sunday): Bikes roll at 8:00am with a quick stop for breakfast before heading back to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Options on this day include either additional waterfalls or a trip to the top of Mount Mitchell, highest point east of the Mississippi. Lunch along the route as we wind our way through back roads home.

Riders will be responsible for carrying any clothing or personal effect as well as paying for their food on these tours, with the exception of post-ride refreshments on Saturday.

Tour Includes:

Transport, set-up and use of a Mountain Hardware Tent
Transport, set-up and use of a Sleeping Bag and Sleeping Pad
Costs associated with staying at the campground.
Transport and use of a camp pillow (yours to keep after the tour)