Get inspired by this iconic views road trip in North Carolina. The Edenton-Windsor Loop is a figure-eight-shaped journey beginning and ending in Edenton. This worthwhile route reminds us that some of life's best treasures are in our own backyards.
The route begins at N.C. Route 32 and U.S. Route 17 in Edenton, North Carolina.
Follow
U.S. 17 Business Route
S. across
Pembroke Creek. This lovely body of water is one of two creeks that
form Edenton Bay. Linger a little at Pembroke Creek Park for a gorgeous peek at the water.
While you're in Edenton, visit the Penelope Barker House Welcome Center on the scenic waterfront, also home of the Historic Edenton Trolley Tour.
And read about other historic spots to visit in this enchanting town.
Turn left onto U.S. 17 S. where you'll come to the pretty Chowan River sparkling just right in the glorious sunrise if you time it just right.
Take the next five miles to N.C. Route 45, turn left, and after three more miles turn right onto
Sans Souci/Woodard Road.
After crossing N.C. 308, continue on Sans Souci/Woodard
Road nearly two miles to find another magical view on this road trip in North Carolina. Give your car a ride over the Cashie River on the Sans
Souci Cable Ferry. Do you know it's one of the last two-car,
cable-operated ferries in the state?
The community of Sans Souci is just
across the Cashie River where other wild beauty awaits.
Four more miles heads to
Woodard, followed by seven miles to the
U.S. Route 13/17 intersection when you turn right onto U.S. 13/17 N. Follow this road for about 1.5 miles.
Bear right followed by a left turn
onto U.S. Route 13 Business N. into Windsor. Stretch your legs with a tour of the 1803 Hope Mansion and the 1763 King-Bazemore House. Discover more about this interesting site on the Historic Hope website. At the intersection of
U.S. 13 Business and N.C. 308, turn
right onto N.C. 308 (King Street).
Then Cross the Cashie River and follow U.S. Route 17/N.C.
308 for the next 1.5 miles before
turning right to stay on N.C. 308 where you will drive for
11 miles as the byway parallels the Cashie River.
At the stop sign, turn right and
follow N.C. 45/308 across the Three
Rivers Bridge.
This sits at the
mouth of Bachelor Bay where the Cashie, Middle, and Roanoke rivers meet. The bay forms the head of the
Albemarle Sound. It is also an important Civil War site.
Continue on N.C. 308 seven miles through Mackeys, and turn left onto N.C. Route 32 where another iconic image comes into view of the
1853 Rehoboth Methodist Church.
This important building is listed in the National Register of
Historic Places.
The byway then joins with N.C. Route
94 and crosses the Albemarle Sound.
Again, if you time this just right, the Albemarle Sound looks even lovelier at sunset.
Click on the map for more details then scroll to page 141 in the pdf.
We hope you have a memorable ride.
Are you planning on taking this iconic views road trip in North Carolina? If so, you might learn some cool tips from our Ultimate Road Trip Packing List.
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