If you are looking for a route out of Matthews that will wind you through rural Union County, this is the one for you. The distance is about 54 miles a little shorter if you take one of the suggested cutoffs. Starting out at Plantation Market (McKee & Matthews-Weddington Rd) you will travel south connecting eventually to South Rocky River Road. Over to Mineral Springs on Crow Road (no Union County ride is complete unless you take Crow Rd). Into Waxhaw on Potter / Waxhaw Hwy. If you want to avoid downtown Waxhaw and the climb up Rehobeth Road, just use Sims Road. Remember to turn left at the end of Sims. Loop around to 521 then ride back toward Charlotte, through Marvin and Weddington, then finally back toward Matthews on Matthews-Weddington. There are a few rollers but no big climbs.
Cue Sheet:
| Start at Plantation Market/McKee & Matthews-Weddington Roads | 0 miles |
| Continue on Matthews-Weddington Road/NC-1344 | 1.21 miles |
| Turn left at Antioch Church Road/NC-1338 | 1.67 miles |
| Continue on Forest Lawn Drive/NC-1358 | 2.12 miles |
| Slight right at NC-1357/Potter Road | 4.09 miles |
| At Potter Road | 5.12 miles |
| Turn right at NC-1377/Wesley Chapel Road | 6.62 miles |
| Continue on NC-1162/South Potter Road | 6.85 miles |
| Turn left at NC-1334/Willoughby Road | 8.27 miles |
| Turn right at Clarence Secrest Road/NC-1333 | 9.71 miles |
| Turn left at NC-75 | 11.86 miles |
| Turn right at Rocky River Road | 11.98 miles |
| Turn right at Crow Road/NC-1147 | 15.82 miles |
| Turn left at NC-1111/Potter Road South/South Potter Road | 19.6 miles |
| Continue on NC-75/Old Providence Road/East South Main Street Continue to follow NC-75/East South Main Street | 25.06 miles |
| Turn left at McIlwaine Road/NC-1107/Rehobeth Road | 25.72 miles |
| Turn right at NC-1107/Old Lancaster Road/Rehobeth Road | 28.92 miles |
| Turn right at Niven Road – Entering South Carolina | 30.45 miles |
| Turn right to stay on Niven Road | 30.47 miles |
| Turn right at SC-75/US-521 | 31.09 miles |
| Turn right at Ardrey Kell Road/NC-3632 | 41.56 miles |
| Turn right at Blakeney Professional Drive | 43.97 miles |
| Turn right at Rea Road | 44.24 miles |
| Slight left at Marvin Weddington Road/NC-1316 | 45.99 miles |
| Turn left at NC-16/Providence Road South | 47.86 miles |
| Turn right at NC-84/Weddington Road | 48.61 miles |
| Turn left at Matthews Weddington Road/NC-1344 | 48.76 miles |
| Turn right at Matthews-Weddington Road/NC-1344/Tilley Morris Road Continue to follow Matthews-Weddington Road/NC-1344 | 51.88 miles |
| Finish at Plantation Market | 54 miles |
Tags: Marvin, Matthews, Mineral Springs, Waxhaw, Weddington
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