Loop 1 · 4 h window · 115 mi
3 h 55 loop · 3 stops · back by 3:55 PM. Incorporates Brunswick Town Road.
- USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial · 10 min
- Moores Creek National Battlefield · 45 min
- Oak Island Lighthouse · 10 min
Destinations · North Carolina
Wilmington
NC · 34.2233, -77.9122
Cape Fear Historic Byway, Brunswick Town Road and Green Swamp Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Understand
The city is famous for its beaches, seafood, and historic plantations. There are also aquariums, museums, historical sites, festivals, libraries, film studios, and theatres to enjoy in this richly cultured city.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Wilmington
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Wilmington. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Cape Fear Historic Byway
State scenic byway · 2 mi out
- 02
Brunswick Town Road
State scenic byway · 10 mi out
- 03
Green Swamp Byway
State scenic byway · 24 mi out
Day-trip loops
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 220 mi
7 h 44 loop · 5 stops · back by 7:44 PM. Incorporates Outer Banks Scenic Byway.
- Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane · 10 min
- North Carolina Maritime Museum · 60 min
- Our Heroes · 30 min
- USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial · 10 min
- Cape Fear Viewpoint · 15 min
Touches Outer Banks Scenic Byway, Cape Fear Historic Byway, Brunswick Town Road
How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Wilmington?
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Wilmington: 4 h, 115 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 220 miles, 5 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
What is there to stop at on a day trip from Wilmington?
The 8 h loop stops at Golfin Dolphin Golf Plane, North Carolina Maritime Museum, Our Heroes, USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial and Cape Fear Viewpoint. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Cape Fear Historic Byway · 2 mi
- Brunswick Town Road · 10 mi
- Green Swamp Byway · 24 mi
Named places
- Virginia Pearson Empie Park · 1 mi
- Devon Park Community Garden · 1 mi
- Wallace Park · 1 mi
- Anne McCrary Park · 1 mi
- Beaumont Park · 1 mi
- The Transplanted Garden · 1 mi
- One Tree Hill Lucas Home · 1 mi
- Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden · 1 mi
A day out of Wilmington, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Carolina Beach · 13 mi
- Kure Beach · 16 mi
- Southport · 22 mi
- Oak Island · 25 mi