Southwestern Rowan Barn Quilt Trail

While you are exploring Rowan County during our 4th annual Arts & Ag tour be sure to take a trip through the Southwestern part of the county and see all the beautiful Barn Quilt Squares on our Southwestern Rowan Barn Quilt Trail.

Barn quilts are a piece of folk art that often have a deeper meaning than what meets the eye. When driving along the countryside it’s not uncommon to see barn quilts proudly affixed to the sides of barns. The tradition is believed to have started in Colonial Pennsylvania when colonists would paint distinctive patterns on a barn to identify themselves to passers-by or other colonists in the community. The paint was expensive then, so designs were painted on the barns instead of painting and decorating the whole barn for identification.

Below you will find legs of a barn quilt trail that can be followed in southwestern Rowan County. You can start at any point of this trail if you follow it in sequential order or choose just a few legs of the trail to follow. We recommend driving this trail in a car with some friends, but don’t go too fast – slow down and enjoy what the countryside offers

Leg Number 1:

Start at: 775 Grampian Rd, Mt Ulla, NC 28125 (Mt. Ulla Post Office)

Route to: 2225 Hall Road, Mount Ulla, NC 28125 (Moore Farms, you can pull over at this location, but do not block main farm areas)

**Please note that you will have to reroute your GPS in order to take the back roads instead of the main roads to prevent backtracking.

**If sitting in Post Office parking area, turn left out of parking area onto Grampian Road (drive a little less than 1 mile). At end of Grampian Rd., turn left onto Umberger Rd. Drive about 2 miles and turn right onto Ketchie Road. You will drive about 2.5 miles (Ketchie turns into Hall Road). End at 2225 Hall Road (barn quilt is on the left at the farm).

Leg Number 2:

Start at: 2225 Hall Road, Mount Ulla, NC 28125

Route to: 11575 Highway 801, Mount Ulla, NC 28125 (West Rowan Home & Garden;

you can stop at this location, parking is located off of Graham Road, behind the store.

Leg Number 3:

            Start at: 11575 Highway 801, Mount Ulla, NC 28125

            Route to: 10390 Caldwell Road, Mount Ulla, NC 28125 (Patterson Farm Market & Tours, you can stop here)

Leg Number 4:

            Start at: 10390 Caldwell Road, Mount Ulla, NC 28125

Route to: 2365 Brown Rd, China Grove, NC 28023 (this takes you right past a barn quilt and then you will end at Ranchside Vet Clinic, a stop of the Arts & Ag Tour!)

Leg Number 5:

            Start at: 2365 Brown Rd, China Grove, NC 28023

Route to: 155 Ed Deal Road, China Grove, NC 28023 (Millbridge Elementary School Gardens; this is an Arts & Ag Tour stop, so feel free to stop and look around!)

Leg Number 6:

            Start at: 155 Ed Deal Road, China Grove, NC 28088

Route to: 185 Concordia Church Rd, China Grove, NC 28023 (this is the Concordia Lutheran Church parking lot; turn in here to plug in your next stop before getting back on the Barn Quilt Trail Tour)

Leg Number 7:

            Start at: 185 Concordia Church Rd, China Grove, NC 28023

            Route to: 2975 N Enochville Avenue, Mooresville, NC 28115 (Waller Farms)

(you will turn left into the farm past the tall barn to be able to see the quilt on the tall barn)

Leg Number 8:

Start at: 2975 N Enochville Avenue, Mooresville, NC 28115 (Waller Farms)

            Route to: 605 Saw Road, China Grove, NC 28023 (L.L. Goodnight & Sons; this is an Arts & Ag Tour stop, so feel free to stop and look around!)

Leg Number 9:

            Start at: 605 Saw Road, China Grove, NC 28023

Route to: 350 Saw Road China Grove, NC 28023 (Circle D Farm; this is an Arts & Ag Tour stop, so feel free to stop and look around!)

Leg Number 10:

            Start at: 350 Saw Road China Grove, NC 28023

Route to: 275 Saw Road China Grove, NC 28023 (turn into the driveway and look right towards red barn to see the barn quilt)

Leg Number 11:

Start at: 275 Saw Road China Grove, NC 28023

            Route to: 1585 Corriher Grange Road, Mooresville, NC 28115 (this is the Corriher Grange building; pull in here to walk to see barn quilt on building)

**When leaving Saw Road, make sure that your GPS makes you turn left onto Hwy 152 West. Stay on Hwy 152 until you turn right onto Corriher Grange Road)

Leg Number 12:

Start at: 1585 Corriher Grange Road, Mooresville, NC 28115

            Route to: 2130 Corriher Springs Road, Mooresville, NC 28115 (can pull in this drive but stay near main road and see barn quilt on the Spring House)

Leg Number 13:

            Start at: 2130 Corriher Springs Road, Mooresville, NC 28115

            Route to: 1475 Corriher Springs Road, Mooresville, NC 28115

Thanks for doing the Barn Quilt Trail Tour! Please plug in addresses to other stops on the 2022 Arts & Ag Tour that were not stopped on the Barn Quilt Trail so that you can visit those farm locations.

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