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Mount Mitchell State Park to Lake James State Park
Starting from Mount Mitchell State Park N Carolina 128 S
1 | Head north on N Carolina 128 S toward Blue Ridge Pkwy - go 4.6 mi |
2 | Slight left at Blue Ridge Pkwy - go 11.2 mi This road may be seasonally closed |
3 | Turn right onto the ramp to N Carolina 80 S/Buck Creek Rd - go 361 ft |
4 | Turn right at N Carolina 80 S/Buck Creek Rd - go 12.1 mi Continue to follow N Carolina 80 S |
5 | Turn left at US-70 E - go 2.0 mi |
6 | Turn right at N Carolina 226 S/US-221 BUS S/US-70 E/N Main St - go 2.1 mi |
7 | Turn left at US-70 E/E Court St - go 5.1 mi Continue to follow US-70 E |
8 | Turn left at Route 126 - go 1.5 mi |
9 | Turn right to stay on Route 126 - go 2.3 mi |
Arriving at Lake James State Park 35.733136,-81.88797
Total: 41.0 mi - about 1 hour 13 mins
Lake James State Park to Chimney Rock State Park
Starting from Chimney Rock State Park Route 126
1 | Head southwest on Route 126 toward Hendrix Ln - go 2.3 mi |
2 | Turn left to stay on Route 126 - go 1.5 mi |
3 | Turn right at US-70 W - go 5.1 mi |
4 | Turn left at S Main St - go 459 ft |
5 | Take the 1st right onto W Henderson St - go 1.2 mi |
6 | Continue onto Sugar Hill Rd - go 8.2 mi |
7 | Continue onto Montford Cove Rd - go 4.1 mi |
8 | Continue onto Cove Rd - go 1.2 mi |
9 | Turn right at Bills Creek Rd - go 9.0 mi |
10 | Turn right at US-64 W/US-74 Alt W - go 7.5 mi |
11 | Turn right at Terrace Dr - go 0.2 mi |
Arriving at Chimney Rock State Park 35.432799, -82.250260
Total: 40.5 mi - about 1 hour 9 mins
Chimney Rock State Park to Gorges State Park
Starting from Chimney Rock State Park Terrace Dr
1 | Head northwest on Terrace Dr toward Flack Rd/Silver City Rd - go 0.2 mi |
2 | Turn right at N Carolina 9 N/US-64 W/US-74 Alt W/Main St - go 2.5 mi Continue to follow N Carolina 9 N/US-64 W/US-74 Alt W |
3 | Turn left at US-64 W/Chimney Rock Rd - go 14.7 mi Continue to follow US-64 W |
4 | Turn left at N Church St - go 0.6 mi |
5 | Turn right at Kanuga Rd - go 3.9 mi |
6 | Continue onto Co Rd 1127/Crab Creek Rd - go 7.1 mi |
7 | Turn left at Co Rd 1259/Dupont Rd - go 1.2 mi |
8 | Continue onto Staton Rd - go 4.3 mi |
9 | Turn left at Cascade Lake Rd - go 2.5 mi |
10 | Turn right at US-276 N/Greenville Hwy - go 6.0 mi |
11 | Turn left at Connestee Rd - go 0.3 mi |
12 | Turn left to stay on Connestee Rd - go 0.2 mi |
13 | Slight left at Island Ford Rd - go 0.7 mi |
14 | Island Ford Rd turns slightly left and becomes Walnut Hollow Rd - go 0.5 mi |
15 | Turn right at Hannah Ford Rd/Van Waldrop Rd - go 0.9 mi |
16 | Take the 1st right to stay on Hannah Ford Rd/Van Waldrop Rd - go 0.5 mi |
17 | Take the 1st right onto C Green Rd/Hannah Ford Rd - go 1.0 mi |
18 | Turn left at US-64 W - go 8.7 mi |
19 | Turn right to stay on US-64 W - go 1.8 mi |
20 | Turn right to stay on US-64 W - go 0.6 mi |
21 | Turn left at N Carolina 281 S/US-64 W - go 2.6 mi |
22 | Turn left at N Carolina 281 S - go 0.8 mi |
Arriving at Gorges State Park 35.100939,-82.959505
Total: 61.7 mi - about 1 hour 42 mins
Gorges State Park to Mount Mitchell State Park
Starting from Gorges State Park
1 | Head northeast on N Carolina 281 N toward Bearwallow Rd - go 0.8 mi |
2 | Turn right at N Carolina 281 N/US-64 E - go 2.6 mi |
3 | Turn right at US-64 E - go 0.6 mi |
4 | Turn left to stay on US-64 E - go 1.8 mi |
5 | Turn left to stay on US-64 E - go 12.7 mi |
6 | Turn left at US-64 E/S Broad St - go 3.9 mi Continue to follow US-64 E |
7 | Continue onto N Carolina 280 E - go 18.1 mi |
8 | Turn left at US-25 N/Hendersonville Rd - go 4.3 mi |
9 | Slight right toward Blue Ridge Pkwy - go 0.2 mi |
10 | Turn right at Blue Ridge Pkwy - go 33.3 mi This road may be seasonally closed |
11 | Turn left toward N Carolina 128 N - go 98 ft |
12 | Turn left at N Carolina 128 N - go 4.6 mi |
Arriving at Mount Mitchell State Park 35.7528, -82.2737
Total: 83.0 mi - about 2 hours 20 mins