MST Alternate Route #2 – Tuckasegee River Route Clingmans-DeepCreek-Dillsboro-Sylva-FisherCreekRd-WaterrockKnobRd-BalsamGap At Location Instruction Distance Trail Surface Type Clingman's Dome north on AT 0 Footpath clingman's Dome Road Right across road to Fork Ridge Trail 3.58 Footpath Fork Ridge Trail Trail forks stay left 4.7 Footpath cross Deep Creek R on Deep Creek Trail 0 Footpath Join Benton Mackaye Trail Left 3.4 Footpath Stay on Deep Creek Trail Martins Gap Trail to left, stay on DC Trail 0.7 Footpath Deep Creek Campground to East Deep Creek Rd 7.3 Footpath E Deep Creek Rd to River Rd Left on Old River Road 1.9 Rural Road Old River Road & US-19 cross river on Hwy 19 1.5 Dirt Road US-19 and Walker Woody Rd Left onto Walker Woody Rd (SR1186) 0.1 Highway Walker Woody Rd & Hyatt Creek Rd cross Hyatt Creek Rd and continue on Old Bryson City Rd 1.3 Rural Road Old Bryson City Rd & US-74 cross bridge over US-74 continue on Old Bryson City Rd 1 Rural Road Old Bryson City Rd & Thomas Valley Rd Right onto Thomas Valley Rd 1.6 Rural Road Thomas Valley Rd & Barkers Creek Rd left on Barkers Creek Rd (cross Tuckasegee river) to US-74 6 Rural Road Barkers Creek Rd & US-74 (Tuckasegge Outfitters) cross US-74 then right to walk East along West bound lane * 0.2 Rural Road US-74 and Haywood Rd right * on Haywood Rd to Hwy 23 2.3 Highway Haywood Rd and Hwy 23 Cross intersection stay on Haywood Rd 0 Highway Haywood Rd (Dillsboro)/W. Main St. (Sylva) Follow W. Main St through downtown Sylva to Asheville Hwy 2.3 Street W. Main St. & Asheville Hwy Left onto Asheville Hwy to Skyland Dr 0.2 Street Asheville Hwy & Skyland Dr. Left onto Skyland Dr. to Fisher Creek Rd 1.6 Rural Road Skyland Dr and Fisher Creek Rd Left on Fisher Creek Rd after US-74 Bridge 0.9 Rural Road Fisher Creek Road Parking Park at end of Fisher Creek Rd (Pinnacle Park Parking) 2.1 Rural Road Pinnacle Park Trailhead West Fork trail - follow Purple & Yellow blaze 0 Footpath West Fork Trail & Blackrock Trail Intersection follow Purple & Yellow blaze 2.7 Footpath Blackrock Trail and BRP & Waterrock Knob Rd Trail to BRP & Waterrock Knob Rd - follow Purple & Yellow blaze 3.5 Footpath BRP (Blue Ridge Parkway) & Waterrock Knob Rd take MST East (NOT COMPLETED) 9.1 BRP / Footpath Balsam Gap/BRP End of Section 3 at Balsam Gap/BRP Total 58

Notes * This section of US-74 has a concrete barrier between the East bound and West bound lanes. Carefully cross US-74 at the traffic turnaround about 0.3 miles before reaching Haywood Rd (can only turn onto Haywood from the East bound lane).

Rev May 2013