Bicycle Route Cue Sheets

Bicycle Routes for Cherokee, Clay, Graham, & Macon Counties

Southern Blue Ridge Bike Plan Tatham’s Gap Crossing Gravel Grinder

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 13 Miles ut ro e A Tatham’s Gap Crossing ADVANCED Gravel Grinder Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route at the Andrews rest area 6.8 2.5 g Turn RIGHT to stay on National and visitor’s information parking lot. Forest Road. Head east out of the parking area. 9.3 2.5 h Continue onto Long Creek Road. 0.1 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Locust Street. 11.8 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Snowbird Road. 0.2 0.3 h After crossing US-19/129/74, continue onto Beaver Creek Road. 12.4 0.3 h Continue onto Atoah Street. 0.5 1.0 g Turn RIGHT onto Stewart Road. 12.7 0.1 Turn RIGHT to stay on Atoah g Street. 1.5 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Tatham Gap Road (Britain Creek Road). 12.8 0.2 Turn LEFT onto Circle Street, then f keep LEFT on Circle Street. 1.9 1.0 g Turn RIGHT onto National Forest Road / Tatham Gap Road. 13.0 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Moose Branch f Road. 2.9 3.2 k Keep RIGHT to stay on National For- est Road / Tatham Gap Road. 13.1 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Knight Street. 6.1 0.7 Turn LEFT onto National Forest Road, 13.2 0.0 END The route ends here! You are at f then keep LEFT to stay on National the Graham County Public Library. Forest Road. 1 2

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 26.2 Miles ut ro e E Cherokee Route 3 Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 4.5 GO! Start Route at the John C. Campbell 16.6 0.6 h Continue onto Ivylog Spur. Folk School, heading south on Brass- town Road. 17.2 0.9 j Slight LEFT to stay on Ivylog Spur. Turn LEFT onto Martin’s Creek Road. 4.5 3.3 f 18.1 2.8 f Turn LEFT onto Smyrna Road. 7.8 0.7 f Turn LEFT onto Glen Stalcup Road. 20.9 0.4 After crossing the GA/NC state line, h continue onto Ivylog Road. 8.5 0.6 j Keep LEFT to stay on Glen Stalcup Road. 21.3 2.6 f Turn LEFT onto Pine Log Road. 9.1 0.8 Turn LEFT onto Moccasin Creek 23.9 2.0 Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 f Road. f West. Turn LEFT onto State Road 1564. 10.0 0.1 Turn RIGHT to stay on Moccasin 25.9 0.4 f g Creek Road. 26.2 0.0 END The route ends here! You are back at 10.6 2.3 h Continue onto Mocassin Road. the John C. Campbell Folk School. 12.9 3.7 f Turn LEFT onto Ivylog Road.

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26-mile loop from John C. Campbell Folk School through Brasstown to Ivy Log, GA, and back through Martin’s Creek. Main Streets

(Franklin to Andrews)

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 37.4 Miles ut ro e F Main Streets ADVANCED (Franklin to Andrews) Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.8 GO! Start Route in downtown Franklin, heading west on Main Street. 0.8 0.4 h Continue onto West Palmer Street. 1.2 0.7 h Continue onto Old Murphy Road. 1.9 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Sloan Road. 2.2 2.8 Turn RIGHT onto Murphy Road (US- g 64 West). 5.0 0.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Patton Road (1442). 5.3 18.2 f Turn LEFT onto Wayah Road (1310). 23.5 12.7 f Turn LEFT onto Junaluska Road. 36.3 1.1 Continue onto US-19 Business South h (2nd Street / Main Street). 37.4 0.0 END The route ends here! Welcome to Andrews.

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These two downtowns are connected by NC Bike Route #2, traveling over Wayah Mountain. Main Streets

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 20.4 Miles ut ro e C Main Streets INTERMEDIATE (Andrews to Robbinsville) Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.4 GO! Start Route in downtown Andrews, heading east on Main Street. 0.4 1.5 Continue onto Main Street (US-19 h Business North).

1.9 6.9 Continue onto US-129 North / US-19 h North / US-74 East.

8.8 11.3 Turn LEFT over the bridge onto Tallu- f lah Road (US-129 North). 20.2 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto East Main Street. 20.4 0.0 END The route ends here! Welcome to Robbinsville.

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Higher traffic, mostly two-lane road between Andrews and Robbins- ville. Your other choice is the Forest Service Road over Tatham’s Gap. Main Streets (Murphy to Hayesville)

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 18.7 Miles ut ro e B Main Streets INTERMEDIATE (Murphy to Hayesville) Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.6 GO! Start Route in downtown Murphy, heading south on Peachtree Street. 0.6 4.1 h Continue onto US-64 East. 4.6 12.7 Turn RIGHT onto State Road 1548 g (Old Highway 64). 17.3 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto US-64 East. 17.4 1.1 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 Business East. 18.5 0.2 Keep RIGHT onto Hiawassee Street, g which becomes Herbert Street. 18.7 0.0 END The route ends here! Welcome to downtown Hayesville.

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Travel new and old US 64 between these two county seats. Main Streets (Hayesville to Andrews)

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 26 Miles ut ro e D Main Streets INTERMEDIATE (Hayesville to Andrews) Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Hayesville, 12.3 1.0 Turn LEFT onto Upper Peachtree heading north on Main Street. g Road.

0.1 1.0 f Turn LEFT onto Tusquittee Street. 13.3 5.9 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto g NC-141 North (Slow Creek Road). 1.1 4.6 f Turn LEFT onto Fires Creek Road. 19.2 0.4 Turn RIGHT onto Fairview Road g (State Road 1515). 5.7 3.0 Keep LEFT to stay on Fires Creek j Road. 19.6 6.3 j Turn LEFT to stay on Fairview 8.7 1.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Mission Dam Road. Road. 25.9 0.3 g Turn RIGHT onto 2nd Street (Main 10.4 0.4 h Continue onto State Road 1537. Street). 26.2 0.0 END The route ends here! You are in 10.8 1.5 g Turn RIGHT onto Mission Road. downtown Andrews.

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Take in Fires Creek and Peachtree to the Valley River. Winding Rainbow Tusquittee Half Gravel Grinder Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 59 Miles ut ro e J Winding Rainbow Tusquittee ADVANCED Half Gravel Grinder Loop Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! START Route on Rainbow Springs 23.5 4.8 g Pass US Highway 64, then turn Road at Wayah Road Intersection, RIGHT onto Old Highway 64 East heading south. 28.3 0.5 h At Fred L. Woodard Sr Bridge, 12.3 3.2 At the stop sign turn RIGHT onto continue STRAIGHT onto NC-175 g Murphy Road (US-64 W). North. 15.4 2.3 Turn RIGHT onto National Forest 28.8 4.4 Turn RIGHT onto Cold Branch g Road (It’s OK to stay on US-64 W if g Road. you miss the turn - no signs!) 33.2 9.2 g At Tusquittee Church, turn RIGHT 17.8 1.6 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto onto Tusquittee Road. g US-64 W. 42.4 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Tuni Gap Road. 19.3 2.5 Turn RIGHT onto Old Highway 64 g East. 43.0 1.6 h Continue onto National Forest 21.8 1.4 Turn RIGHT onto Bob Penland Road. g Road. 44.6 2.3 j After crossing Choga Creek, make 23.3 0.2 At Bethel Church, turn LEFT onto a slight LEFT onto Big Choa Road. f East Vineyard Road.

Total Go 3 4 Miles Miles 46.9 6.4 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto g Junaluska Road. 53.4 5.5 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto g Wayah Road. 58.9 0.1 Turn RIGHT onto Rainbow Springs g Road. 59.0 0.0 END The route ends here!

Circle Nantahala Lake on rugged gravel roads through Tusquittee to Tuni Gap and through Rainbow Springs. TVA Dams - Emory to Chatuge

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 44 Miles ut ro e H TVA Dams - Emory to Chatuge ADVANCED Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.6 GO! Start Route at Emory Dam, heading 4.1 0.1 g Exit RIGHT off the Greenway on Ulco south on Clyde Downs Road. Drive and head RIGHT.

0.6 0.1 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto Jim 4.2 0.9 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Wells g Berry Road. f Grove Road, which immediately turns into Wayah Street. 0.7 1.9 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto Lake Emory Road. 5.1 0.4 Make a sharp RIGHT turn onto Maple g Street. 2.6 0.4 At the yield sign, turn RIGHT onto g East Main Street (US-441 Business). 5.5 1.3 Turn LEFT onto West Palmer Street, f which turns into Old Murphy Road. 3.0 2.3 Turn LEFT onto the Little Tennessee 6.8 0.3 Turn LEFT onto Sloan Road. f River Greenway (before the bridge, f behind the shopping strip). 7.2 5.1 Turn RIGHT onto US-64 West (Murphy g Road). 3.9 0.2 g Turn RIGHT to cross the Little Ten- nesse River on the greenway bridge. 12.3 3.9 Turn LEFT onto Allison Creek Road f (West Old Murphy Road).

Total Go 3 4 Miles Miles 16.1 4.8 Make a slight RIGHT onto Dills Creek k Road, which becomes Allison Creek Road/West Old Murphy Road.

20.9 11.0 At the yield sign, turn LEFT onto US- f 64 West (Murphy Road). 31.9 5.1 Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 East f (follow signs toward FS Road 71 and Deep Gap). 37.0 0.9 h Continue onto NC-175 North. 37.9 4.1 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto US- f 64 West. 42.0 0.6 f Turn LEFT onto Myers Chapel Road. 42.6 1.3 j Slight LEFT onto Chatuge Dam Rd. 43.9 0.0 END The route ends here! You are at Chatuge Dam.

44 steep miles from the Little Tennesse River in Franklin to Chatuge Lake in Hayesville, including Shooting Creek. Main Streets (Hayesville to Franklin)

Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 38 Miles ut ro e G Main Streets ADVANCED (Hayesville to Franklin) Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Hayesville 12.5 2.5 h Continue straight to stay on Old heading north on Sanderson Street. Highway 64 East. 0.1 0.7 Continue straight onto Anderson 14.9 7.1 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 East. h Street. CAUTION: Unpaved Road (~300 ft) Turn RIGHT onto Allison Creek Road Continue onto Myers Chapel Road. 22.1 4.3 g 0.8 0.5 h (West Old Murphy Road). 1.3 4.1 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 East. 26.3 0.5 h Continue onto Dills Creek Road.

Turn RIGHT onto NC-175 South. 26.8 3.4 Keep RIGHT onto Allison Creek Road 5.4 0.9 g k (West Old Murphy Road).

6.3 5.1 h Continue onto Old Highway 64 East. 30.7 0.6 Continue across Murphy Road (US- h 64) onto Charles Nolen Road. 11.4 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto US-64 East. 31.3 4.5 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 East. 11.5 1.0 f Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 East. 35.8 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Sloan Road.

Total Go 3 4 Miles Miles 36.2 0.7 g Turn RIGHT onto Old Murphy Road. 36.8 1.1 h Continue onto West Palmer Street. 37.9 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Phillips Street. 38.0 0.0 END The route ends here! Welcome to downtown Franklin.

New and old US-64 connecting these two county seats. Travel Chunky Gal Gap through Rainbow Springs and down the Winding Stair. TVA Dams Fontana to Nantahala

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 45 Miles ut ro e I TVA Dams ADVANCED Fontana to Nantahala Total Go 1 2 Miles Miles 0.0 1.2 GO! Start Route at Fontana Dam. There is a large parking lot. Head southeast on Fontana Dam Road. 1.2 21.3 f Turn LEFT onto NC-28 South. 22.5 11.9 Turn RIGHT onto US-19 South / US- g 74 West. 34.3 0.2 Slight LEFT to stay on US-19 South / j US-74 West. 34.5 9.7 f Turn LEFT onto Wayah Road. 44.3 1.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Junaluska Road. 45.6 1.5 Turn LEFT onto Nantahala Dam f Drive. 47.1 0.0 END The route ends here! You are at Nantahala Dam.

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45 steep miles from Fontana Dam to Nantahala Dam. TVA Dams Apalachia to Santeetlah

Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 73 Miles ut ro e K TVA Dams ADVANCED Apalachia to Santeetlah 0.0 2.5 GO! Start Route at Apalachia Dam, head- 36.1 1.6 k Keep RIGHT on Turkey Creek Road. ing south on Apalachia Dam Road. 37.6 0.0 Turn RIGHT onto Rafter Road. 2.5 16.2 g Turn RIGHT onto TN-68 North. g 37.7 9.8 Turn LEFT onto TN-165 East. 18.7 0.8 k Turn RIGHT onto Lake Road. f 47.4 0.3 At the TN/NC state line, continue 19.5 2.9 Turn RIGHT onto TN-68 North (Unicoi h onto NC-143 East. g Turnpike). Turn RIGHT onto Benton MacKaye Turn RIGHT onto Scott Street. 47.7 2.1 g 22.4 1.1 g Trail. 23.5 0.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Old State Highway 49.9 14.3 Turn RIGHT onto Cherohala Skyway 165 / Veteran’s Memorial Drive. g (NC-143 East). 23.8 11.1 Turn RIGHT onto TN-165 East / Chero- 64.2 2.3 f Turn LEFT onto Santeetlah Road. g hala Skyway. Turn RIGHT onto Joyce Kilmer Road. 34.9 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Hemlock Road. 66.5 5.4 g Turn RIGHT onto Santeetlah Dam Turn RIGHT onto Turkey Creek Road. 71.9 1.1 g 35.3 0.7 g Road. 35.9 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Turkey Creek Road. 72.9 0.0 END The route ends here, at Santeetlah f Lake.

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3 4 73-mile, 10,000-foot climb. NC Route #2 Scenic to

GA Route #85

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 15.5 Miles ut ro e 4C NC Route #2 to GA Route #85 INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 2.1 GO! Start Route at the intersection of 10.6 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Joe Bradley Road. Bellview Road/Clarks Chapel Road f and Wells Grove Road in southeast Franklin. Head south on Clarks Chap- 10.7 1.1 h Continue onto River Valley Road. el Road. Turn RIGHT onto Pete McCoy Road. 2.1 1.1 k 11.8 1.7 f Turn LEFT onto Sam Corn Road. 3.2 2.2 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto Clarks Chapel Road. 13.5 0.2 Turn RIGHT onto South Tryphosa g Road. CAUTION: Unpaved Road. 5.4 2.6 h Continue onto Hickory Knoll Road. 13.7 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Tryphosa Road. 8.0 1.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Tessentee Road. 9.1 0.3 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Geor- 14.0 1.5 f Turn LEFT onto US-23/US-441 South. f gia Road (US-23/US-441 South).

Turn LEFT onto Brown Road. 15.5 0.0 END The route ends here! You are at the 9.4 1.2 f NC/GA state line.

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Meandering back road connector from NC#2 to GA#85. Follows Clarks Chapel Road and the Little Tennessee River. NC Bike Route #2

Highway Connector to GA #85

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 13.4 Miles ut ro e 4B NC Bike Route #2 INTERMEDIATE Highway Connector to GA #85 Total Go 1 2 Miles Miles 0.0 0.4 GO! Start Route in downtown Franklin, heading south on Porter Street (US-441 Business). 0.4 0.1 Keep RIGHT on Wayah Street (US- k 441 Business).

0.5 12.8 Keep LEFT on Georgia Road (US- j 441 Business).

13.4 0.0 END The route ends here! You are now at the NC/GA state line.

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Mostly paved shoulders on a busy main highway, this is a direct route to GA State Bike Route #85 in Rabun County.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 30 Miles ut ro e 4G TVA Dams - Nantahala to Emory ADVANCED Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 1.5 GO! Start Route at Nantahala Dam, head- 29.4 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Jim Berry Road. ing north on Nantahala Dam Drive. 29.5 0.2 j Slight LEFT onto Clyde Downs Road. 1.5 1.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Junaluska Road. 29.7 0.4 f Slight LEFT to stay on Clyde Downs 2.9 18.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Wayah Road. Road. 21.2 0.2 g Turn RIGHT onto Patton Road. 30.1 0.0 END The route ends here! 21.5 2.8 Turn LEFT onto Murphy Road (US-64 f East). 24.3 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Sloan Road. 24.6 0.7 g Turn RIGHT onto Old Murphy Road. 25.3 1.4 h Continue onto West Palmer Street. 26.7 0.8 Continue onto East Main Street / US- h 441 Business. 27.4 2.0 f Turn LEFT onto Lake Emory Road.

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30 miles (mostly downhill) Nantahala Dam to Lake Emory in Franklin. Main Streets (Franklin to Highlands)

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 25.6 Miles ut ro e 4F Main Streets ADVANCED (Franklin to Highlands) Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Franklin 10.7 0.2 At the stop sign, make a sharp heading south on Phillips Street g RIGHT turn onto US-64 East. from Main Street. 10.9 10.8 f Slight LEFT onto Buck Creek Road. 0.1 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto East Palmer Street (US-441 Business). 21.7 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Cheney Lane. 0.5 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Depot Street. 22.3 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Flat Mountain Road. 1.2 1.7 f Turn LEFT onto Wells Grove Road. 22.7 1.5 g Turn RIGHT onto Hicks Road. 2.9 2.2 f Turn LEFT onto Fulton Road. Keep LEFT onto Mirror Lake Road. 5.1 0.4 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto 24.3 0.3 j g US-64 East. 24.5 1.1 f Turn LEFT onto Franklin Road (US- 5.4 0.0 g Turn RIGHT onto River Road. 64). Contiue onto Main Street. 5.5 4.6 Immediately keep LEFT to stay on 25.6 0.0 END The route ends here! Welcome to j River Road. Highlands. 10.1 0.6 j Keep LEFT onto Peeks Creek Road. 10.7 0.2 g Sharp RIGHT onto US-64 East. 3 4

Climb the steep and scenic old roads to get to Highlands - follows Buck Creek Road. Tour de Franklin

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 53.4 Miles ut ro e 4H Tour de Franklin ADVANCED 53-Mile Loop Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Franklin 12.4 2.8 f At the stop sign after crossing the river, heading south on Phillips Street turn LEFT onto NC-28 North (Bryson from Main Street. City Road). 0.1 1.1 Turn LEFT onto East Palmer Street 15.1 0.1 Turn LEFT onto 1369 (Tellico Road). f (US-441 Business). f After crossing the river, turn RIGHT Turn LEFT onto Lake Emory Road. 15.2 0.9 g 1.2 2.0 f onto 1369 (Tellico Road). Turn LEFT onto Jim Berry Road. 3.1 3.8 f 16.1 8.1 f Turn LEFT onto Lower Burningtown 4.9 1.8 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Road, which becomes Lower Burning- g Sanderstown Road. ton Road. Turn LEFT onto Airport Road. 6.7 0.1 f At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto NC- 24.2 2.7 g 28 South (Bryson City Road). 26.9 1.5 g Turn RIGHT onto Windy Gap Road. Turn LEFT onto Bennett Road. 6.8 0.2 f 28.4 0.7 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto 7.0 5.2 g Turn RIGHT onto Rose Creek Road. Harrison Avenue. 12.2 0.1 Turn RIGHT to stay on Rose Creek 29.2 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Church Street. g Road, crossing the river.

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 29.3 0.1 Turn RIGHT onto Iotla Street, which 40.0 1.3 Turn RIGHT onto Windy Ridge Road. g becomes Phillips Street after crossing g Main Street. 41.3 0.8 Turn RIGHT onto Middle Creek g Road. Turn LEFT onto East Palmer Street 29.4 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Tessentee Road. (US-441 Business). 42.1 0.9 f Turn LEFT onto Hickory Knoll Road. 29.7 0.2 k Keep RIGHT onto East Main Street. 43.0 2.6 f Keep LEFT onto Clarks Chapel Turn RIGHT onto Depot Street. 45.6 2.2 j 29.9 0.6 g Road. 30.5 1.2 f Turn LEFT onto Wells Grove Road. 47.8 3.2 f Turn LEFT onto Pete McCoy Road. 51.0 1.2 Turn LEFT onto Wells Grove Road. 31.7 2.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Clarks Chapel Road. f 52.1 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Depot Street. 33.8 1.1 k Turn RIGHT onto Pete McCoy Road. 52.7 0.5 f Turn LEFT onto Mill Street, which 34.9 2.2 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto becomes Carolina Mountain Drive. g Clarks Chapel Road. 53.2 0.2 Turn RIGHT onto Phillips Street. 37.1 2.6 k Keep RIGHT onto Hickory Knoll g Road. 53.4 0.0 END The route ends here! You are back 39.7 0.3 j Turn LEFT onto Tessentee Road. in downtown Franklin. The Tour de Franklin’s 2nd longest route. Enjoy Burningtown to Clarks Chapel.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 12 Miles ut ro e 3C Santeetlah 12-Mile Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.3 GO! Start Route in Santeetlah, at the Town 2.0 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Cherokee Trail. Hall and Marina, heading west on Thunderbird Mountain Road. 2.8 0.5 Turn LEFT onto Thunderbird Mountain f Road. 0.3 0.7 j Keep LEFT onto Thunderbird Trail. 3.3 0.7 f OPTIONAL: Turn LEFT into Cheoah Point Keep RIGHT onto Santeetlah Point. campground, following the loop until it 1.0 0.1 k comes back to Thunderbird Mountain 1.1 0.0 Make a U-turn. Road. This short loop is gravel. There is L a restroom. 1.1 0.1 Turn RIGHT onto Thunderbird Trail. g 4.0 0.6 Turn LEFT onto Thunderbird Mountain f Road. 1.2 0.3 g Slight RIGHT onto Sequoyah Trail. 4.6 0.3 Turn LEFT onto Santeetlah Dam Road. 1.5 0.1 Sequoyah Trail turns slightly RIGHT f k and becomes Thunder Island. 4.9 0.3 L Make a U-turn near the Santeetlah 1.6 0.2 L Make a U-turn at the end of the street. Dam. 5.2 1.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Thunderbird Moun- 1.8 0.2 k Continue RIGHT onto Island Drive. tain Road. 1 2

Total Go Miles Miles 6.2 0.3 Keep LEFT to stay on Thunderbird j Mountain Road. 6.6 0.3 k Slight RIGHT onto Marina Drive. 6.9 0.1 Turn RIGHT onto Thunderbird g Mountain Road. 7.0 1.2 k Slight RIGHT onto Pine RIdge Road. 8.2 2.3 When you pass US-129 (Tapoco h Road), continue onto East Buffalo Creek. 10.4 0.3 g Turn RIGHT onto US-129 North. 10.7 1.2 f Turn LEFT onto Pine Ridge Road. 11.9 0.1 Slight LEFT onto Thunderbird Moun- j tain Road. 12.0 0.0 END The route ends here! 3 4 Scenic out-and-backs in the Santeetlah and Buffalo Creek neighborhoods. Robbinsville to Fontana

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 66.7 Miles ut ro e 3H Robbinsville to Fontana ADVANCED Out & Back Loop Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.6 GO! Start Route in downtown Robbins- 25.4 0.5 Keep RIGHT to stay on County Road ville, heading west on E Main Street, g 1249 (Old Field Gap Road). which briefly becomes Snider Hill then Atoah Street. 25.9 1.8 Turn RIGHT onto County Road 1247 k (Meadow Branch Road). 0.6 2.0 f Turn LEFT on Atoah Street (County Road 1127). Becomes Snowbird 27.7 4.4 g Make a slight RIGHT onto County Road. Road 1246 (Rhymer’s Ferry Road). 2.6 10.0 Make a slight RIGHT onto County 32.0 0.1 Continue onto Licklog Court. k Road 1127 (Snowbird Road). h 32.1 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Welch Road. 12.6 5.9 g Turn RIGHT onto County Road 1134 (Joyce Kilmer Road). 32.4 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Fontana Road. 18.6 0.8 Turn LEFT onto US-129 North (Tapo- Turn RIGHT onto Welch Road. f co Road). 32.5 0.4 g 19.4 2.3 Make a slight RIGHT onto County 32.9 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Licklog Court. k Road 1232 (Yellow Creek Road). 33.0 4.5 f Turn LEFT onto Fontana Heights, 21.6 3.8 f Turn LEFT onto County Road 1249 which becomes County Road 1246 (Old Field Gap Road). 1 (Rhymer’s Ferry Road). 2

Total Go Miles Miles 37.5 3.6 Turn LEFT onto County Road 1247 f (Meadow Branch Road). CAUTION: Steep Downhill! 41.2 7.0 Turn RIGHT onto US-129 North (Tapo- g co Road). 48.1 5.9 Turn RIGHT onto County Road 1134 g (Joyce Kilmer Road). 54.1 4.4 Turn LEFT onto County Road 1127 f (Santeetla Road). 58.4 6.6 Turn LEFT toward NC-143 West f (Cherohala Skyway). 65.1 1.0 Slight LEFT onto County Road 1127 j (Snowbird Road). 66.1 0.6 Turn RIGHT onto Atoah Street (County g Road 1127). 66.7 0.0 END The route ends here!

3 4 Chip seal on Joyce Kilmer Road, Yellow Creek Road, Meadow Branch Road and Rhymer’s Ferry Road. Reverse routing not recommended. Fontana Village

30-Mile Rural Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 30 Miles ut ro e 3F Fontana Village ADVANCED 30-Mile Rural Loop Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.2 GO! Start Route at Fontana Village on 11.2 6.6 h Continue onto Yellow Creek Road. Woods Road. 17.8 2.8 h Continue onto Upper Tuskeegee 0.2 0.2 f Turn LEFT onto Welch Road. Road. 0.4 0.1 Turn RIGHT onto Fontana Road. 20.6 7.0 Turn LEFT onto Fontana Road (NC- g f 28 North). 0.4 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Welch Road. 27.7 1.3 f Turn LEFT to stay on NC-28 North. 0.8 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto State Route 1246. 28.9 0.1 j Turn slightly LEFT onto Welch Road. 0.9 4.3 g Turn slightly RIGHT onto Rhymers 29.1 0.2 Keep RIGHT to continue on Welch Ferry Road. g Road East. 5.2 1.7 Turn slightly LEFT onto Meadow 29.2 0.2 f Turn LEFT onto Woods Road. f Branch Road. The route ends here! 6.9 4.3 Turn slightly LEFT onto Old Field Gap 29.4 0.0 END j Road. 1 2

3 4 30-mile loop (Old Field Gap Road, Yellow Creek, NC 28). Graham County Big Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 80 Miles ut ro e 3I Graham County Big Loop ADVANCED Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 4.9 GO! Start Route in downtown Robbinsville 9.7 9.6 f At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Tapo- at the intersection of Sweetwater co Road (US-129 North). Road and Rodney Orr Bypass. Head north on Rodney Orr Bypass, which 19.3 8.9 g Turn RIGHT onto NC-28 South. becomes Tapoco Road (US-129) 4.9 1.2 f Turn LEFT onto Pine Ridge Road. 28.3 0.0 g Slight RIGHT onto Welch Road.

6.1 0.4 Slight LEFT onto Thunderbird Moun- Continue onto Fontana Road. j tain Road. 28.3 0.3 h

6.4 1.3 Slight RIGHT to stay on Thunderbird Turn LEFT onto Welch Road. k Mountain Road. 28.6 0.5 f

Turn LEFT onto Santeetlah Dam 7.8 1.4 f Slight RIGHT onto NC-28 South. Road. 29.1 10.0 g

Continue onto Joyce Kilmer Road. 9.1 0.6 h 39.0 5.4 Sharp LEFT onto Lower Sawyers f Creek Road. 1 2

Total Go Miles Miles 44.5 0.6 h Continue onto Gunter Gap Road. 45.1 8.8 f Turn LEFT onto NC-28 South.

54.0 14.2 Turn RIGHT onto US-19 South / US- g 74 West.

68.2 11.5 Turn RIGHT onto Tallulah Road (US- g 129 North).

79.7 0.0 END The route ends here!

3 4 80-mile, 6,400 ft Graham County loop on mostly primary roads. Main Streets (Robbinsville to Santeetlah)

Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 6.8 Miles ut ro e 3A Main Streets NOVICE (Robbinsville to Santeetlah) Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! Start Route in downtown Robbins- 4.5 1.0 f At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto ville, at the intersection of East Main Tapoco Road (US-129 North). Street and North Main Street. 0.0 0.4 h Head north on North Main Street. 5.5 1.2 f Turn LEFT onto Pine Ridge Road.

Turn LEFT onto Thunderbird 0.4 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Tapoco Road (US- 6.7 0.1 f f 129). Mountain Road, to downtown Santeetlah. 0.5 1.8 g Turn RIGHT onto Old US-129 North. 6.8 0.0 END The route ends here!

2.3 1.3 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto US- g 129 North.

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3 4 Close neighbor towns in Graham County, connected by a mostly low stress ride along the river and lake. Main Streets (Santeetlah to Fontana Village)

Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 17.6 Miles ut ro e 3E Main Streets INTERMEDIATE(Santeetlah to Fontana Village) Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.3 GO! Start Route in Santeetlah, near the 10.9 1.7 h Continue onto Meadow Branch Road. Town Hall and Marina, heading west on Thunderbird Mountain Road. 12.6 4.3 g Keep RIGHT onto Rhymers Ferry 0.3 1.3 Keep RIGHT to stay on Thunderbird Road. g Mountain Road. 16.9 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Licklog Road. 1.6 1.4 f Turn LEFT onto Santeetlah Dam Road. 17.0 0.4 Turn RIGHT onto Welch Road. 3.0 0.6 h Continue onto Joyce Kilmer Road. g 3.6 0.7 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Tapo- 17.4 0.2 g Turn RIGHT onto Fontana Road. f co Road (US-129 North). 4.3 2.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Yellow Creek Road. 17.6 0.0 END The route ends here! 6.6 4.3 f Turn LEFT onto Old Field Gap Road. 1 2

3 4 Woods and mountains between two small Graham County villages. Cherohala Skyway

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 45.7 Miles ut ro e 3G Cherohala Skyway ADVANCED Highest Point Out & Back Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.3 GO! Start Route in downtown Robbins- 22.8 17.9 f Turn LEFT back onto Cherohala ville, heading north on Ford Street. Skyway (NC-143 East).

0.3 0.3 g Turn RIGHT onto North Main Street. 40.7 3.4 f Turn LEFT to stay on NC-143 East.

0.6 1.0 Turn LEFT onto Tapoco Road (US- 44.1 1.0 Turn RIGHT onto US-129 South. f 129 North). g

1.6 3.4 f Turn LEFT onto NC-143 West. 45.1 0.3 Turn RIGHT onto North Main g Street. 5.0 17.8 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT to stay on NC-143 West (follow signs toward 45.4 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Ford Street in Cherohala Skyway and Joyce Kilmer downtown Robbinsville. Memorial Forest).

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3 4 Pedal nearly 23 miles one-way from downtown Robbinsville to the highest point on the Cherohala Skyway, then back again.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 9.5 Miles ut ro e 3B TVA Dams - Santeetlah to Cheoah NOVICE Total Go Miles Miles 0.0 1.1 GO! Start Route on Santeetlah Dam Road, heading north (there is a scenic overlook parking area on Tampoco Road near Santeetlah Town Hall).

1.1 0.6 h Continue onto Joyce Kilmer Road.

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9.5 0.0 END The route ends here! There is a very small parking area on the north side of Cheoah Dam.

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3 4 Under ten-miler mostly on the Tapoca Highway. TVA Dams - Cheoah to Fontana

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 12.7 Miles ut ro e 3D TVA Dams - Cheoah to Fontana INTERMEDIATE Total Go Total Go Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! Start Route at the Cheoah Dam 10.0 1.5 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto (there is a small parking area), head- Fontana Road (NC-28 South). ing west on Tapoco Road (US-129).

11.5 1.2 Continue onto Fontana Dam Road. 0.0 0.9 Continue on Tapoco Road, heading h h south.

0.9 3.6 f Turn LEFT onto Meadow Branch 12.7 0.0 END The route ends here! There is a park- Road. ing lot at Fontana Dam.

4.5 4.3 Turn RIGHT onto Rhymers Ferry g Road.

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3 4 Steep climb on Meadow Branch, from the bottom of Cheoah Dam to the top of Fontana Dam.

Hayesville Ten-Miler Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 10.7 Miles ut ro e 2B Hayesville Ten-Miler Loop NOVICE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.2 GO! Start Route on US-64 heading east 3.3 0.2 f Turn LEFT onto May Street. from Living World Revival Center. There is a large parking area here. 3.5 0.1 May Street turns left and becomes j Sanderson Street. 0.2 1.4 Turn RIGHT onto Oak Forest Road. g 3.6 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Church Street. 1.6 0.2 Turn LEFT onto US-64 West. f 3.7 0.3 h Continue onto US-64 Business East. 1.8 0.5 Turn RIGHT onto Myers Chapel Road. g 3.9 0.2 g Keep RIGHT to stay on US-64 BUS 2.3 0.7 h Continue onto Anderson Street. East. 4.1 0.2 h At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit 2.9 0.0 h Continue onto Sanderson Street. onto NC-69 South. 4.3 0.5 Turn RIGHT onto Fort Hembree Road. 3.0 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Curtis Street. g 4.8 1.0 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 East. 3.1 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Sullivan Street. 5.8 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Myers Chapel Road. 3.2 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto HIawassee Street. 6.4 1.2 j Slight LEFT onto Chatuge Dam Road. 3.3 0.0 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 Business. 7.6 1.4 L Turn around at Chatuge Dam.

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Warm up headed to town, visit Hayesville’s downtown, head to the bypass, cruise out to Chatuge Dam, and back again.

Clay County West Side Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 29.8 Miles ut ro e 2F Clay County West Side Loop ADVANCED Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Hayesville, 13.3 1.8 f Turn LEFT onto NC-141 South. heading north on Main Street. 15.1 0.6 f Turn LEFT onto NC-141. 0.1 1.0 f At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Tusquittee Street. 15.8 12.7 Continue onto State Road 1548 / Old h Highway 64. 1.1 4.6 f Turn LEFT onto Fires Creek Road. 28.4 0.1 Turn RIGHT onto US-64 East. 5.7 3.0 Keep LEFT to stay on Fires Creek g j Road. 28.6 1.1 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 Business East. 8.7 2.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Mission Dam Road. 29.6 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Hiawassee Street. 10.8 1.5 k Turn RIGHT to stay on Mission Road. 29.7 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Main Street. 12.3 0.7 f Turn LEFT onto Upper Peachtree Road. 29.8 0.0 END The route ends here! 13.0 0.3 Keep LEFT to stay on Upper j Peachtree Road.

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30-miler out and back on Fires Creek to Peachtree by the John C. Campbell Folk School and Warne. Chatuge Lake Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 22.8 Miles ut ro e 2D Chatuge Lake Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.3 GO! Start Route at Clay County Park, 15.4 3.6 f Turn LEFT onto US-76 West. heading west on Clay Recreation Park Road. 19.0 1.1 g Turn RIGHT onto GA-17 North / GA- 0.3 2.2 g Turn RIGHT onto Myers Chapel Road. 515 East. 2.5 4.1 Turn RIGHT onto US-64 East. 20.1 0.7 At the GA/NC state line, continue g h onto NC-69 North. 6.6 0.9 g Turn RIGHT onto NC-175 South across the Fred L Woodard Sr Bridge (follow- 20.9 1.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Myers Chapel Road. ing sign toward Hiawassee). 22.5 0.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Clay Recreation 7.5 3.3 g Turn RIGHT to stay on NC-175 South. Park Road. 10.7 3.5 h At the NC/GA state line, continue onto 22.8 0.0 END The route ends here! You are back at GA-75 South. Clay County Recreation Park. 14.3 1.0 At the yield sign, turn RIGHT onto US- g 76 West / North Main Street. 15.3 0.0 f Turn LEFT onto Music Hall Road. 15.3 0.1 L Make u-turn at the beach. 3 4

23-mile loop from Clay County Recreation Park around Lake Chatuge. Tusquittee Adventure Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 25 Miles ut ro e 2E Tusquittee Adventure Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Hayesville, 13.4 3.4 f Turn LEFT onto Cold Branch Road. heading north on Sanderson Street. 16.8 2.0 g Turn RIGHT onto Peckerwood 0.1 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Anderson Street. Road. 0.2 1.7 Continue onto Tusquittee Street. 18.7 2.8 Turn LEFT onto Downings Creek h f Road. 1.9 1.5 h Continue onto Tusquittee Road. 21.5 2.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Jarrett Road. 3.4 1.8 Turn RIGHT onto Tusquittee Creek g Road. 23.9 0.7 Turn LEFT onto Tusquittee Road. 5.2 0.4 Continue straight onto Downings f h Creek Road. 24.5 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Main Street. 5.6 4.7 g Slight RIGHT onto Tusquittee Road. 10.3 3.1 Make a u-turn, and head back along 24.6 0.0 END The route ends here! L Tusquittee Road.

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25-mile loop out Tusquittee, returning on Cold Branch, Peckerwood, Downings Creek, and Jarrett Road.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 10.2 Miles ut ro e 2A Myers Chapel Out & Back NOVICE Total Go 1 2 Miles Miles 0.0 0.2 GO! Start Route in downtown Hayesville (Town Hall is a good place to park), heading north on Sanderson St. 0.2 0.7 Continue onto Anderson Street. h ALTERNATE ROUTES: 0.9 4.2 h Continue onto Myers Chapel Road • For an easier route, turn around at Clay (State Road 1140). County Park, shaving about 3 miles off the 5.1 4.8 L Turn around before you get to NC- total trip. 69. • For a more challenging route, continue 9.4 0.6 Continue onto Anderson Street. onto NC-69 (at Mile 5.1) and stay on all the h way back to Hayesville. NOTE: this road 10.0 0.1 h Continue onto Sanderson Street. is high traffic and not recommended for beginners. 10.1 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Herbert Street. 10.2 0.0 END The route ends here! You are back in downtown Hayesville.

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10-mile loop from downtown Hayesville south on Myers Chapel Road and back.

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1.3 1.1 h Continue onto Myers Chaperl Road. 13.4 0.1 h Continue onto State Road 1537. 2.4 0.7 h Continue onto Anderson Street. 13.4 0.2 f Make a sharp LEFT turn.

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3.1 1.0 h Continue onto Tusquittee Street. 4.1 4.6 f Turn LEFT onto Fires Creek Road. 8.7 3.0 Turn LEFT to stay on Fires Creek f Road.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 36 Miles ut ro e 2G Clay County East Side Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Hayesville. 10.0 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 East. Head north on Main Street. f 10.1 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Ash Road. 0.1 0.7 f At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Tusquittee Street. 10.5 0.2 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto US-64 g East. 0.8 2.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Jarrett Road. 10.7 0.5 f Turn LEFT onto Ash Loop Road. 3.1 2.8 f Turn LEFT onto Downings Creek Road. 11.2 0.4 f At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto US-64 5.9 2.0 Turn RIGHT onto Peckerwood Road. East. g CAUTION: Gravel Road (~1000ft). 11.6 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Pounding Mill Connec- 7.9 0.7 Make a slight RIGHT onto Cold Branch tor. k Road. 11.9 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Pounding Mill Road. 8.6 0.5 f Turn LEFT onto Burnt School House Road. 12.0 1.0 g Turn RIGHT onto Pounding Mill Loop. 9.2 0.8 k Keep RIGHT to stay on Burnt School 13.1 0.0 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT to stay on House Road. g Pounding Mill Loop. 9.3 0.7 k Keep LEFT to stay on Burnt School 13.1 0.2 At the stop sign, cross US-64 to contin- House Road. h ue on Geisky Creek Connector.

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 13.3 0.7 Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 East. 25.9 1.6 Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 East, f f which turns into NC-175 North. 14.0 3.1 f Turn LEFT onto Vineyard Road. CAUTION: Gravel Road (~500 ft). 27.5 1.0 g Turn RIGHT onto Cold Branch Road. 17.1 0.9 g Turn RIGHT onto Old Highway 64 East. 28.5 2.0 j Turn LEFT onto Peckerwood Road. 17.9 1.3 f Turn LEFT onto Bethabara Road. 30.5 4.5 f Turn LEFT onto Downings Creek 19.2 0.4 k Turn RIGHT onto Gnatty Road. Road. After crossing US-64, it becomes Oak Forest Road. 19.6 0.2 h Continue on Geisky Gnatty Connector. 35.0 0.2 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 West. 19.8 1.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Geisky Creek Road. 35.1 0.5 g Turn RIGHT onto Myers Chapel Road. 21.1 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Davenport Road. 35.6 0.7 h Continue onto Anderson Street. 21.5 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Burch Cove Road. Turn RIGHT onto Church Street. 22.1 1.2 f Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 East. 36.4 0.1 g 23.3 1.2 f Turn LEFT onto Hot House Road. 36.5 0.0 END The route ends here! 24.5 1.5 g Turn RIGHT onto Laurel Branch Road. 36-miler out Downing’s Creek, Peckerwood, and Cold Branch, through Shooting Creek and back. Three Logs Tour Pine Log, Ivy Log, Gum Log

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 38.8 Miles ut ro e 2H Three Logs Tour ADVANCED Pine Log, Ivy Log, Gum Log Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! Start Route in downtown Hayesville, 7.0 1.5 h Continue onto Beach Cove Road. heading northwest along Church Street. 8.5 1.0 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto Old 0.0 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Main Street. Highway 64 West. 0.1 0.6 f Turn LEFT onto Tusquittee Street. 9.5 2.9 f Turn LEFT onto Pine Log Road.

0.7 0.2 f Turn LEFT onto Qualla Road. 12.3 0.5 f Turn LEFT onto Ivy Log Road.

1.0 3.3 f Keep LEFT to stay on Qualla Road. 12.8 2.7 At the NC/GA state line, continue on h Smyrna Road. 4.3 0.0 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto US- 15.5 0.9 Turn RIGHT onto Ivy Log Spur. f 64 East. g 4.3 2.7 Make an immediate RIGHT turn onto 16.4 0.6 g At the intersection, turn a slight RIGHT g Carter Cove Road. to stay on Ivy Log Spur.

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 16.9 1.4 Turn LEFT onto Henson Road. 32.9 0.7 At the GA/NC state line, continue on f h NC-69 North. 18.3 9.0 f Turn LEFT onto Gumlog Road. 33.6 4.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Myers Chapel Road.

27.3 1.7 g At the Barnard Road intersection, keep 38.0 0.7 After crossing US Highway 64, Myers RIGHT to stay on Gumlog Road. h Chapel Road becomes Anderson Street. Immediately before the GA-66 inter- 29.0 0.0 Continue STRAIGHT onto Sanderson f section, turn LEFT to stay on Gumlog 38.7 0.1 h Street. Road.

29.0 0.1 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto GA-66 38.8 0.0 Turn RIGHT onto Church Street. f North. g

29.1 3.6 g Immediately after crossing Brasstown Creek, turn RIGHT onto GA-339 East. 38.8 0.0 END The route ends here! 32.7 0.2 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto GA-17 f North / GA-515 East.

Rural, intermediate 39-mile loop southwest of Hayesville.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 49.1 Miles ut ro e 1N Cherokee Local Route 1 Loop ADVANCED Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route in downtown Murphy 18.8 7.8 g Turn RIGHT onto Hiwassee Dam Ac- headed north on Peachtree Street. cess Road / Hiawassee Dam Access Road. 0.1 0.6 f Turn LEFT onto Hiwassee Street / Valley River Avenue. 26.5 6.1 Turn RIGHT onto Joe Brown High- g way. Turn RIGHT onto Old Ranger Road / 0.7 1.6 g Turn LEFT onto State Road 1331. Business 19 (State Road 1398). 32.6 7.4 f 2.3 1.0 Turn RIGHT onto US-129 S / US-19 S / g US-64 W / US-74 W. 40.0 0.6 Continue onto Hanging Dog Road / h State Road 1331. 3.3 2.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Old Murphy Road (State Road 1304). 45.4 3.0 f Turn LEFT onto Unicoi Turnpike. 5.6 2.8 Turn RIGHT onto US-129 S / US-19 S / 48.4 0.0 The route ends here! g US-64 W / US-74 W. END 8.4 5.8 g Turn RIGHT onto NC-294 West. 14.2 1.5 g Turn RIGHT onto State Road 1312. 15.6 3.2 h Continue onto Lower Bear Paw Road.

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Local route from Murphy US-64 west to NC-294 to Joe Brown Loop. Upper Bear Paw Joe Brown

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 48.5 Miles ut ro e 1O Upper Bear Paw Joe Brown ADVANCED Hiwassee Dam Loop Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.7 GO! Start Route in downtown Murphy, heading south on Valley River Ave- nue (Hiwassee Street / BUS 19). 0.7 1.6 Turn RIGHT onto Old Ranger Road / g Business 19 (State Road 1398). 2.3 1.0 Turn RIGHT onto US-129 S / US-19 S / g US-64 W / US-74 W. 3.3 2.3 Turn RIGHT onto Old Murphy Road g (State Road 1304). 5.6 3.5 Turn RIGHT onto US-129 South / US- g 19 South / US-64 West / US-74 West. 9.1 10.4 Turn RIGHT onto State Road 1312 g (Lower Bear Paw Road). 19.5 7.7 Turn RIGHT onto Hiwassee Dam g Access Road. 27.2 20.3 Turn RIGHT onto Joe Brown Highway g (Unicoi Turnpike / State Road 1363). k Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles

Cherokee County 50-miler. TVA Dams - Nottely to Hiwassee

Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 24.6 Miles ut ro e 1K TVA Dams - Nottely to Hiwassee INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 1.6 GO! Start Route at Nottely Dam, heading 11.1 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto US-64 West / US-74 west on Nottely Dam Road. West. 1.6 0.9 g Turn RIGHT onto Loving Road. 11.2 5.8 k Turn RIGHT onto NC-294 West. 2.5 0.7 Turn RIGHT onto Jonica Gap Road. 16.9 4.7 Turn RIGHT onto State Road 1312 g g (Lower Bear Paw Road). 3.2 2.2 g Turn RIGHT onto Voyles Town Road. 21.6 3.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Hiwassee Dam 5.4 0.7 f Turn LEFT onto East Culberson Road. Access Road. 6.1 0.6 At the GA/NC state line, continue onto 24.6 0.0 END The route ends here! h Cook Bridge Road. 6.6 2.4 Turn RIGHT to stay on Cook Bridge g Road. 9.0 0.3 g Turn RIGHT onto NC-60 North. 9.3 1.0 Turn LEFT onto US-64 West / US-74 f West. 10.4 0.7 Turn RIGHT onto State Road 1301 k (Wingate Road).

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23-miler, dam to dam. TVA Dams Hiwassee to Apalachia

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 14.7 Miles ut ro e 1E TVA Dams INTERMEDIATE Hiwassee to Apalachia Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 5.1 GO! Start Route at Hiwassee Dam (there is a parking area), heading south on Hiwassee Dam Access Road. 5.1 0.2 h Continue onto State Road 1314. 5.3 1.8 g Turn RIGHT onto NC-294 West. 7.1 0.7 g Turn RIGHT onto River Hill Road. 7.8 1.0 Slight LEFT onto Marion Adams f Road. 8.9 1.9 Marion Adams Road turns slightly k RIGHT and becomes E Pine Ridge Rd. 10.8 1.1 g Slight RIGHT onto TN-68 North. 11.8 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Underwood Drive. 12.0 2.2 Turn RIGHT onto Appalachia Dam g Road. 14.7 0.0 END The route ends here!

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15-miler into Tennessee and the last dam on the Hiwassee River before it leaves North Carolina. Andrews 13.5-Mile Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 13.5 Miles ut ro e 1D Andrews 13.5-Mile Loop NOVICE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route at the Andrews Recre- ation Park, heading south on Town Branch Road toward Main Street. 0.1 0.2 Turn LEFT onto 2nd Street / Main f Street. 0.3 6.3 g Turn RIGHT onto Fairview Road. 6.6 0.3 Turn RIGHT to stay on Fairview g Road. 6.9 0.4 g Turn RIGHT onto NC-141 North. 7.3 0.3 Continue onto Marble Springs h Church Road. 7.6 5.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Airport Road. 12.7 0.6 h Continue onto Main Street (2nd St). 13.4 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Town Branch Road. 13.5 0.0 END The route ends here!

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Andrews to Marble via Fairview Rd, returning around Airport Road.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 8.7 Miles ut ro e 1B Andrews 8.7-Mile Town Loop NOVICE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.1 GO! Start Route at the Andrews Recre- 1.9 0.5 g Turn RIGHT onto US-19 BUS North. ation Park, which has a large parking lot. Head south on Town Branch 2.4 3.3 f Turn LEFT onto Stewart Road (State Road toward Main Street. Road 1389). 0.1 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Main Street / 2nd 5.7 0.3 Turn LEFT onto Beaver Creek Road. f Street. f 6.0 0.7 h After crossing US-19/US-129/US-74, 0.2 0.1 j Slight LEFT onto Wilson Street. continue on Locust Street. 0.3 0.1 Keep RIGHT onto Chestnut Street. 6.7 0.3 Turn RIGHT onto 6th Street. k CAUTION: Railroad Crossing! g Continue onto Walker Street. 0.4 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto 1st Street. 7.1 0.1 h Turn LEFT onto Connaheta Avenue. 0.8 0.2 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto 7.2 0.3 f Tarrent Street. 7.5 0.2 k Slight RIGHT onto Tucker White Road / 0.9 0.0 Turn LEFT onto 2nd Street / Main Tucker White Hollow Street. f Street. k Turn RIGHT onto Fairview Road. 0.9 0.2 g Turn RIGHT onto Macon Street. 7.7 0.1 g Turn LEFT onto Whitaker Lane. 1.1 0.7 f Turn LEFT onto Aquone Road. 7.8 0.5 f

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This loop is short and close to town, appropriate for beginners.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 27.3 Miles ut ro e 1L South Cherokee County Loop ADVANCED Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! Start Route in downtown Murphy, 5.9 1.0 f Turn RIGHT onto US-64 West / US-74 heading southwest on Hiwassee West. Street / Valley River Avenue. 6.9 2.5 f Turn LEFT onto NC-60 South. After crossing the bridge, turn RIGHT 0.4 0.0 g Turn LEFT onto Raper Road. onto Lakeside Drive. 9.4 0.8 f 0.5 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Cherokee Street / 10.2 1.9 f Turn LEFT onto Old Culberson Road. f Hunter Street. Continue onto Cook Bridge Road. 0.6 0.3 Turn LEFT onto Cherokee Street, 12.1 0.6 h f which becomes Deweese Street. 12.7 1.0 h After crossing the NC/GA state line, 0.9 1.4 k Slight RIGHT onto US-19 Business continue onto East Culberson Road. South. 13.7 0.5 h Continue straight onto John Smith 2.3 1.0 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto US- Road West. 129 South / US-19 South / US-64 West 14.1 0.8 After crossing the river, continue onto / US-74 West. h Tate Road.

Slight RIGHT onto Old Murphy Road. 14.9 0.8 Turn LEFT across the GA/NC state line 3.3 2.6 k f onto Jim Cordell Road (SR 1590).

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 15.8 0.1 Turn LEFT onto US-129 North / US-19 23.7 2.3 Turn LEFT onto Martin’s Creek f North (Blairsville Highway). f Road. 15.8 0.3 Turn RIGHT onto Moccasin Creek 25.9 1.3 f Turn LEFT onto Hiwassee Street. g Road. 27.3 0.0 END The route ends here! You are back 16.1 0.8 j Keep LEFT on Moccasin Creek Road. in downtown Murphy. 16.9 0.6 f Turn LEFT onto Glen Stalcup Road. 17.5 0.7 Keep RIGHT to stay on Glen Stalcup k Road. 18.2 1.8 g Turn RIGHT onto Martin’s Creek Road. 20.0 0.9 Turn LEFT onto New Martin’s Creek f Road. 20.9 0.6 g Turn RIGHT onto Hedden Road. 21..5 2.2 f Turn LEFT onto Crisp Road (SR 1576).

28-mile loop with 2,300 ft elev. to Culberson, Belleview, Martin’s Creek and downtown Murphy. Murphy and New US-64 Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 20 Miles ut ro e 1I Murphy and New US-64 Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! Start Route in downtown Murphy, 6.3 0.2 f Depot Street turns LEFT and be- heading north on Tennessee Street. comes Railroad Street. 0.8 1.0 Turn RIGHT onto Connahetta Street. 6.5 1.0 Turn RIGHT onto Hiwassee Street / g g Valley River Avenue. 1.9 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Hill Street. 7.6 4.3 h Continue onto Hampton Church 2.0 0.3 Turn LEFT onto Pleasant Valley Road / Harshaw Road. f Road. 13.4 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Brasstown Road 2.3 0.4 f Turn LEFT onto Regal Street. (State Road 1564). 2.7 0.1 Turn RIGHT onto Wye Road. 13.7 1.7 f Turn LEFT onto Old Highway 64 g CAUTION: Railroad Crossing! West. 2.8 1.5 Continue RIGHT onto Landscape 15.3 4.1 f Turn LEFT onto US-64 West. k Drive / Reservoir Road. 19.4 0.5 h Continue onto Peachtree Street / 4.3 1.8 Turn LEFT onto Joe Brown Highway / Unicoi Turnpike. f Unicoi Turnpike. The route ends here! 6.2 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Depot Street. 19.9 0.0 END 1 2

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3 4 20-mile loop with 1,700 ft elev. Taste of Joe Brown Hwy then out to John C. Campbell Folk School and back on the scenic new US-64.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 9 Miles ut ro e 1A Murphy Town Runabout Loop NOVICE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.4 GO! Start Route in downtown Murphy, 2.2 0.2 g At the yield sign, turn RIGHT onto heading south on Peachtree Street. Peachtree Street / Unicoi Turnpike. 0.4 0.4 At the yield sign, turn RIGHT onto US- 2.4 0.2 g Turn RIGHT onto McClelland Street. g 129 South / US-19 South / US-64 West / US-74 West. 2.6 0.1 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Hilton f Street. 0.8 0.9 g At the yield sign, turn RIGHT onto Business 19 (Hiwassee Street). 2.7 0.3 Around the RIGHT bend, continue onto g Thomas Street. 1.7 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Dillard Street. 3.0 0.1 f At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto Valley 1.8 0.2 Turn RIGHT onto Manse, which be- River Avenue. g comes East Avenue. 3.1 0.5 g Turn RIGHT onto Connahetta Street. At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto 2.0 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Hill Street (BUS 19). Cherry. 3.7 0.3 g Keep RIGHT onto Blumenthal Street. 2.1 0.1 k 4.0 0.9 h Continue onto Andrews Road. 2.2 0.1 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto 4.9 0.4 Turn LEFT onto Pleasant Valley Road. f Alpine Street. f

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 5.3 1.8 Continue LEFT onto Pleasant Valley f Road (State Road 1366). 7.1 0.2 Turn RIGHT onto Valley River Ave- g nue. 7.3 0.3 Valley River Avenue turns slightly g RIGHT and becomes Duke Street. 7.6 0.2 g Turn RIGHT onto Connahetta Street. 7.8 0.8 Turn LEFT onto Tennessee Street / f Unicoi Turnpike. 8.7 0.0 END The route ends here! Welcome back to Murphy.

9-mile downtown Murphy circuit.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 20.9 Miles ut ro e 1J Tennessee Connector INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.6 GO! Start Route in downtown Murphy, heading south on Hiwassee Street.

0.6 20.3 Turn RIGHT onto US-129 South / US- g 19 South / US-64 West / US-74 West.

20.9 0.0 END The route ends here! You are at the NC/TN state line.

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Extension of NC Route #2 to connect with future TN state bike route on US 411, in Ocoee, TN, approximately 30 miles from state line. Folk School Loop

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 14.8 Miles ut ro e 1F Folk School Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 4.5 GO! Start Route at the John C. Campbell Folk School, heading south on Brass- town Road (State Road 1564).

4.5 4.6 Turn RIGHT onto Martin’s Creek Road g (State Road 1556).

9.1 5.7 Turn RIGHT onto Harshaw Road g (State Road 1558). 14.8 0.0 END The route ends here! You are back at the John C. Campbell.

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Brasstown loop starting and ending at the John C. Campbell Folk School. TVA Dams - Mission to Nottely

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 16 Miles ut ro e 1H TVA Dams - Mission to Nottely INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.4 GO! Start Route on Mission Dam Over- 8.6 0.2 f Turn LEFT at Floyd Stalcup Road. look.

Make a slight LEFT onto Pinhook Turn LEFT onto Mission Dam Road. 8.8 0.7 f 0.4 0.1 f Road.

0.4 0.4 h Continue onto State Road 1537. 9.5 0.6 f Turn LEFT to stay on Pinhook Road.

Keep LEFT to stay on Pinhook Road. 0.8 1.3 f Turn LEFT to stay on Mission Road. 10.2 0.5 j 10.6 0.1 g Turn RIGHT toward Beaver Gap Road / 2.1 1.2 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto US- Cherokee Mountain Trail. g 64 West. 10.7 1.2 f Turn LEFT onto Beaver Gap Road / 3.3 1.7 Turn LEFT onto State Road 1548 (Old Cherokee Mountain Trail. f Highway 64). 11.9 0.2 Turn LEFT onto Moccasin Creek Road. 5.0 3.6 g Turn RIGHT onto State Road 1564. f

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 12.1 0.1 Turn RIGHT to stay on Moccasin g Creek Road.

12.2 2.3 Crossing the NC/GA state line, con- h tinue onto Moccasin Road. 14.5 0.2 At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto g Ivylog Road.

14.7 1.9 Continue onto Nottely Dam Road h (GA-325 South).

16.7 0.0 END The route ends here! You are at Nottely Dam.

16 miles through Brasstown to Ivy Log, GA.

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 29.4 Miles ut ro e 1M Valley River Run Loop INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.4 GO! Start Route at the intersection of 4.6 1.7 Keep LEFT onto Maltby Road. Andrews Road and Pleasant Valley j CAUTION: Railroad Crossings. Road (just off US Highway 19/74/129 between Murphy and Harrah’s Cher- 6.3 6.3 Turn LEFT onto Airport Road. okee Casino. Head west on Pleasant j Valley Road. 12.6 1.0 h After passing the airport and crossing 0.4 1.0 g Turn RIGHT onto Regal Road (State US-19/129, continue onto Main Street Road 1366). (2nd Street). 1.4 1.3 Turn LEFT onto Old Tomotla Road 13.6 0.1 g Turn RIGHT onto Locust Street in f (State Road 1370). CAUTION: Railroad downtown Andrews. Crossings at acute angles. 13.7 0.3 Turn RIGHT onto 3rd Street. 2.8 0.3 Slight LEFT onto Hayes Road (State g j Road 1373). Continue onto Fairview Road. 3.1 0.1 g Keep RIGHT onto Moose Creek Lane. 14.0 6.2 h 3.1 1.5 f Turn LEFT onto Tomotla Road. 20.2 0.4 g Turn RIGHT to stay on Fairview Road.

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 20.5 3.0 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto NC- f 141 South. NOTE: This road has high traffic at high speeds! Use caution. 23.6 1.5 g Turn RIGHT onto Rowland Hill Road.

25.1 1.3 Rowland Hill Road turns slightly g RIGHT and becomes State Road 1554 (Old Peachtree Road). 26.4 0.2 g Turn RIGHT onto State Road 1651.

26.5 2.1 At the stop sign, turn LEFT onto f US-129 South (US-19 South / US-74 West). 28.7 0.7 Turn RIGHT onto Andrews Road (US- g 19 Business South). 29.4 0.0 END The route ends here!

30-mile Murphy to Andrews loop. Main Streets (Murphy to Andrews)

Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 15.8 Miles ut ro e 1G Main Streets INTERMEDIATE (Murphy to Andrews) Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.7 GO! Start Route in downtown Mur- 6.6 1.7 f Turn LEFT onto Maltby Road. phy at the intersection of Unicoi CAUTION: This road has two (2) Rail- Turnpike and Valley River Avenue road Crossings at 45 degrees. (Business 19), heading northeast. 8.4 6.3 f Turn LEFT onto Airport Road. Keep RIGHT onto Hill Street. CAUTION: At mile 11.7 there is a Rail- 0.7 0.4 g road Crossing at a very acute angle.

1.1 0.9 f Turn LEFT onto Pleasant Valley 14.6 1.2 After crossing US Highway 19 (US Road. h 74/129), continue on Airport Road, which becomes Main Street/2nd 2.1 1.5 Continue STRAIGHT onto State Street. h Road 1366 (Regal Road). Pleasant Valley Road curves to the right. 15.8 0.0 END The route ends here! 3.6 0.5 Turn LEFT onto US-129 North/US- f 10 North/US-74 East. 4.0 2.6 f Turn LEFT onto Tomotla Road.

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Flat, easy 16-mile ride between these two towns in Cherokee County. Andrews 12-Miler

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 12 Miles ut ro e 1C Andrews 12-Miler (Pisgah Drive) NOVICE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! Start Route at Andrews Recreation 4.0 0.4 Turn RIGHT onto US-19 Business Park and Community Center on Town g South. Branch Road. 0.0 0.1 Turn RIGHT out of the Rec Park 4.5 1.3 f Turn LEFT onto Pisgah Road. g parking lot and head south on Town Branch Road. 5.8 0.0 g Keep RIGHT onto McClelland Creek 0.1 0.4 Turn LEFT onto 2nd Street (Main Road/Pisgah Road. f Street). CAUTION: Railroad Crossing at a 45 degree angle. 6.6 3.7 f Turn LEFT to stay on Pisgah Road. 0.5 0.4 Turn LEFT onto Locust Street. f CAUTION: Railroad Crossing at 90 Turn LEFT onto Fairview Road. degree angle. 10.3 0.0 f 0.9 0.3 h After crossing US Highway 19/74/129, Locust Street becomes Beaver Creek 10.3 0.8 g Immediately turn RIGHT onto State Road. Road 1616. 1.2 2.8 Turn RIGHT onto Stewart Road. 11.1 0.3 f Turn LEFT onto Whitaker Lane. g CAUTION: Railroad Crossing. CAUTION: Railroad Crossing.

Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 11.4 0.3 Turn RIGHT onto 2nd Street/Main g Street.

11.8 0.1 Turn LEFT onto Town Branch f Road.

12.0 0.0 END The route ends here!

Mostly gentle grades around Andrews - a 1-hour loop for beginners. TVA Dams - Hiwassee to Apalachia

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Southern Blue Ridge Bike Routes Remember to obey all traffic signs and signals 14.2 Miles ut ro e 1E TVA Dams - Hiwassee to Apalachia INTERMEDIATE Total Go 1 Total Go 2 Miles Miles Miles Miles 0.0 0.0 GO! Start Route on Hiwassee Dam Access 10.2 0.6 f Cross the NC/TN state line, and Road. There is a parking area at the continue on Pine Ridge Road. north side of the dam. Head LEFT out of the parking area. 10.8 1.1 g At the STOP sign, turn RIGHT onto 0.0 5.3 Head southeast on Hiwassee Dam State Road 68. h Access Road (State Road 1314) across the dam. 11.9 0.1 f Turn LEFT onto Underwood Drive. 5.3 1.8 g At the stop sign, turn RIGHT onto Highway NC-294 West (following the 12.0 2.2 Turn RIGHT onto Appalachia Dam sign toward Fields of the Wood). g Road. 7.1 0.7 Turn RIGHT onto River Hill Road 14.2 0.0 END The route ends here! You have k (State Road 1320). arrived at Apalachia Dam on the TN/NC state line. 7.8 1.1 Slight LEFT on Marion Adams Road j (State Road 1316). 8.9 1.3 k Turn RIGHT onto E Pine Ridge Road.

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16-miler into Tennessee and the last dam on the Hiwassee River before it leaves North Carolina.