Bicycle Routes for Cherokee, Clay, Graham, & Macon Counties Southern Blue Ridge Bike Plan Tatham’s Gap Crossing Gravel Grinder k N k 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, contin- ue 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 3 4 Climb over 2,000 feet from Andrews to Robbinsville. Cherokee Route 3 Loop k k k k k N 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. Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 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) k k N 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. Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles These two downtowns are connected by NC Bike Route #2, traveling over Wayah Mountain. Main Streets (Andrews to Robbinsville) k k N k 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. Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles 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) k k N 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. Total Go 3 Total Go 4 Miles Miles Miles Miles Travel new and old US 64 between these two county seats. Main Streets (Hayesville to Andrews) k k N k 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. 3 4 Take in Fires Creek and Peachtree to the Valley River. Winding Rainbow Tusquittee Half Gravel Grinder Loop N k k k 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.