Check www.nps.gov/blri/ for Parkway closure information Burnsville: 1 1/2 hour drive from Kingsport: Main St. Exit 32 off I-26, left then right to Erwin. Left Hwy 107 (NC 226) to Red Hill STORE then Right 197 SOUTH to Burnsville. 2nd left after RR Xing along river (197 S.). Right @T @light onto 19E. Bear right East Main or R at Bowditch to Square. Slightly less travel TIME via I-26 & 19E. MOUNT MITCHELL : from town of Nu-Wray Inn in Burnsville, NC ===== ======== ~6:30 total travel time. Suggest leaving 9:00-9:30 Cumulative Turn ToTurn ROAD RH: 8/90-07 __________ _____ ______ ________ 0.00 Start East from Nu-Wray Inn 9:55 a.m. 1.05 L 1.05 on 19E @T & Stop 4.55 R 3.50 Hwy 80 towards Marion 5.15 R .50 on Hwy 80 towards Marion in Micaville (store) Stores at 9.04, 10.37, 13.22, 13.33 13.75 Carolina Hemlock Recreation Area & Campground 17.40 Hamrick Inn B&B(closed) 7787 Hwy 80 on left 17.66 Last store before Mitchell on right 19.15 R 14.00 Blue Ridge Parkway access 19.21 L .06 South on Blue Ridge Parkway 11:12 a.m. 19.80 Twin Tunnels- Longer (* -BIKE LIGHTS REQUIRED BY BRP- *) 24.20 Rough Ridge Tunnel (short) 25.10 Overlook on right of Mt. Mitchell 4825': 2m downhill 30.66 R 11.45 128 towards Mt. Mitchell State Park 33.08 S 2.42 Park Entrance/Office (water & restroom). road flattens 33.80 MMSP Restaurant Entrance (fuel for return?) 35.41 2.33 Summit parking lot 6578' (1-1/4M)(Water, restrooms, snacks) 1:33p.m. 3:40 from Bville, walk to Top Elevation 6684' 35.41 U Return Route: SAME 2:05 p.m. 40.16 L 4.75 North @T onto Blue Ridge Parkway 45.08 Green Knob overlook on right 4760' 45.56 Mt. Mitchell overlook on left at hilltop. 4825' 51.42 R 11.26 Burnsville/80 exit off parkway 51.52 L .10 Hwy 80 52.32 1st Store (on left) 3:13 p.m. 56.94 Recreation Area/ Campground 65.51 L 13.99 @T in Micaville 66.03 L .52 @T onto 19E 68 R -optional- turn onto Burnsville School Rd - then back to 19-E 69.32 S 3.29 through light 69.47 VR .15 bear right into Burnsville 70.67 1.20 Arrive at Nu-Wray Inn 4:24 p.m. 2:19 return BLUE-RED LOOP: from Nu-Wray Inn Burnsville, NC : Counter-clockwise Cumulative Turn ToTurn ROAD RH: 8/90 __________ _____ ______ ____________________ 0.00 Start East from Nu-Wray Inn (shorter version of Metric) 1.05 L 1.05 @T 19E ~4. L Road 1308. becomes 1312 then 1338 follows Toe and Cane river most of way 50.00 L 19E back to Burnsville: 50 miles 37 mile LOOP: Junction of 19E and Jacks Creek Road, 2.8 miles W.of Burnsville Square: Clockwise Cumulative Turn ToTurn ROAD RH: 7/06 __________ _____ ______ ____________________ 0.0 R on Hwy 19, go .6 miles 0.6 R on Cane River Middle School Rd, go 2.1 miles 2.7 R on 19-W, go 8.6 miles 11.3 bear R to stay on 19-W (there is a store here); go 6 miles 17.3 S pass Egypt-Ramseytown Fire Station #2 then in .4 miles 17.7 R on Huntdale Rd., go 3.9 miles 21.6 L to cross bridge; Peterson's Store; go 2.8 miles 22.1 go under RR trestle, then R on Relief Rd. (stay with river); go .5 25.2 R right to cross bridge, then left; go 3.1 miles 28.3 R (straight) leave river on Jacks Creek Rd 37 stay on Jacks Creek Rd for about 10 miles to return to Blossman Gas SUNDAY RIDE: from Nu-Wray Inn (~1:50) Cumulative Turn ToTurn ROAD RH: 8/90-05 & 8/18 __________ ____ ______ ____________________ 0.0 Start East from Nu-Wray Inn on Main. .6 R .6 Pensacola Road (Hwy 197) .7 X .1 @light cross 19E VR after hill and follow along Cane river through Pensacola 11.3 S 10.6 Straight onto Ewart Wilson Rd @ Murchlson @ 197 (optional hill extension?) 13.9 U 1.6 End state maintained road- return same route (27.8m) OR R at Pensacola onto Capitol Creek Road old Pensacola RR Depot on left. U turn 20+ miles R Pensacola Rd at Store/ Church R Bolens Creek Road (some climbing!) R Pensacola Rd @ stop X @ light cross 19E then Left up Main Street to Square 30.0 Finish at Square