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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
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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
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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
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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
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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