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East of the Smokies, West of Asheville, All Around Hot Springs, NC

Price: $5.00

• More than 375 miles of roads
• Seldom explored, yet close to everything
• Waterfalls and rivers
• Spans the mountains between the park and the Parkway

Tiny Hot Springs, North Carolina, sits on the French Broad River in the northern mountains between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Tennessee border northwest of Asheville. This remote town is surrounded by National Forests and is one of the few civilized stops along the Appalachian Trail. This section of the Appalachian Mountains is seldom explored. To the south, the mountains along the state borders lie within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To the north, they reach their greatest heights. This is pure rural mountain country with few towns, narrow pastoral valleys, and places that exist now only as names on maps.

Enjoy beautiful mountain and river views, discover historic towns, and challenge yourself to some of the twistiest roads to be found anywhere. The map includes the best approaches to Hot Springs from Lake Junaluska, NC, and US 23A on some of the most scenic and enjoyable rides over the mountains and through the woods and valleys. Old barns, homestead cabins, mountain farms, and pastoral creeks line the roadways with significant portions through National Forest lands in North Carolina and Tennessee. Most travelers miss these fabulous rides as they are focused on getting to Deals Gap or Smoky Mountains National Park - your missing some real gems. The tiny town of Hot Springs swells with local motorcyclists on the weekend all here to enjoy the fantastic riding laid out on this map. I've thrown in a few roads many of these locals have yet to discover.

Scope: This map describes the area between the eastern edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Asheville, North Carolina, and skirts the Tennessee border in the north.

Significant Content: The highest and one of the most scenic sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway, several roadside waterfalls, winding rides through portions of the Pisgah National Forest, and Hot Springs really does have hot springs.

Cities and Towns:
North Carolina: Asheville, Fletcher, Hendersonville, Etowah, Brevard, Weaverville, Mars Hill, Marshall, Canton, Clyde, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Hot Springs, Forks of Ivey, Bethel, Lake Junaluska
Tennessee: Flag Pond, Rocky Fork, Parrotsville

Details: 11 x 17 inches. Full color map on one side with detailed directions and waterfall guide on the back. More than 375 miles of the best routes are indicated in red. One good loop ride is described, several good shortcuts and little known shorter roads help you make connections from the major roads and highways. Easy to read road labels to aid navigation, mileage between roads is indicated, reliable and remote gas stations are shown, as well as numerous points of interest.

Adjoining Maps: This map joins with "Maggie Valley to Deals Gap and the Cherohala Skyway" in the west, and "The Best Rides North and South of Asheville, NC" to the east, and "The Best Roads South of Great Smoky Mountains National Park - EAST" to the south.

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