|
Byway: North Carolina - Little Parkway
Byway Description: Built by man and mule as a toll road in 1889, this route winds along the face of Grandfather Mountain.
Next Marker
Previous Marker
Printer Version PDF
|
Km |
Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
0.0
(30.9) |
0.0
(19.2) |
Start of Byway Little Parkway
Altitude: 3642 feet
|
Junction of United States Highway #221, State Highway #181 and State Highway #105 at Linville, North Carolina, a community in Avery County, North Carolina This is where byway Little Parkway starts its journey from. This Byway travels through undeveloped wilderness area in the Pisgah National Forest, The Linville Falls, Caverns, present natural wonders, Grandfather Mountain, a natural landform and landmark, Picnic and hiking areas available all along the byway and sights of the Blue Ridge Mountains offer excellent photo opportunities.
|
2.9
(28.0) |
1.8
(17.4) |
Old Yonahloosee Road
Altitude: 4281 feet
|
Old Yonahloosee Road / State Route #1510, MacRae Meadows,
|
3.4
(27.5) |
2.1
(17.1) |
Blowing Rock Highway
Altitude: 4278 feet
|
Blowing Rock Highway, Sourwood Honey sold by locals here, Swinging bridge near Grand Father Mountain, A grand view point of Grand Father Mountain and the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
|
5.1
(25.8) |
3.2
(16.0) |
Intersection
Altitude: 4203 feet
|
Intersection Blue Ridge Parkway, State Route #1513/Carroll Gragg Road, Beacon Heights Trail, Linn Cove Viaduct, a segmental bridge on the Blude Ridge Parkway around the slopes of Grandfather Mountain near here in North Carolina,
|
5.8
(25.1) |
3.6
(15.6) |
Edgemont Road
Altitude: 4127 feet
|
Edgemont Road / State Route #90, Community of Edgemont, North Carolina,
|
11.8
(19.1) |
7.3
(11.9) |
Lindale Drive
Altitude: 3983 feet
|
Lindale Drive / Pilot Ridge Road, these forest routes travel through the dense Pisgah National Forest on the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
|
14.6
(16.3) |
9.1
(10.1) |
Gold Mountain Road
Altitude: 3934 feet
|
Gold Mountain Road / Hemlock Ridge Road,
|
17.9
(13.0) |
11.1
(8.1) |
Clarence Newton Road
Altitude: 3763 feet
|
Clarence Newton Road, A waterfall is spotted near here just off the Highway #221, Julian Price Memorial Park,
|
19.6
(11.3) |
12.2
(7.0) |
Holloway Mountain Road
Altitude: 3553 feet
|
Holloway Mountain Road / State Route #1559, connects United States Highway #221 to Blue Ridge Parkway, and travels through Julian Price Memorial Park,
|
22.9
(8.0) |
14.2
(5.0) |
Johns Ridge Road
Altitude: 3491 feet
|
Johns Ridge Road / State Route #1563, runs through the Julian Price Memorial Park and connects to Blue Ridge Parkway near Julian Price Memorial Park Pond/Price Lake, Boone Fork Falls, a waterfall on Boone Fork Trail, Green Knob Trail, Sim's Pond, in Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
|
27.0
(3.9) |
16.8
(2.4) |
Cone Road
Altitude: 3842 feet
|
Cone Road, Shulls Mill Road, Moses Cone House, Flat Top Manor or Moses Cone Manor, a historic mansion located in Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, near the Trout Lake, Flat Top Mountain, North Carolina,
|
28.7
(2.2) |
17.8
(1.4) |
Access to Bass Lake
Altitude: 3648 feet
|
Access to Bass Lake, A Lake located in Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, North Carolina
|
29.6
(1.3) |
18.4
(0.8) |
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Altitude: 3576 feet
|
Main Street, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, a town in Caldwell and watagua counties of North Carolina, Attractions in the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina are; The Blowing Rock, that juts over 1,500 feet (460 m) above the Johns River gorge, The Blowing Rock Park, Tweetsie Railroad theme park, The elegant Green Park Inn and Country Club, and the Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center.
|
30.9
(0.0) |
19.2
(0.0) |
End of Byway: Little Parkway
Altitude: 3474 feet
|
Junction of United States Highway #321 and United States Highway #221, at the outskirts of the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, near Tanger Shoppes on the Parkway, Byway: Little Parkway ends.
|
More Free North Carolina Highway Guides
United States Highway #25, US Route 25 |
Interstate Highway #26, South Carolina to Junction of I-40 |
United States Highway #276, |
Interstate Highway #40, |
United States Highway #441, |
United States Highway #64, US Route 64: Cashiers to Rutherfordton |
United States Highway #70, |
Interstate Highway #77, |
Interstate Highway #85, |
Interstate Highway #95, |
|
|
