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Byway: North Carolina - Pacolet River Byway
Byway Description: This route passes over the Pacolet River several times, and also goes through the unique Tryon Thermal Belt microclimate.
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Start of Pacolet River Byway
Altitude: 1024 feet
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At the Boundary line of North Carolina State with South Carolina, near the Junction Old Appalachian Highway and United States Highway #176, Starts Pacolet River Byway, Old railroad depots, log cabins and other historic buildings can be found in the towns of Saluda and Tryon, while Pearson Falls Natural Heritage Site, a 259 acre botanical wonderland where visitors can hike, bird watch or just enjoy the outdoors. Tryon houses the Polk County Historical Museum, whose 1906 train station was once the center of activity for the area, are some of the interesting spots along the Pacolet River Byway, North Carolina
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1.2
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Tryon, North Carolina
Altitude: 1076 feet
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Tryon, North Carolina, a town located in Polk County, North Carolina,
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2.6
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1.6
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Lynn Road / State Highway #108
Altitude: 1040 feet
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Lynn Road / State Highway #108, Community of Lynn, North Carolina, located in Polk County, North Carolina, Columbus, North Carolina, a town in Polk County, North Carolina
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2.1
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Tryon Country Club
Altitude: 1027 feet
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Country Club Road, Tryon Country Club in Tryon, North Carolina
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2.7
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Warrior Drive
Altitude: 935 feet
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Warrior Drive, near Pacolet River, WJFJ, a radio station is located here in Polk County licensed to serve Tryon, North Carolina
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Pearson Falls Road
Altitude: 1499 feet
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Pearson Falls, water falls on the Pacolet River, consisting of 3 cascades just off the Highway #176 in the woods
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Cabbage Patch Road
Altitude: 1880 feet
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Cabbage Patch Road / State Route #1103, State Route #1104,
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Frost Road
Altitude: 2090 feet
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Frost Road
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14.5
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9.0
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Ozone Drive
Altitude: 2116 feet
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Ozone Drive / State Route #1181, Bradley Falls, Upper Trail, Big Bradley Falls, located across Interstate Highway #26, off Saluda, North Carolina, Polk County, North Carolina
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15.0
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9.3
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Saluda, North Carolina
Altitude: 2090 feet
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Saluda, North Carolina, located in Henderson and Polk Counties, North Carolina, Saluda is famous for sitting at the top of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Saluda Grade, the steepest standard gauge railroad line in the United States.
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10.4
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Access
Altitude: 2037 feet
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Access to Mountain Page Road State Route #1846, Lake Sheila,
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11.5
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Macedonia Road
Altitude: 2077 feet
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Macedonia Road / Pace Mountain Road,
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12.0
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Lake Summit
Altitude: 1991 feet
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Lake Summit, south Lake Summit Road,
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12.1
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Access Road
Altitude: 2001 feet
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Access Road to Toxedo Dam, Tuxedo Lake, North Carolina
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19.9
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12.4
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Access
Altitude: 1962 feet
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Access to Tuxedo Lake, near Saluda, North Carolina, in Henderson County, North Carolina
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End of Pacolet River Byway
Altitude: 2106 feet
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Junction of United States Highway #176 with United States Highway #25, Off Saluda, North Carolina in Henderson County, North Carolina, Near East Flat Rock, North Carolina, in Henderson County, North Carolina, Outside City of Hendersonville, North Carolina. This is where Pacolet River Byway ends.
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