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The Forest Heritage Scenic Byway is a 76.7-mile (123.4 km) National Forest Scenic Byway, National Scenic Byway and North Carolina Scenic Byway that traverses through the Pisgah National Forest, in Western North Carolina. It features the Cradle of Forestry, waterfalls, trails and scenic vistas.
After passing through Balsam Grove, the road returns into Pisgah National Forest, climbing rapidly for another 7 miles (11 km) through the Pinhook Valley, peaking at the intersection with the Blue Ridge Parkway at 5,300 feet (1,600 m). This section of the road climbs 2,400 feet (730 m) in 7 miles (11 km).
Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway The loop byway traverses along NC 181 , NC 183 , Old NC Highway 105 (SR 1238), NC 126 and Fish Hatchery Road (SR 1254/SR 1240). The byway is noted its history as the same route the Kirk's Raiders used to make a successful attack on Confederate Army Camp Vance, outside Morganton, during the Civil War .
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St. Croix Scenic Byway. Minnesota With nearly two dozen scenic byways, the Land of 10,000 Lakes is a highly underrated road trip destination. Among the state's best options is the 124-mile St ...
NC 28 overlaps with two state scenic byways: the Waterfall Byway, between Highlands and Franklin, and the Indian Lake Scenic Byway, between Almond and Deals Gap. [4] NC 28 also overlaps parts of the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway, a National Forest Scenic Byway, that traverses through the Nantahala National Forest. [5]
This 161-mile byway “goes through some of the most rugged and remote country in the Lower 48, following the Salmon River through the Salmon and Challis national forests and provides access to ...