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In North Carolina, the Bartram Trail meanders 78.4 miles (126.2 km) near the mountainous towns of Franklin, Highlands, Andrews, Robbinsville, and Nantahala. It includes 5,385 feet (1,641 m) Wayah Bald , which is the highest point on the trail and where it crosses the Appalachian Trail .
The first part of this 64.5-mile (103.8 km) byway follows the combined route of U.S. 64 and NC 28 from Highlands, North Carolina to Franklin, North Carolina and features views of the Cullasaja Gorge, the Cullasaja River and numerous waterfalls, including: Bridal Veil Falls, actually from a tributary creek
Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina.Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and Cashiers Townships, respectively.
NC 1621, 1.4 miles northwest of its junction with NC 1620 35°02′44″N 83°16′23″W / 35.045460°N 83.273165°W / 35.045460; -83.273165 ( Wilson Log Highlands
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. It is also noted for scenic views of the ...
Fixing the trails is a low priority compared to the humanitarian crisis still unfolding in Western North Carolina, says Brent Laurenz, executive director of the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
Bridal Veil Falls is located on the side of US 64 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of Highlands, North Carolina.Highway 64 originally used the curve of roadway behind the falls exclusively so that all traffic went behind them; however, this caused problems with icing of the roadway during freezing weather, and Hwy. 64 has been re-routed around the front of the falls since.
Whiteside Mountain or Sanigilâ'gĭ in Cherokee is a mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina between Cashiers, Highlands, North Carolina, and the Georgia border. [1] Whiteside Mountain can boast the highest cliffs in Eastern North America. [ 2 ]