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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY & WATERFALL TOUR

98.3 MILES

LAKEVIEW 27.9 MILES

GOLD FEVER 22.9 MILES

COUNTRY ROADS 15-32 MILES

CHERRY BOUNCE TRAIL 46.6 MILES

THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY TOUR IS AN ALL-DAY TRIP THAT TAKES YOU THROUGH THREE COUNTIES, HIGH ELEVATIONS AND SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF MOUNTAIN SPLENDOR.

START AT THE WELCOME CENTER, 2932 MEMORIAL HWY., LAKE LURE, NC

1) Turn RIGHT onto Memorial Highway (U.S. Hwy. 74A West) toward Chimney Rock Village > Go 20 miles. POINTS OF INTEREST: Hickory Nut Falls, Chimney Rock Village, Riverwalk

2) Exit RIGHT onto the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance

3) Turn RIGHT at the stop sign onto the Blue Ridge Parkway

4) After Parkway milepost #411, take EXIT for U.S. Hwy. 276S POINTS OF INTEREST: Cradle of Forestry, Sliding Rock, Looking Glass Falls

5) Stay STRAIGHT at the first stop light outside of Pisgah National Forest to get onto U.S. Hwy. 64E; Continue for 12.5 miles through Hendersonville and Apple Valley

6) Turn RIGHT at stop sign onto Memorial Hwy. (U.S. Hwys. 9/64/74A) to complete the loop back to the Welcome Center

Blue Ridge Parkway & Waterfalls 98.3 MILES

Download printer friendly versions on our website www.RutherfordTourism.com

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We have the third most miles of road in North Carolina, and while there are bustling streets in our small towns, drives here wind you mostly through serene mountains and countryside. We love giving residents and visitors different ways to enjoy our county, and with so many miles of Mother Nature’s beauty, one of the best is through our many scenic driving routes.

Cruise along rolling hills and pastoral scenes, learn about the history of Rutherford County rooted in revolution, bootlegging and gold-minting, gaze at the jewel that is Lake Lure, or simply let the road take you through the colors of each season. So when you come, be prepared for something you may have never experienced behind the wheel — the sudden and uncontrollable desire to drive way, way under the speed limit.

DRIVING TOURSBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY & WATERFALLS — CHERRY BOUNCE TRAIL — COUNTRY ROADS — AND MORE

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LAKEVIEW 27.9 MILESTHIS TOUR WILL TAKE YOU ON THE QUIETER, WINDING ROUTE AROUND THE LAKE AND OFFERS NOT ONLY NATURAL VISTAS, BUT A PEEK AT SOME AMAZING LAKE HOMES,

FARMS AND PONDS.

START AT THE WELCOME CENTER: 2932 MEMORIAL HWY, LAKE LURE, NC

1) Turn LEFT onto Memorial Hwy. (U.S. Hwys. 64/74A/9) > Go 4.8 miles

2) Turn LEFT onto Buffalo Shoals Rd. > Go 4.5 miles POINTS OF INTEREST: Lake Lure Dam

3) Turn LEFT onto Buffalo Creek Rd.

4) Take an immediate LEFT into Rumbling Bald Resort (pit stop) and ask the guard at the gate for directions to Lakeview Restaurant, Legends Bar & Grill or the Ice Cream Cabana. POINTS OF INTEREST: Bald Mountain Golf Course, Lake Lure

5) Turn LEFT out of Rumbling Bald

Resort onto Buffalo Creek Rd. > Go 4 miles

6) Turn RIGHT on Cedar Creek Rd. > Go 4 miles POINTS OF INTEREST: The pond at Cedar Creek Stables and Vandele Farms

7) Turn LEFT into Cedar Creek Stables (pit stop)

8) Turn LEFT onto Cedar Creek Rd. leaving the stables > Go 1.7 miles

9) Turn RIGHT at the stop sign onto Bills Creek Rd. > Go 6 miles

10) Turn RIGHT onto U.S. 64/74A/Memorial Hwy. to complete the loop back to the Welcome Center > Go 6.9 miles POINTS OF INTEREST: Lake Lure Tours, Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, Morse Park

C OOL FACT: Rumbling Bald Resort was featured in the film “Dirty Dancing.”

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FIRST TRAVELED BY VISITORS LOOKING FOR ITS NAMESAKE SPIRIT, DISCOVER MOUNTAIN VIEWS AND MAIN STREETS, HISTORY, TALL TALES, AND A WHOLE NEW SPIRIT ON THIS DAY-LONG DRIVING TOUR.

START AT THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE: 229 N. MAIN ST, RUTHERFORDTON, NC

1) Head SOUTH on Main St. (U.S. Hwy. 221-A) and turn LEFT onto Charlotte St. (U.S. Hwy. 74-B) POINTS OF INTEREST: Tanner Outlet, Hill’s Hardware & General Store, Great Expectations Books & Café

2) Continue on U.S. Hwy. 74-B to Spindale POINTS OF INTEREST: Spindazzle, B Sharp Music, Restaurant Row

3) Continue on U.S. Hwy. 74-B to downtown Forest City POINTS OF INTEREST: Smith’s Drugs, Puzzle Creek Outdoor Company, Bennett Classics Auto Museum, Copper Penny Grill

4) Turn LEFT at stop light onto Bostic Sunshine Hwy. > Go 4.4 miles POINTS OF INTEREST: Bostic Lincoln Center and Washburn’s General Store

5) At Washburn’s General Store, take an immediate RIGHT onto Salem Church Rd. > Go 4.8 miles

6) Turn LEFT onto Hollis Rd. In 8.5 miles, it becomes Duncan’s Creek Rd. POINTS OF INTEREST: Views of Cherry Mountain

7) At stop sign, turn RIGHT onto Bostic Sunshine Hwy.

8) At stop sign, turn LEFT onto U.S. Hwy. 226N POINTS OF INTEREST: Defiant Whisky, South Mountains Game Lands and Scenic Byway

9) Go 7.2 miles and turn RIGHT to follow off-ramp signs and make another RIGHT onto U.S. Hwy. 64W > Go 14.6 miles

10) Turn RIGHT onto Old Gilberttown Rd. and at stop sign turn LEFT onto Rock Rd.

11) Turn RIGHT onto E. Mountain St. (U.S. Hwy. 64), then LEFT onto U.S. Hwy 221S to return to downtown Rutherfordton.

“ THERE’S GOLD IN THEM THERE FOOTHILLS”... SEE IF YOU CAN FIND SOME ON THIS FUN AND EXCITING TOUR THAT TELLS THE TALE OF THE NC GOLD RUSH AND PROVIDES YOU WITH A CHANCE TO FIND SOME OF YOUR OWN.

START AT THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE: 229 N. MAIN ST, RUTHERFORDTON, NC

1) Bechtler House 130 W. 6th St., Rutherfordton Head North on Main St. and turn LEFT onto 6th St. Bechtler House is on the RIGHT. POINTS OF INTEREST: Victorian Lace Antiques, Main Street Coffee & Ice Cream, Rutherford Thai

2) The Bechtler Historic Mint Park 342 Gilboa Church Rd., Rutherfordton » Turn LEFT/EAST back onto 6th

St. Then LEFT/NORTH at stop sign onto Main St. (U.S. Hwy. 221 N) > Go 2.7 miles

» Turn RIGHT onto Gilboa Church Rd. > Go .4 miles Bechtler Historic Mint Park is on the right

3) Thermal City Gold Mine 5240 U.S. Hwy. 221 Union Mills, NC 28167 » Turn RIGHT back onto

Gilboa Church Rd. Then RIGHT at stop sign onto U.S. Hwy. 221 N > Go 7 miles

» Turn RIGHT into Thermal City Gold Mine

Learn more about North Carolina’s gold history online at VisitNCGold.com

CHERRY BOUNCE TRAIL 46.6 MILES

C OOL FACT: Amos Owens, pictured on page 12, was the creator of the infamous moonshine “Cherry Bounce.”

C OOL FACT: America’s 1st one-dollar gold coin was minted in Rutherfordton.

GOLD FEVER 22.9 MILES

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IF YOU’RE VISITING US FROM TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER, TAKE OUR LONG, SCENIC BACK ROADS TO REACH OUR QUAINT SHOPS, DOWNTOWNS AND

ABUNDANT ACTIVITIES.

START AT THE TRYON INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN CENTER (TIEC): 4066 PEA RIDGE RD, MILL SPRING, NC

1) Turn LEFT onto Pea Ridge Rd.

2) Turn RIGHT onto U.S. Hwy 74E

3) Take exit 173 and take LEFT onto Union Rd.

4) Go 2.3 miles and turn LEFT onto

Pleasant Hill Rd. (SR 1149)

5) Continue straight at the stop sign. Pleasant Hill Rd. becomes Pleasant Hill Church Rd. for 4.6 miles

6) At the next stop sign and turn LEFT onto Maple Creek Rd. (SR 1178)

7) Go about 4.9 miles to the stop sign and turn LEFT onto U.S. 64/74A West to visit Lake Lure and Chimney Rock OR turn RIGHT onto U.S. Hwy. 64/74A East to explore Rutherfordton

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF THE BLUE RIDGE FOOTHILLS WHILE ENJOYING SOME OF THE BEST WINES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

START AT THE WELCOME CENTER, 2932 MEMORIAL HWY, LAKE LURE, NC

1) Parker-Binns Vineyards 7382 E. N.C. Hwy. 108, Mill Spring, NC» Turn LEFT onto U.S. 64E/U.S. 74A >

Go 3.7 miles » Turn RIGHT onto NC-9 >Go 8.9 miles » Turn LEFT onto NC-108 > Go 3.0

miles; destination is on the RIGHT

2) Overmountain Vineyards 2014 Sandy Plains Rd., Tryon, NC» From Parker-Binns Vineyard, turn

RIGHT back onto NC-108 > Go 0.4 miles

» Turn RIGHT onto Pea Ridge Rd. > Go 6.1 miles POINTS OF INTEREST: Tryon International Equestrian Center

» Turn RIGHT onto Coxe Rd/Sandy Plains Rd. >Go 2.3 miles; destination is on the LEFT

3) Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards 588 Chestnut Gap Rd., Hendersonville, NC» From Overmountain Vineyards, Turn

LEFT onto Sandy Plains Rd. > Go 1.7 miles

» Turn RIGHT onto N.C. Hwy. 9 > Go 3.2 miles. Merge onto U.S. Hwy. 74W via the ramp on the left toward I-26/Asheville Take 1-26 W. > 22.7 miles

» Take EXIT 49A, U.S. Hwy. 64 E/Chimney Rock Rd. in Hendersonville > Go 2.4 miles

» Turn RIGHT onto Chestnut Gap Rd. > Go 0.4 miles

» Turn RIGHT onto E. Chestnut Gap Rd. > Go 0.3 miles; destination is on the RIGHT

4) Burntshirt Vineyards 2695 Sugarloaf Rd., Hendersonville, NC» From Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards,

Turn LEFT onto E. Chestnut Gap Rd. > Go 1.1 miles

» Turn LEFT onto Sugarloaf Rd. > Go 0.9 miles; destination is on the LEFT

5) Take Tour back to Lake Lure» From Burntshirt Vineyards, Turn LEFT

on Sugarloaf Rd. > Go 0.4 miles » Turn LEFT onto Pace Rd. >Go 3.1 miles » Turn RIGHT onto U.S. Hwy. 64 E >Go 11

miles; destination will be on the LEFT POINT OF INTEREST: Burntshirt Vineyards Wine Tasting Room in Chimney Rock Village

WINERIES OF THE BLUE RIDGE FOOTHILLS 72 MILES

COUNTRY ROADS 15-32 MILES

C OOL FACT: TIEC is one of the world’s premier equestrian lifestyle destinations and is open to the public.

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