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Bob_Shaw
Sep 05, 2015Explorer
zackyboy3rs wrote:
How many days would you spend? I would like to check out a lot of the local area.
We did it once, actually I've done it twice, once with a pop-up and again with a 5th wheel, and took three days from Front Royale Virginia to Cherokee North Carolina. I enjoyed the trip, but, would never do the whole thing all at one time again. I love to go up on the parkway for day trips. Stop at the rest areas, they usually have some interesting things. And, around mm 171, there's a good dog friendly winery, Chateau Morisette, I think. And there is some excellent hiking, like the Black Balsam Mountain and Tennet Mountain trail just south of Asheville. Also nearby is the Graveyard Fields trail. When in North Carolina, go up to Clingman's Dome in the GSMNP.
Watch for elk in that area also. I love the BRP, I just wouldn't do the whole thing at one time again.
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