Rambling off the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Medley Scenic Byway offers its guests the beauty of the mountains and the promise of a pleasant drive.Many of North Carolina's most prominent peaks are located along this byway. Travelers will enjoy the opportunity to enjoy the rolling landscape as we...

The 16-mile ride along Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway affords awesome views of the Ridge and Valley landscape, colorful blooms in the spring, and great birds of prey circling the warm air currents rising from the valley. From the peak of Big Walker Mountain, the tallest mountain crest in Virginia ...

It was built during the Great Depression and passes through some of the earliest towns in America. It serves as a link between the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia and the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina. And, it is one of the most scenic drives in the country.The Blue Ridge Parkway is filled wi...

Providing spectacular mountain and valley vistas, quiet pastoral scenes, sparkling waterfalls, and colorful flowers and foliage displays, the Parkway extends through the Blue Ridge, Black, Great Craggy, Great Balsam, and Plott Mountains.

The Cherohala Skyway is located in the western area of the state near Robbinsville in North Carolina.

Experience life in the coal camps on the Coal Heritage Trail in West Virginia. As you wind through the mountains and valleys of the Byway, you will see many physical remnants of the coal boom that furthered the industrialization of America, such as the historic town of Bramwell, or venture deep into...

Just outside the Blue Ridge Parkway, the French Broad Overview is a popular biking route that runs uninterrupted along 17 miles of scenic beauty. The French Broad River runs through the area, spicing up the region with a splash of water adventure. The road passes through several towns and a railroad...

The Highland Scenic Highway, a designated National Scenic Byway, is a beautiful corridor through the Monogahela National Forest. This Byway extends 43 miles from Richwood to US Route 219. It has four developed scenic overlooks. Each site provides a comfortable rest stop, with a beautiful view of t...

Located along the shaded forest roads of the Jefferson and George Washington National Forests, this 20-mile loop travels through lush valleys and overlooks the Allegheny Highlands and Blue Ridge Mountains. With trails weaving through this dense forest, your camera will be the best thing you take wit...

Also known as the Yonahlossee Trail, the Little Parkway travels through undeveloped wilderness areas in the Pisgah National Forest.The road was constructed in 1889 by man and mule for a toll road and was the link between Blowing Rock and Linville until 1987 when the Linn Cove Viaduct was completed o...