Nantahala Byway
Driving Directions
Driving the Byway
Getting to the Byway
- From Asheville: go west on US highway 74 until Bryson City.
Driving the Byway
- Start northeast from Marble on Hwy 74.
- At Andrews, take the business loop 19 and connect up to 74 again at Topton.
- Continue on 74 to Bryson City
- In Bryson City, follow Business 19 (Main Street) about 2 miles, then turn right onto SR 1168 (Hyatt Creek Road).
- After crossing the Tuckasegee River, turn right onto Business 19 again for 7/10ths of a mile.
- Turn right onto Old US 19 (SR 1195), cross the Oconaluftee River.
- Follow this road as it becomes SR 1531.
- The route ends at Whittier where SR 1531 meets with US 74.
Counties: Cherokee, Graham, Jackson, Swain.
