Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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0.0 0.0 |
USA Highway #64/74 |
USA Highway #64/74, at the border of Tennessee with North Carolina, in Nantahala National Forest, Starts the Tennessee part of the Southern Highroads Trail Byway. This Byway traverses through scenic beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains, Rivers, Lakes and Forested mountain land. Outdoor recreational opportunities on the Whitewaters of Ocoo River are abundant. |
0.2 0.3 |
Copper Basin Golf Club |
Golf Course Road, Copper Basin Golf Club, |
1.6 2.5 |
Airport Road |
Airport Road, Martin Campbell Field Airport, a public airport located along the Southern Highroads Trail Byway, in Polk County, east of Ducktown, Tennessee |
3.8 6.1 |
Ducktown, Tennessee |
Intersection State Highway #68, Ducktown, Tennessee, a city in Polk County, Tennessee, Ducktown Historic District, was once a major copper-mining district, Iron, sulfur and zinc were produced here as byproducts. The Burra Burra Mine, a copper mine located in Ducktown, Tennessee, This is where Ducktown Basin Museum, is situated. The museum and mine are a Tennessee state historic site. Copperhill, Tennessee, a city in Polk County, Tennessee, located south on State Route #68 close to the Tennessee/Georgia border. |
5.8 9.3 |
Postelle Road |
Postelle Road, Cherokee Trail, Community of Postelle, Tennessee, in Cherokee National Forest |
8.3 13.4 |
Access Road |
Access Road to, Ocoee Dam No. 3, a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County, in Tennessee. Major recreational water releases are typically scheduled for weekends during the Summer months. |
10.3 16.5 |
Oconee Whitewater Center - Photo The Ocoee River, TN |
The Ocoee Whitewater Center, near Ducktown, Tennessee, This was where the Canoe/Kayak Slalom venue for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta was held.
The Center now serves primarily as a site for hiking, mountain biking, conferences, weddings, and receptions. |
11.4 18.4 |
Forest Service Route #45 |
Forest Service Route #45, Pea Vine Road/Big Frog Trail, This Forest Route winds and meanders through Cherokee National Forest, |
12.3 19.8 |
Ocoee Dam Number 2 |
Ocoee Dam Number 2, a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County in Tennessee. Ocoee No. 2 is situated at the center of one of the nation's top whitewater rafting locations, and the dam's releases help to maintain consistent rapids on the river during warmer months. |
14.7 23.6 |
Forest Service Route |
A Forest Service Route, Fairview Road, Chestnut Mountain Road, Kimsey Highway, |
20.1 32.4 |
State Route #30 |
State Route #30/Clemmer Trail, |
21.1 33.9 |
Viewpoint |
viewpoint along USA Highway #64/74, on Ocoee Lake, |
22.2 35.8 |
Oswald Dome Road |
Oswald Dome Road, Community of Benton Springs, Tennessee, |
25.0 40.2 |
Ocoee Dam No.1 - Photo The Dam at Parksville, Tennessee |
Ocoee Dam Number 1, a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County in Tennessee. Parksville Reservoir (Also called Ocoee Lake), It is oldest dam in the Tennessee Valley Authority system. |
25.3 40.7 |
Parksville, Tennessee |
State Route #314, Parksville, Tennessee, a community located in Polk County, Tennessee within Cherokee National Forest. |
29.9 48.1 |
Junction |
Junction USA Highway #411/State Highway #33, Ocoee, Tennessee, a community in Polk County, Tennessee. Benton, Tennessee, a town in Polk County, Tennessee, County seat of Polk County, located north east of here. Chetuee, Tennessee, Cleveland, Tennessee, are located on the west. |
34.4 55.3 |
Old Fort, Tennessee |
Old Fort Road, Bates Pike, Old Fort, Tennessee, |
38.6 62.1 |
Conasauga, Tennessee |
Busted Rock Road, Conasauga, Tennessee, |
39.8 64.0 |
Tennessee Stateline |
Tennessee border with Georgia, This is where the Tennessee part of the Byway Southern Highroads Trail ends, on USA Highway #411/Tennessee State Route #33, which becomes Georgia State Route #61, on which the byway Southern Highroads Trail, continues its Georgia part and on to South Carolina and North Carolina, making it a Loop byway. NOTE: For highway travel east via the Southern Highroads Trail: - See Milebymile, RV Highway Travel Guide, Southern Highroads Trail Georgia, for driving directions. |