Grandfather Loop

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  • Road biking
    Activity: Road biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 41.08 km
  • ◔
    Author’s time: Duration unknown 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 576 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 576 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,346 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,026 m
  • ⚐
    District: United States 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 36.145673° / W 81.702683°
  • ◶
    Path proportions: Not specified
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,178 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 1,178 m - Head west toward US-221 N
  3. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 1,173 m - Head north toward US-221 N
  4. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 1,174 m - Turn left onto US-221 S
  5. 4 : km 0.91 - alt. 1,148 m - Head south on US-221 S toward Henderson Gap Rd
  6. 5 : km 5.42 - alt. 1,064 m - Head west on US-221 S toward Chestnut Knob Trl
  7. 6 : km 15.59 - alt. 1,218 m - Head north on US-221 S toward Edgemont Rd
  8. 7 : km 22.04 - alt. 1,289 m - Head west on US-221 S
  9. 8 : km 22.04 - alt. 1,289 m - Turn right onto the ramp to Parkway
  10. 9 : km 22.11 - alt. 1,294 m - Head east toward Blue Ridge Pkwy
  11. 10 : km 22.27 - alt. 1,288 m - Turn left onto Blue Ridge Pkwy
  12. 11 : km 22.28 - alt. 1,289 m - Head north on Blue Ridge Pkwy toward Tanawha Trail
  13. 12 : km 25.96 - alt. 1,306 m - Head southeast on Blue Ridge Pkwy toward Tanawha Trail
  14. 13 : km 31.1 - alt. 1,235 m - Head north on Blue Ridge Pkwy
  15. 14 : km 34.12 - alt. 1,072 m - Head northeast on Blue Ridge Pkwy
  16. 15 : km 36.46 - alt. 1,038 m - Head northeast on Blue Ridge Pkwy toward Price Lake Trail
  17. 16 : km 38.14 - alt. 1,039 m - Head northeast on Blue Ridge Pkwy toward Old John's River Rd
  18. 17 : km 40.66 - alt. 1,168 m - Head south on State Rd 1571 toward State Rd 1552
  19. 18 : km 40.75 - alt. 1,170 m - Turn left onto State Rd 1552
  20. 19 : km 40.76 - alt. 1,171 m - Head south on State Rd 1552 toward US-221 S
  21. 20 : km 40.81 - alt. 1,171 m - Head south on State Rd 1552 toward US-221 S
  22. 21 : km 40.82 - alt. 1,170 m - Turn right onto US-221 S
  23. 22 : km 40.93 - alt. 1,176 m - Head west on US-221 S
  24. 23 : km 40.93 - alt. 1,176 m - Turn left
  25. S/E : km 41.08 - alt. 1,178 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

The GPS track and description are the property of the author.

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