The Roan Moan Century
0.0 Right
out of the Bakersville Fire Station onto Bakers Lane
0.5 Right
onto 226 toward Bakersville.
0.2 Right
at T intersection staying on 226.
Quickly turn left on North Mitchell
at the traffic light and
the old Mitchell County Courthouse.
0.6 Left
Redwood Road
1.8 Right
onto Green Young Cemetery Road
2.6 Dangerous
descent with a curve at the bottom.
3.3 Right
onto Cane Creek Road (N. Mitchell)
5.35 Right
at the traffic light
5.4 Left
onto 226 N
5.7
Bakersville Volunteer Fire & Rescue
8.1
Loafers Glory
11.1
197 S (this is Red Hill)
11.2 Left 197
North
12.5
Sharp curve
13.0
Rock Creek Bridge 2300 Ft.
13.2 Left staying
on 197 N (Harrell Hill is to the right)
14.7
Tipton Hill 2490’ “Store”
15.3
2520’
16.8
Brummets Creek Church 2150’
17.0
Straight under RailRoad 2125’
17.4
Stay along the river. Bradshaw Vol. Fire Dept.
18.4
Continue straight (197 goes right)
19.7
Huntdale- Phin Peterson’s Store
19.8 Left across
bridge 2100’
19.9 Right after
crossing bridge
23.7 Right at T
on 19W (north) 2225
24.5
Sioux. 2250
26.0
2390’
27.0
2620
28.0
2860’
29.0
3070
30.0 Rest Stop
- 3300 Spivey Gap
31.0
3020 TN State Line
32.0
2885’
33.0
2770’
34.0
2490’
35.0
2140’
36.0
2110’ Tilson Mtn Rd. 1970
37.5 Right
staying on 19W Ernestville (352 is to the left) 1940’
41.2
Right onto Chestoa Road
1940’
42.1
Straight Chestoa Pike (Unaka Springs is to the right)’
44.5 Bear Right (head
toward BP station) (La Hacienda is on the right)
44.8
Bear Right onto bicycle route-Unmarked- Mohawk
45.2
Bear Right on traffic circle
45.3
Bear Right out of traffic circle
45.6
Left onto Love St.
46.1
Right onto Elm St. (The Elms Café is on the right)
46.2
Straight thru light (Union St. Erwin Burrito is to the left about a block)
46.8
Stay as straight as poss. Thru traffic circle N. Elm
47.5
Straight across to Jackson St.
47.8
Right after crossing RR tracks
48.2
Straight (stay on Bicycle route)
51.9
Right onto Tennessee St.
52.1
Right onto Unicoi (173)
52.2 Left
onto 107 and 173
58.0 Rest Stop - Limestone Cove Store 2360’
58.1
Left onto 173 (Simmerly Creek)
60.3
Top of hill- Woody Hill Church 2700’
64.6
Right onto 19 E
65.8
Left onto Bear Cage
67.4
Left (unnamed) go toward the
"HLJ" barn
67.5
Right onto Railroad Grade
70.2
Rest Stop “Tweetsie”
71.8
Left onto 19 E
71.9
Right onto Hogan Hollow
72.0
Left onto unmarked road
72.8
Right onto 19E
73.8 Right
onto 143 2680’ –From this point you will not turn until Bakersville.
143 will become 261 at Carvers Gap
75.8
Roan Mountain State Park Welcome Center (Bathrooms)
79.3 Rest stop
- Burbank Fire Station, Jack’s Grocery 3070’
Mile marker
7 3140’
Mile marker
6 3479’
Mile marker
5 3940’
Mile marker
4 4320’
Mile marker
3 4570’
Mile marker
2 4840’
Mile marker 1 5185’
87.0
Rest Stop - Carvers Gap 5512’
91.0
Start looking out for DOG – 3000’
96.5
Straight 3050’ (Fork Mtn. Is to the right)
97.0
Top of Pumpkin Patch 3150 (Mt. Mitchell is in the distance)
! Gravel on the downhill !
99.0
2690 Bottom of Pumpkin Patch
100.0
Bakersville city limit sign
100.1
Be careful –steep downhill and stop sign/intersection
100.2
Right onto 226 2590’
100.45
Left onto Baker
Lane
100.5
FINISH - Bakersville Volunteer Fire & Rescue
