My Appalachian Trail

Road trip travel log

I just spent two weeks and three days road tripping through Appalachia. I covered 4,335 miles and parts of Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. I took notes on 62 towns and 53 segments of road and scenery between, and I took a few photos: Appalachian Road Trip 3/11/11 - 3/27/11. I spent an average of $105 per day on lodging, gas, food, and diversions.

“Farmland Valley,” by mightypossibility. March 22, 2011, near Hightown, Virginia

 

Waypoints

The farthest I traveled was Sewanee, Tennessee, near Chattanooga.

Day 1

• Washington, District of Columbia

Day 2

• Luray Caverns, Virginia
• Harrisonburg, Virginia
• Natural Bridge, Virginia

Day 3

• Greensboro, North Carolina
• Marshall, North Carolina
• Asheville, North Carolina (outside downtown)

Day 4

• Barnardsville, North Carolina
• Bakersville, North Carolina
• Burnsville, North Carolina
• Leicester, North Carolina
• Asheville, North Carolina (outside downtown, again)

Day 5

• Brevard, North Carolina
• Cashiers, North Carolina
• Highlands, North Carolina

Day 6

• Mountain City, Georgia
• Clayton, Georgia
• Lake Burton, Georgia
• Hiawassee, Georgia
• Hayesville, North Carolina
• Blairsville, Georgia
• Morganton, Georgia
• Blue Ridge, Georgia
• Ellijay, Georgia

Day 7

• Sewanee, Tennessee
• Altamont, Tennessee
• Dayton, Tennessee
• Sweetwater, Tennessee

Day 8

• Tellico Plains, Tennessee
• Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, North Carolina
• Robbinsville, North Carolina
• Franklin, North Carolina

Day 9

• Dry Falls, North Carolina
• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina
• Sylva, North Carolina
• Maggie Valley, North Carolina
• Waynesville, North Carolina
• Unicoi, Tennessee
• Johnson City, Tennessee
• Greeneville, Tennessee

Day 10

• Stuart, Virginia

Day 11

• Rocky Mount, Virginia
• Amherst, Virginia
• Middlebrook, Virginia
• Staunton, Virginia

Day 12

• Churchville, Virginia
• Headwaters, Virginia
• Monterey, Virginia
• Thornwood, West Virginia
• Durbin, West Virginia
• Huttonsville, West Virginia
• Webster Springs, West Virginia
• Diana, West Virginia
• Sutton, West Virginia
• Dunbar, West Virginia

Day 13

• Monticello, Kentucky
• Byrdstown, Tennessee

Day 14

• Jamestown, Tennessee
• Sparta, Tennessee
• Crossville, Tennessee

Day 15

• Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
• Maynardville, Tennessee
• Rogersville, Tennessee
• Gate City, Virginia
• Lebanon, Virginia

Day 16

• Tazewell, Virginia
• Pearisburg, Virginia
• Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
• Union, West Virginia
• Ronceverte, West Virginia
• Fincastle, Virginia
• Buena Vista, Virginia

Day 17

• Lexington, Virginia
• Bridgewater, Virginia