2-670: The Mountain Waters Scenic Byway is a 64.5-mile (103.8 km) National Forest Scenic Byway that traverses through the Nantahala National Forest , in Western North Carolina . It features two river gorges, hardwood forests and countryside vistas. The first part of this 64.5-mile (103.8 km) byway follows the combined route of U.S. 64 and NC 28 from Highlands, North Carolina to Franklin, North Carolina and features views of
4-710: The Cullasaja Gorge , the Cullasaja River and numerous waterfalls , including: From Franklin, the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway follows SR 1442 to the west, climbing through Wayah Gap (elevation: 4,180 ft) on the way to Nantahala Lake and then to the community of Aquone . From Aquone, SR 1442 follows the Nantahala River to Beechertown , where it joins U.S. 19 / 74 , which the byway follows to its ending point in
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