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25.7 km
Length
+454 m
Ascent
−667 m
Descent
704 m
Highest point
8.5%
Max gradient
0h 34min
Drive time (approx.)
The French Broad map
25.7 km · 704 m

Elevation profile

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What does The French Broad look like?

US 70-NC 114 Drexel
Washuotaku · CC BY-SA 3.0
SB US 301-NC 96; End NC 39 @ US 70 in Selma
DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0
SB US 301-NC 96; End NC 39 @ US 70 in Selma (Close-Up)
DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0
US 70-Blue Star-Hickory NC
Washuotaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
North Main at Miller, Salisbury
Nyttend · Public domain
Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless House
Nyttend · Public domain
U.S. Route 70 seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway
DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0
U.S. Route 70 WB in Carteret County 2
DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Start
Marshall
35.80740, -82.66823
Finish
Hot Springs
35.89283, -82.82993

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

7
Bonnie & Clyde's Appalachian Cuisine 0.0 km · 620 m
Burger parlor 0.9 km · 633 m
Artisun Gallery & Marketplace 25.3 km · 405 m
The Iron Horse Station & Tavern 25.3 km · 405 m
Mosaic Gourmet 25.3 km · 405 m
Spring Creek Tavern & Inn 25.4 km · 403 m
Smoky Mountain Diner 25.6 km · 407 m

Fuel

6
Triangle 0.1 km · 621 m
Exxon 0.4 km · 623 m
Ingles Gas Express 0.4 km · 622 m
Triangle 5.6 km · 615 m
Triangle 6.6 km · 580 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.1 km to 25.6 km.

Parking

7
Silvermine Trailhead 24.5 km · 430 m
Trailhead Parking 25.6 km · 407 m
5 unnamed places along the road, from 20.6 km to 25.7 km.

Viewpoints

1
Lover's Leap 24.6 km · 423 m

Toilets

2
2 unnamed places along the road, from 25.0 km to 25.1 km.

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 25.1 km to 25.1 km.