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template: byway.jade
id: "2320"
name: Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
distance: "61"
duration: Allow 3 to 5 hours to tour this Byway.
description: "Along the winding mountain roads of North Carolina is a beautiful stretch of scenic byway that leads through hardwood forests, river gorges, and rural countryside.  "
contact: "**Wayah Ranger District**  \n (828) 524-6441  \n\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/nfsnc"
    name: "Nantahala, Pisgah, Croatan and Uwharrie National Forests."
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
states: 
  - NC
ll: 
  - -83.19734315268103
  - 35.05272041167191
bounds: 
  - - -83.68231199999991
    - 35.05272041167191
  - - -83.19734315268103
    - 35.375912000000085

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Along the winding mountain roads of North Carolina is a beautiful stretch of scenic byway that leads through hardwood forests, river gorges, and rural countryside.  