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template: byway.jade
id: "11494"
name: Uwharrie Scenic Road
distance: "50"
duration: 1 hour
description: "From the intersection of U.S. 64 & N.C. 49 in Asheboro, follow N.C. 49 along the geologic area known as the 'Carolina slate belt' southwest toward Concord. Along the way, you pass through the Uwharrie National Forest and Mountains."
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.visitnc.com/journeys/articles/scenic-drives/2/uwharrie-scenic-road-piedmont-scenic-drives"
    name: Uwharrie Scenic Road
designations: 
  - North Carolina State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - NC
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From the intersection of US 64 & NC 49 in Asheboro, follow NC 49 along the geologic area known as the **Carolina slate belt** southwest toward Concord. Many buildings and fences seen throughout these rolling hills were constructed from this metamorphic rock.

Travel through the Uwharrie National Forest and view the Uwharrie Mountains, formed several hundred million years ago by volcanoes. Crops such as corn and winter wheat can be found along the way. 
