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template: byway.jade
id: "2282"
name: Cherohala Skyway
distance: "42.95"
duration: Two hours to drive the byway
description: "The Skyway offers the cultural heritage of the Cherokee tribe and early settlers in a grand forest environment in the Appalachian Mountains. Enjoy mile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage, as well as great hiking\r\nopportunities and picnic spots in magnificent and seldom-seen portions of the southern Appalachian National Forests."
contact: "_**North Carolina**_  \r\n**[North Carolina Travel & Tourism Division](http://www.visitnc.com)**  \r\n 919-733-4171  \r\n 1-800-VISIT-NC (800-847-4862)  \r\n______________\r\n_**Tennessee**_\t \r\n**[Monroe County Department of Tourism](http://www.monroecounty.com/)**  \r\n1-800-245-5428 \r\n____  \r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.cherohala.org/"
    name: Cherohala Skyway
  - url: "http://www.cherohala.com/"
    name: Cherohala Skyway
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/cherokee/"
    name: Cherokee National Forest
  - url: "http://www.main.nc.us/graham/cherohal.html"
    name: Graham County and the Cherohala Skyway
  - url: "http://www.main.nc.us/graham/index.html"
    name: "Graham County, North Carolina"
  - url: "http://www.grahamcountytravel.com/"
    name: Graham County Travel and Tourism
  - url: "http://tellico-plains.com/"
    name: Guide to Tellico Plains Tennessee
  - url: "http://www.monroecounty.com/"
    name: Monroe Country Department of Tourism
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/nfsnc"
    name: "Nantahala, Pisgah, Croatan and Uwharrie National Forests."
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
states: 
  - NC
  - TN
includes: 
  - "10500"
  - "2251"
ll: 
  - -83.89405799999997
  - 35.34563800000001
bounds: 
  - - -84.28024299999998
    - 35.302340999999956
  - - -83.89405799999997
    - 35.385256

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The Skyway offers the cultural heritage of the Cherokee tribe and early settlers in a grand forest environment in the Appalachian Mountains. Enjoy mile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage, as well as great hiking
opportunities and picnic spots in magnificent and seldom-seen portions of the southern Appalachian National Forests.