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template: byway.jade
id: "12811"
name: Appalachian Medley
distance: "45"
duration: 1.5 hours
description: This route was named for the rich history of the local music and the rise and fall of these beautiful hills.
contact: "**Pisgah Ranger District**  \n 828-877-3350  \n\n"
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designations: 
  - North Carolina State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - NC
ll: 
  - -82.95661199999995
  - 35.57273900000007
bounds: 
  - - -82.95661199999995
    - 35.57273900000007
  - - -82.7334899999999
    - 35.91700000000009

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<p>Rambling off the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Medley Scenic
Byway offers its guests the beauty of the mountains and the promise
of a pleasant drive.</p>
<p>Many of North Carolina's most prominent peaks are located along
this byway. Travelers will enjoy the opportunity to enjoy the
rolling landscape as well as the local musical heritage. Stories of
the earliest settlers in the area are echoed in the presence of the
named for them.</p>
<p>Sprinkled with a few small communities, the majority of the
byway passes through area in the Pisgah National Forest. Visitors
will be pleased to find picnic areas and hiking trails amid this
mountain medley.</p>
