If you want a more adventurous drive, consider taking the Parkway to milepost 458.2 and then make the drive to Balsam Mountain via Heintooga Ridge Road.
Cross from the Blue Ridge Parkway National Park into the Great Smoky National Park, and you will pass Heintooga Overlook.
If you want to find out what “car hiking” is, then continue on your journey and take a forest drive on Heintooga-Round Bottom Road. This one-lane gravel road runs along Balsam Mountain and ends with a trip down into Straight Fork Valley and Cherokee.
Make sure to hit up Mingo Falls, 161 steep steps to this 200 foot waterfall. This road is not safe for RVs, trailers, or Slingshots.
Recommended time: 4-8hrs
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