这篇攻略是去年十一月和几位小伙伴由亚特兰大去大雾山和蓝岭公路秋游时所写。基本按照路线走下来,但是路上走走停停,晚上六点才到大雾山脚下,去打了卡就去住的地方,准备第二天的行程了。蓝岭公路有点小小的失望,因为十一月中旬去的时候,好多叶子都掉完了。很多trial和fall也都关了。后来知道好多路段和景点十月下旬就陆续关闭了。所以想去蓝岭公路秋游的同学们,一定要提前!一定要提前!一定要提前!十月中旬去应该能看到敲美敲美的风景。亚特兰发两天走一个来回,时间也有点紧,如果时间充足,墙裂建议安排三天两晚,将这个路线拆开,这条线能玩的基本都在攻略里了。最后,那个app有实时路况信息,非常使用,沿路景点也介绍的很详细,非常实用。三月是学雷锋月,分享给需要的小伙伴,有问题再交流。就酱!
蓝岭公路赏秋路线图(2天1晚)
DAY 1:亚特兰大——大雾山(克林斯曼峰)——阿什维尔,总车程:6h24min, 总计309英里;其中亚特兰大——克林斯曼峰 3h 58 min,198 英里;克林斯曼峰——阿什维尔 1h46 min 75.4 英里
大雾山参考景点:
(1) Indian Creek Falls
An easy 1.6 mile roundtrip hike will allow you to enjoy two beautiful waterfalls in the Deep Creek area. Walk Deep Creek Trail 0.7 mile to the junction with Indian Creek Trail. On your way you can view elegant Tom Branch Falls located on the far side of Deep Creek. Turn right at the junction with Indian Creek Trail and proceed approximately 200' to Indian Creek Falls. The falls are 25 feet in height. Access trail: Deep Creek/Indian Creek Trailhead: Follow the signs through downtown Bryson City to Deep Creek Campground. Continue past the campground to the trailhead at the end of Deep Creek Road.
(2) Juney Whank Falls
Juney Whank Falls is divided into an upper and lower section. Both can be viewed from the footbridge which crosses Juney Whank Branch at the falls. Together they drop 90 feet from top to bottom. The trail to the waterfall is 0.8 miles roundtrip and is considered moderate in difficulty. Access Trail: Juney Whank Falls Trail Trailhead: Follow the signs through downtown Bryson City to Deep Creek Campground. Continue past the campground to the trailhead at the end of Deep Creek Road. Backtrack on foot 0.1 mile along the road to the trail
(3) Mingo Falls
Mingo Falls is on the Cherokee Indian Reservation (Qualla Boundary), just outside the national park. No special permits are required for access to the reservation. At 120 feet tall, the waterfall is one of the tallest and most spectacular in the southern mountains. The hike to the waterfall is only 0.4 miles in length, but is rated moderate in difficulty. Access Trail: Pigeon Creek Trail Trailhead: From Oconaluftee Visitor Center, drive south (toward Cherokee) on US-441 and take the second left onto Big Cove Road. At the first stop sign turn left and drive 4.5 miles to Mingo Falls Campground, where the trail begins.
(4) Oconaluftee
Highlights: historic buildings, visitor center Oconaluftee offers both a visitor center and the Mountain Farm Museum—a collection of historic log buildings gathered from throughout the Smoky Mountains and preserved on a single site. Buildings include a house, barn, applehouse, springhouse, and smokehouse. At the visitor center, rangers can answer your questions and there is a bookstore with a broad selection of guides, maps, and other products. The easy, 1.5 mile Oconaluftee River Trail begins near the entrance to the museum. It is stroller-accessible and follows the river to Cherokee, N.C. Mingus Mill, a historic, working grist mill, is 0.5 mile north of Oconaluftee. The mill is open weekends from late March and daily from mid-April through mid-November. Oconaluftee is 1.0 mile north of Cherokee, NC on US-441.
去程总路线:亚特兰大——克林斯曼峰——阿什维尔
去程分路线1:亚特兰大——克林斯曼峰
去程分路线2:克林斯曼峰——阿什维尔
Day 2: 阿什维尔——蓝岭公路——亚特兰大,总车程4h 25 min, 总计221 英里。其中蓝岭公路段1h41 min, 60.6英里。蓝岭公路末端——亚特兰大 2h 50 min, 162英里
返程总路线:阿什维尔——蓝岭公路——亚特兰大
蓝岭公路段观光景点:
(1) MP 451.2 ,Waterrock knob and visitor center
360 degree view from waterrock knob ,including great balsams, great smokies, cowees, nantahalas, blue ridge, newfound mountains, blacks, and craffies.( MP 451.2, waterrock knob trail)
参考照骗:
(2) MP 408.6 Mount Pisgah
Lodge, restaurant,picnic
Mount Pisgah trail: 1.3 miles,pass through a Northern Red Oak forest, spectacular view including the French Broad River Valley and shining Rock Wilderness
Birthplace of forestry in Ametica-----Cradle of Forestry
参考照骗:
(3) MP 382 , Folk Art Center
Folk art associated with the southern Appalachians ,including music, dance and storytelling as well as crafts. 9.am----6.pm
(4) MP 384, Parkway vistor center(次要)
Newest parkway facilities with an award-wining film and interactive high tech exhibits on the natural, cultural and recreational resources of the region.
返程分路线1:蓝岭公路段
返程分路线2:蓝岭公路末端——亚特兰大
此次秋游行程总路线:
备注:
(1) 去程和返程分别经过chattahochee national forest 和nantahala national forest 中部和东部,可沿途欣赏两公园秋景。
(2) 参考时间:DAY 1 因取车可能会耽误时间,预计10点亚特兰大出发,加上路上休息时间,预计3点左右到克林斯曼峰。30-60min后启程前往阿什维尔,预计6点到达阿什维尔,晚餐休息;如果达到克林斯曼峰时间较晚,可以考虑看日落(5.32 P.M),然后返回阿什维尔,则预计8点到达阿什维尔。
DAY2 九点从阿什维尔出发,蓝岭公路段车程1h40min,总计60.6英里游玩时间预计2h,12点40离开蓝岭公路出发返程,返程途中休息并吃午饭,预计下午五点左右返回亚特兰大。(时间好像太充足。。。)
以上均是参考时间,可根据实际行程灵活调整。
(3) 蓝岭公路全长470英里,本路线参观路段为其最南端大约60英里长度;
(4) 阿什维尔简介:阿什维尔(英语:Asheville)位于美国北卡罗来纳州西部,是班康县的县治。根据2000年美国人口普查,共有68,889人,其中白人占77.95%、非裔美国人占17.61%。此地酒店较多,可以有较多选择,是蓝岭公路旅游主要住宿地之一
阿什维尔酒店分布及价格(来自谷歌地图)
(5) 蓝岭公路沿途观景景点稍后添加。
(6) 更多信息可见蓝岭公路APP,如下。
(7) 加油点
MP469
(8) @*** 大雾山实时路况信息
(9) Emergency Information
Emergency Numbers
Dial 911 or call the Park Emergency Line at (865) 436-9171
Area Hospitals
Blount Memorial Hospital
907 E Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN
(865) 983-7211
LeConte Medical Center
742 Middle Creek Road
Sevierville, TN
(865) 446-7000
map of hospital
Swain County Hospital
45 Plateau Street
Bryson City, NC
(828) 488-2155
map of hospital
Haywood Regional Medical Center
262 Leroy George Drive
Clyde, NC
(828) 456-7311
2018/11/09