Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway
Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in North Carolina. Within North Carolina it covers roughly 75 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This loop of about 79 miles runs through the Pisgah National Forest around Brevard, in a part of western North Carolina known as the "Land of Waterfalls." It passes roadside Looking Glass Falls, the natural waterslide at Sliding Rock, and the Cradle of Forestry, where the first forestry school in the country was founded on the old Vanderbilt estate. The forest of the Davidson and Pigeon river valleys is dense and green.
- Looking Glass Falls
- Sliding Rock
- Cradle of Forestry
- Pisgah National Forest
- Land of Waterfalls
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.