Scenic byways in North Carolina
Birkhead Wilderness Route
North Carolina Scenic Byway 13 mi in North Carolina.
About the Birkhead Wilderness Route
This route features the Uwharrie Mountains, considered to be some of the oldest mountains in North America. The rugged area offers a more remote experience with evidence of pioneer settlement—old homesteads, crumbling chimneys, and gold mining activity. Travelers will get the chance to explore the historic Pisgah Covered Bridge, which provides a quaint reminder of simpler times.
North Carolina Department of Transportation's own description, in its words. North Carolina Byways on ncdot.gov.
Camping along the byway
No public campground this site holds lies within 5 miles of the road.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.