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Blue Ridge Mountains Drive
5 days, 4 nights
May 15th to the 19th
So far we have 9 cars, 17 people!
Email me directly at Dave@BritishCarClubCharleston.com
if you would like to join the fun.


We will have beautiful drives through the Blue Ridge Mountains.  These are the kind of roads our LBC's were designed for! 

I will be driving my MGA, 77hp.  This drive will not be a race.  I like driving briskly, not fast.  We will stop at overlooks, water falls and anything else that looks appealing.  We will use the club walkie-talkies to keep in touch with each other.
Here is a summary of last falls drive.

Day

 

 Time/distance

 Time/distance for the day

Monday

May 15

 Total Wine & More to Mill Spring, NC

Emberglow Outdoor Resort 

We will stop in Saluda, SC for lunch and gas

 Leave at 9am

 5 hours, 24 min, 255 miles

 

La Strada for dinner at 6pm. (Have reservations)

 

 

Tuesday

May 16

 Drive to Little Switzerland for lunch at 11:30. Includes The Diamondback. (Have reservations)

 1 hour 15 minutes,

53 miles

 4 hours, 38 minutes, 171 miles

Leave at 9:30am

 

Linville Falls Winery

30 minutes, 18 miles

 

 

Drive to Black Mountain for dinner at The Trailhead restaurant at 5pm.

2 hours

70 miles

 

 

Return to Emberglow

1 hour

32 miles

 

Wednesday

May 17

Drive around Lake Lure (see below)

Have breakfast at Victory Kitchen at 9am

 20 minutes

Leave Emberglow

around 8:30am

120 miles

 

Drive to Point Lookout Vineyards, opens at 12pm

1 hour, 30 minutes

46 miles

 

 

Lunch in Saluda at Green River BBQ. (They know we are coming)

35 minutes, 20 miles

 

 

Parker-Binns Vineyard (they do have beer)

38 minutes, 19 miles

 

 

Dinner at Legends on the Lake in Rumbling Bald at 6pm. (Have reservations)

30 minutes, 16 miles

 

Thursday

May 18

 Drive through Chimney Rock and Bat Cave to The Local Joint and Rise Above Bakehouse for breakfast.

 45 minutes, 28 miles

 130 miles

 

Drive through Pisgah Forest along the Blue Ridge Parkway for lunch at Sierra Nevada Brewery.

 1 hour 45 minutes driving, 65 miles

 

 

 Drive back to Emberglow through Chimney Rock. Dinner and drinks at the Lake House Restaurant at 6pm. (Have reservations)

1 hour, 40 miles

 

Friday

May 19

Mill Spring, NC to Charleston. Lunch at Root 121 Cafe, 121 N Main St Suite G, Saluda, SC

5 hours, 30 min, 260 miles

The times assume taking back roads, even to and from Charleston.
Parker-Binn Vineyard, wine and snacks
Point Lookout Vineyards
Wednesday
Early morning breakfast at Victory Kitchen, Point Lookout Vineyards, lunch in Saluda then wine and snacks at Parker-Binns Vineyard then dinner at Legends on the Lake in Rumbling Bald..

We'll snake along the right side of Lake Lure. It is full of winding tree covered roads and mountain hills. We'll then have breakfast at Victory Kitchen.

We'll then go to Point Lookout winery with great wines and fantastic views via some very fun roads. We'll have lunch in Saluda then along crazy roads to Parket-Binns Vineyard. Dinner is overlooking lake Lure.

Thursday
Drive through Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, Bat Cave towards Asheville to The Local Joint (full breakfast menu) and Rise Above Bakehouse (pastery, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, coffee) for breakfast. Together they should accomodate 17 people.
We will then continue to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We will drive by Buck Springs Gap Overlook and onto Pisgah Hwy to Pink Beds Picnic Area. We will have plenty of time to stop and enjoy the scenery.  We'll have lunch at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. We will return through Chimney Rock where we can stop and walk through the town if we want.  Dinner and drinks will be at the Lake House Restaurant in Lake Lure at 6pm.

Google maps link:  https://goo.gl/maps/iPgo7U2TEh9ynNmR9

Google Maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/7kxpA58hPgKhHyFE8
The store at Emberglow has minimal supplies. I recommend bringing breakfast and snack foods.
Victory Kitchen for breakfast
Monday
We will meet at Total Wine & More in West Ashley at 9am. We will stop for gas and lunch at 3 Marias Authentic Mexican Food in Saluda, SC.
Dinner at La Strada Italian restaurant at 6pm

Total Wine & More
1820 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC
https://goo.gl/maps/T1uzAgai1FW5eCkm8
La Strada Italian Restaurant overlooking Lake Lure
Sierra Nevada Brewery

Half hour drive to Linville Falls Winery.
Two hours, 70 mile drive on roads on the most curvey roads I could find to get to Black Mountain. Hence the average speed of 35mph. We will have dinner at The Trailhead restaurant at about 5pm. They don't take reservations but should be able to accomodate us.

Then an hour drive back to Emberglow.
Tuesday
Drive to Little Switzerland via Diamondback then to Linville Falls Winery then to Black Mountain.

Lunch will be on the terrace at Little Switzerland Inn at 11:30. Leave Emberglow at 9:30.

Green River BBQ in Saluda for lunch
https://goo.gl/maps/rWRCZ1iemhra7vW48
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/goxirH8F1Fpe54h77