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Destinations · North Carolina

Charlotte

NC · 35.2269, -80.8433

Uwharrie Scenic Road, Crowders Mountain Drive and Millbridge Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Understand

Charlotte is the largest city in the state, with a population of 875,000 (2020) residents within the city limits. As of 2020, the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury combined statistical area (CSA) had a regional population of 2.6 million, and Charlotte is the county seat of Mecklenburg County.
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The drives · Designated roads lead.

4 scenic drives near Charlotte

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Charlotte. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Uwharrie Scenic Road

    State scenic byway · 19 mi out

    Runs through National Forests in North Carolina.

  2. 02

    Crowders Mountain Drive

    State scenic byway · 25 mi out

  3. 03

    Millbridge Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 28 mi out

  4. 04

    Rolling Kansas Byway

    State scenic byway · 30 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 83 mi

3 h 59 loop · 5 stops · back by 7:58 PM.

  1. Knights Stadium · 30 min
  2. Baseball Water Tower · 10 min
  3. METALmorphosis · 10 min
  4. F-4 Phantom II · 10 min
  5. The Future · 30 min

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 143 mi

7 h 57 loop · 12 stops · back by 11:57 PM. Incorporates Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway.

  1. William Ewen Shipp Monument · 30 min
  2. Latta Place · 45 min
  3. St. Benedict Statue & Basilica of Maryhelp · 15 min
  4. Boulders Overlook · 15 min
  5. Jeep · 10 min
  6. Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery · 10 min
  7. Whitaker Mountain · 15 min
  8. Kings Pinnacle · 15 min
  9. Crowders Mountain · 15 min
  10. Gamble Hill · 15 min
  11. Edna's Porch · 30 min
  12. The Future · 30 min

Touches Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, Crowders Mountain Drive, Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway

Common questions

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Charlotte?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Charlotte: 4 h, 83 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 143 miles, 12 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Charlotte?

The 8 h loop stops at William Ewen Shipp Monument, Latta Place, St. Benedict Statue & Basilica of Maryhelp, Boulders Overlook, Jeep, Gaffney Visitors Center & Art Gallery, Whitaker Mountain, Kings Pinnacle, Crowders Mountain, Gamble Hill, Edna's Porch and The Future. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Named places

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