Destinations · North Carolina
Hickory
NC · 35.7378, -81.3283
Upper Yadkin Way, Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway and South Mountain Scenery are signed byways within 30 miles of Hickory, North Carolina.
Get in
The closest commercial service airports are Charlotte () and Greensboro (). Hickory Hop offers shuttle service from Charlotte Airport.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Hickory
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Hickory. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
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Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 26 mi out
Runs through National Forests in North Carolina.
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South Mountain Scenery
State scenic byway · 27 mi out
Runs through National Forests in North Carolina.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Hickory are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Upper Yadkin Way · 21 mi
- Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway · 26 mi
- South Mountain Scenery · 27 mi
Public land
Campgrounds
- Mortimer Campground · 30 mi
Named places
- McComb Park/Beaver Memorial Garden · 0 mi
- Martin Luther · 0 mi
- Arts & Science Center · 0 mi
- Catawba Science Center · 0 mi
- Sally Fox Park · 0 mi
- Harper House/Hickory History Center · 1 mi
- Robinson Park · 1 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern · 1 mi
A day out of Hickory, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Hickory.
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