Rocky Top (77.61 miles away)
Newport, North Carolina
Maple Sally Road
Scout Route
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Certain maps will also depict this road as Maple Grove Church Road, and locals often refer to it as "18-mile Road" since it's about an 18-mile long shelf road. Depending on which end you start from, you will either gain or lose 2,500' in elevation. The very north end is the small town of Maple Grove, and the road will travel through private lands. Who is Maple Sally? We are not sure if Maple Sally was a moniker of a person, but we know that this route skirts around Sally Creek, and there are ever-present maples, pines, and other hardwoods lining the road. The road is not difficult but does have sections of rough dirt and protruding rock, with the south end being the most refined. Towards the top, at Grassy Ridge, which is not grassy, you will drive short sections of exposed shelf road. A few pre-disturbed campsites were found. Avoid this trail in snow and ice.
