Use our Western North
Carolina map; do not rely on
Map Quest or any other
mapping program to get to
Leatherwood. Don't hesitate
to call if you are trying to
find your way to Boone,
Blowing Rock, Jefferson or
Ashe County North Carolina.
We will direct you through
the mountains of
Western North Carolina on
your way to your North
Carolina mountain vacation.
Leatherwood is close to
several North Carolina
Airports, such as Charlotte
Douglas International and
Asheville Regional Airport.
This makes travel an easy
option for Leatherwood
residents, and provides
convenient gateways to
Western North Carolina for
out of state guests.
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From Wilkesboro:
DRIVE TIME - GIVE
YOURSELF AT LEAST 35 MINUTES
FROM WILKESBORO
take Exit 286B (Wilkes
Community College exit) off
US 421, take NC 268 west 16
miles, turn right on Elk
Creek/Darby Road 6 miles.
From Boone:
DRIVE TIME - GIVE YOURSELF
AT LEAST 45 MINUTES FROM
BOONE
Take US
421 east (or south)2 miles
from town take a right at
the light on to old 421 east
(south) go 2.5 miles & turn
right on winding Elk Creek
Road 12 miles, turn left on
Elk Creek Road 1 mile.
From Blowing Rock:
DRIVE
TIME - GIVE YOURSELF AT
LEAST 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES FROM
BLOWING ROCK
Take US 321
South towards Lenoir. Go
Approximately 13 miles &
turn Left on Hwy 268 & go
approximately 14 miles on
268 EAST. Turn Left on Elk
Creek Road (watch for the
Leatherwood sign) & go 6
miles. Leatherwood is on the
right. NOTE: Hwy 321 is
closed on Tuesdays &
Thursdays from 12:00 - 2:00
for construction.
From Lenoir:
DRIVE TIME -
GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 1
HOUR FROM LENOIR
Take NC 18
north 9 miles, turn left on Grandin Road 6 miles, turn
right on NC 268 2 miles,
turn left on Elk Creek/Darby
Road 6 miles.
From Winston Salem:
DRIVE
TIME - GIVE YOURSELF AT
LEAST 1 HOUR and 40 MINUTES
FROM WINSTON
Take Hwy 421
North toward Wilkesboro. Go
approximately 50 miles &
take Exit 286B (Wilkes
Community College exit) off
US 421, turn left on NC 268
west, go 16 miles, turn
right on Elk Creek/Darby
Road 6 miles.
From Charlotte:
DRIVE TIME
- GIVE YOURSELF AT LEAST 2
HOURS & 15 MINUTES FROM
CHARLOTTE
Take Interstate
77 north 72 miles, take exit
73B onto US 421 north 23
miles, take Exit 286B
(Wilkes Community College
exit) off US 421, turn left
on NC 268 west 16 miles,
turn right on Elk
Creek/Darby Road 6 miles.
From Atlanta:
Take I-85 North
226 miles, take the US 321
North exit, exit number 17,
towards Lincolnton. Drive
north about 60 miles to
Lenoir. Turn right on NC 18
north and drive 9 miles,
turn left on Grandin Road
and drive 6 miles, turn
right on NC 268 and drive 2
miles, turn left on Elk
Creek/Darby Road and drive 6
miles. The entrance to
Leatherwood is on your
right. You can't miss it if
you've gotten this far.
From Asheville & Tennessee:
Go I-40 east until you get
to Morganton. Take the Hwy.
64 exit.Take a Left on to 64
and follow the Hwy. 64 east
truck route signs around
Morganton. Highway 64 turns
into 18 north. Follow 18
North through Lenoir. 9
miles outside of Lenoir take
a Left on Grandin Road. Stay
on Grandin 6 miles until it
dead-ends into Hwy. 268. Go
right on 268 for 2 miles and
then take a left on Elk
Creek road. Leatherwood is 6
miles out on the right. |