Location
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Coordinates: 35.4316, -83.0828.
Type: Stop
Tour: Cherokee
County: Jackson
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The coordinates mark where McCoy Road on the north, and Candlestick Lane on the south, intersect with US 23/74. For a better sense of what the area looked like at the time, smaller vehicles can take McCoy a short distance and park where the road forks into two private driveways. That is the end of the public right-of-way.
Turnaround space there is limited, so larger vehicles will be better off on Candlestick, which loops to the left and crosses Scott Creek. There is a wide shoulder on the right just after the road rejoins the highway as Balsamview with, yes, an excellent view of Balsam Gap.
In either spot, everything can be seen from your vehicle.
