Cahas Mountain Loop

This route is based on the Shooting Creek loop, but goes further into Franklin County, crossing over Cahas Mtn. and passing through the town of Boone's Mill. There's a fairly short and tame descent on an unpaved road. The route is shown starting and stopping at the Short's Knob overlook on the Parkway, but Callaway and Boone's Mill would also make good places to park.

Distance: 73.8 mi
Climbing Elevation: 9116 ft

Route Map (245KB)

Elevation Profile


Cue Sheet
Distances referenced from Short's Knob Overlook
---- Head Left on the Parkway
1.6 mi Turn Left on Shooting Creek Rd. (860)
7.9 mi Turn Left on Hwy. 40
11.4 mi Turn Left on Dry Hill Rd. (789)
14.8 mi Turn Left on Buffalo Ridge Rd. (788)
17.1 mi Turn Left on Turners Creek Rd. (748)
19.1 mi Turn Right on Fivemile Mtn. Rd. (748)
21.6 mi Turn Left on Ferrum Mtn. Rd. (602)
23.3 mi Reach Callaway. Turn left on Callaway Rd. (602)
32.0 mi Turn Left on Adney Gap Rd. (643) (unpaved descent)
33.9 mi Turn Right on Dillons Mill Rd. (643)
35.8 mi Turn Left on Wade's Gap Rd. (726)
41.3 mi Turn Right on Naff Rd. (613)
43.8 mi Turn Right on Hwy. 220
45.7 mi Reach Boone's Mill. Turn Right on Bethlehem Rd. (739)
51.8 mi Road changes to 641. Continue straight.
53.6 mi Turn Right on Callaway Rd. (641)
57.6 mi Reach Callaway. Turn Left on Ferrum Mtn. Rd. (602)
59.4 mi Turn Right on Fivemile Mtn. Rd. (748)
61.9 mi Road changes to 640. Continue straight.
66.9 mi Reach The Blue Ridge Parkway. Turn left.