stony-man, and others needing directions,
here's a link with detailed directions from Murphy or Sweetwater to Tellico (I've never tried to follow their directions from Sweetwater):
http://www.tellico4x4.com/murphy/trailinfo.htm#directBelow I've [edited] what I remember were some points their directions from Murphy didn't mention:
From Murphy, NC- From the McDonalds in Murphy on Hwy 64/74, turn north onto Hiwassee St into [downtown] Murphy and go to the first traffic light. Turn left at light onto Tennessee St and leave town, the road becomes Joe Brown Hwy (there is a couple of places along here to buy gas) continue for 2.8 miles until you come to a blinking caution light [edit: notice the little country store on the far right corner]. Turn right at caution light [onto Hanging Dog Road] and continue for approx. 5.5 miles [when the road forks at one point go left across a small bridge in order to stay on Hanging Dog Road], then make a right turn onto Davis Creek Road. Pavement will end soon and the Forest Service entrance station will be on your left. Trail #1 starts here and continues through the ORV area and turns into River Road at the NC/TN state line
[It is a good hour's drive from Murphy to the trailhead at Tellico ORV Park, so be sure to leave enough time. You'll eventually come to a parking lot and a pay box that starts the Tellico ORV area, you can pay your $5 per vehicle fee here but don't wait here, go to the second paybox which is near Stateline Campground because this is the trail head and meeting point. Take a look at this map:
http://cnc.4x4.org/images/tellico_map.gif . You'll be at the bottom of that map and you can see State Line Campground at the top, you must go north through the park to the other side. Take trail #1 for this. It's a good 15 to 20 minute drive. Even though its marked as a trail, its nothing more than a gravel road.]
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