DETAILED ITINERARY
DATE
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PLACES
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TIME
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MILES
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INFORMATION
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DAY 1
Thurs,
Jun 12
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Note if need hotel Wednesday evening - Hampton Inn, Wake Forest, NC and meet up at NC96 & US1
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Leave
Rolesville
7:30am
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Youngsville,
Wilton, Oxford - NC
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1 hr
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40
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NC 96
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Roxboro,
Yanceyville - NC
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1 hr
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50
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US
158
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Danville,
VA
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20
min
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15
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NC 86
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West
Fork, Horse Pasture, Stuart, Vesta, Laurel Fork - VA
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2 hr
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80
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US 58
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To this point
215 miles
4.5 hr
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Galax, VA
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40
min
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30
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US 58
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11:00am to ~ 1:30pm |
OTHER CARS WILL MEET US HERE Independence, VA Mouth of Wilson - VA |
40
min
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30
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US 58
Noggin &
Natter
PLACE: Mike and Anita Weekes' house in Independence,
VA
TIME: Arrive after 11 am,
Thursday, June 12
Their house is
in the woods just above the river (pictured above). It is about half way between Galax and
Independence (AFTER you go through Galax and BEFORE Independence). The address: 3387
Pleasant Grove Rd, Independence, VA 24333.
The phone number at the house
is 276 773 3335.
It is pretty
easy to find. Take US 58 west out of
Galax, heading toward Independence, VA.
Go about 6
miles and you will cross the New River
on a 4 lane bridge.
As you cross
the bridge, get into the left lane and take the first left
after you cross the New River.
That is
Pleasant Grove Rd (Hwy 715).
After about
1/4 mile it will become a gravel road, so just spread out, go slow, the dust
won't be too bad.
Follow Pleasant Grove Rd (Hwy 715) along the
river for about a mile and a half.
There are
camp grounds and travel trailers parked along the river.
When you
pass the last camper you will see our cow pasture along the river.
We have a picnic shelter by the river where we can
have lunch if the weather permits. The
house is up the hill to the right off Pleasant Grove Rd. A couple of stone columns mark the entrance
to Two Rivers Farm. Everyone can come up to the house and enjoy
the "facilities". If the
weather is not nice, we can have our lunch or snacks up at the house. We have lots of bedrooms if anyone needs a
power nap.
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Volney,
Whitetop, Damascus - VA
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2 hr
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40
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US Route 58 -
Virginia
AKA: Daniel Boone Trail, J.E.B. Stewart Hwy, the Mountain Hwy, National Scenic Hwy, The Mighty Python
(motorcycle road) - US
58 between Volney, VA, as it crosses Whitetop Mountain & Mount Rogers (VA
highest mountain). Pull over to
enjoy views w/15 MPH curves.
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To this point
85 miles
2 hr
Arrive 3pm
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Abingdon, VA
Call Alex Veatch before arrival cell: 276-698-6830 Event to be coordinated with MG90 for photos and text and maybe a video |
25
min
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15
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US 58
HOTEL
Quality Inn & Suites 276-676-9090 930 E Main St
Cancel by 6pm day of arrival
3 p.m. - Arrive & Check in at
Quality Inn and Suites
4:30 p.m. - Arrive at Town Hall for
Abingdon VA/UK Talk & Photo Opp. Park across the street in Barter's lot. Town Hall is to the left of the theatre.
5:30 p.m. - Explore Downtown
6:30 p.m. - Dinner at The Martha (or other restaurant of choice)
7:30 p.m. - Barter Theatre (purchase ticket - two shows your choice)
Summer
concert - Thursday Jams (Marshall Ruffin Blues performance- free, located at downtown Farmer's
Market (Remsburg Drive) with beer garden and food trucks.
Time: 7:00 – 9:30 pm.
Bring lawn chairs, blankets. No coolers nor outside alcohol allowed.
Abingdon Music Experience | http://abingdonmusicexperience.com/thursdays-live/
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DAY 2
Fri,
June 13
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Leave
Abingdon
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Gate
City, VA
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1 hr
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44
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US 58
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Duffield, VA
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25
min
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17
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US
58, US 23
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Stickleyville, VA
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10
min
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7
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US
58, US 23
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Jonesville, VA
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20
min
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14
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US 58
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Middlesboro,
KY
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50
min
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38
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US 58, going thru Cumberland Gap, US 25 | ||
Pineville, KY
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20
min
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13
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US 25
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Flat
Lick, KY
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10
min
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7
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US 25
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Barbourville, KY
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15
min
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10
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US 25
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To this point
176 miles
4 hr
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London, KY
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40
min
1 hr
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26
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US
25, KY229
LUNCH
- Cheddars
125
Faith Assembly Church Rd
(606) 330-0163
SIGHTSEE
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To this point
75 miles
60 min
~3:30pm |
Danville, KY
Alternative
Hotels:
Comfort
Suites
864 Ben-Ali Drive
Danville, KY
(859) 936-9300
Quality Inn
96 Daniel Drive
Danville, KY
(859) 236-8600
Jerod Smith $1 discount on tour and free shot glass work-859-402-8707 cell-606-909-3032 |
2 hr
30
min
1 hr
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85
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US
25, I 75, US 150
HOTEL Hampton Inn 859-236-6200
100 Montgomery Way
Cancel by 6pm day of arrival
Notice: Use GPS address of 3194 S Danville Bypass, Danville, KY during construction
KY BOURBON TRAIL
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DATE
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PLACES
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TIME
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MILES
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INFORMATION
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DAY 3
Sat,
Jun 14
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Leave
Danville
9:00am
~10:30am
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Lawrenceburg, KY
Kelli Wright 502-839-2656 Desmond |
40
min
1 hr
1 hr
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31
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US 150/127
- Bypass
KY BOURBON TRAIL
Four
Roses Distillery, 1224 Bonds Mill Rd
Opens at 9am
Wild
Turkey Distillery, 1525 Tyrone Rd
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New
Castle, KY
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50
min
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41
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I 64,
KY 55
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Madison,
IN
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45
min
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31
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US 421
– cross over Ohio River
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Scottsburg, IN
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32
min
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23
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IN 56
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To this point
178 miles
4 hr
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French
Lick, IN
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1 hr
25
min
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IN 56
HOTEL
– French Lick Springs
French
Lick Resort, 8670 West State Rd 56
LUNCH - Mickie’s Deli – Breakfast &
Lunch – soup, salad, deli & hot sandwiches – 8269 West State Road 56, West
Baden
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DAY 4
Sun,
Jun 15
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MG2014 is also an MG90 event
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Registration
-noon to 6pm
Reserve seating for awards banquet Wed night
Meet
& Greet - 6 to 9 pm
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DAY 5
Mon,
Jun 16
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Tech
Sessions
Making Chocolates 8:30-9:30am
Self Guided -Spring Mill Tour - start earlier ..... 5-6pm
Dinner
- 5:00-6:30pm
Drive
In Movie - 8 to 11pm - need FM radio
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DAY 6
Tue,
Jun 17
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Tech
Sessions
Drive
back roads, Winery, Forest
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DAY 7
Wed,
Jun 18
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Car
Show - with box lunch
Awards
Banquet
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DATE
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PLACES
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TIME
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MILES
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INFORMATION
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DAY 8
Thurs,
Jun 19
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Leave
French Lick
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Paoli,
Palmyra, IN
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46
min
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34
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IN
56, US 150
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Brandenburg,
KY
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40
min
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32
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IN
135, cross over Ohio River
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TOUR THE DISTILLERIES OR GO TO MAMMOTH CAVE
NATIONAL PARK
TRAVEL SOUTH FROM BRANDENBURG, TOUR THE
CAVE, THEN EAST TO SOMERSET AND HOTEL
Mammoth
Cave National Park, 1 Mammoth Cave Pkwy, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259
Various
levels of tours at various times
To
the HOTEL: KY61 and KY76 to Somerset are motorcycle roads
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TO DISTILLERIES
West
Point, KY
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25
min
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18
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US 31,
US60, Dixie Hwy
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Shepherdsville, KY
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21
min
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16
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KY 44
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To this point
108 miles
2.5 hr
Arrive ~ 10am for tour
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Clermont, KY
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11
min
1 hr
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8
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KY
61, KY 245
Jim Beam American Stillhouse
526 Happy Hollow Rd
Mon–Sat – 9:00AM to 5:30PM EST. Guided Tours every half hour from 9:30am -
3:30pm. No Tour 12:30pm
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Arrive about noon for lunch then tour
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Bardstown, KY
Bourbon
Capital of the World
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23
min
2 hrs
– 5 hrs
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16
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KY
245
Distilleries
LUNCH: Hurst Drugstore & Soda Fountain
102 N. Third St 502-348-9261
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~1:00pm
Willette Distillery, Turn right onto Hwy 49/Parkview Ave/Loretto Rd. Drive 1.9 mi, distillery on left.
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Distillery tours are available year round. Tours
last between 45 minutes and an hour.
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Mon-Sat - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm on the hour
·
Visitor Center Hours: Mon-Fri -
9:00 till 5:30
Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center, 1311 Gilkey Run
Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004
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Various tours from ½ hr to 3 hrs, costing $4 to
$25/person – reservations required
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OPERATING HOURS - Monday-
Saturday: 10:00- 5:00 ( last deluxe tour 3.40pm)
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~3:00pm |
Loretto, KY
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25
min
1 hr
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17
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KY
49, KY 527
Maker’s Mark Distillery
3350
Burkes Spring Rd, Loretto, KY 40037
Hours: Mon–Sat
9:30am to 3:30pm
The
tour and bourbon tasting is $7 per adult.
DIRECTIONS:
-Follow Hwy. 49, turn left onto
Hwy. 52 East into Loretto.
-Continue on through Loretto.
-Turn left onto Burks Spring Rd, Maker's Mark Distillery straight
ahead.
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~4:30pm |
Lebanon, KY
Steve tour lasts 30 min No charge for tour or testing |
15
min
1 hr
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11
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KY
49, KY 52
Limestone Branch Distillery
about
7 miles SE of Maker’s Mark Distillery, just off Veterans Memorial Highway.
Tours begin top of every hour, the last leaves at
5pm - Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm
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To this point
102 miles
2 hr
Arrive about
6-7pm
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Somerset, KY
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1.5
hr
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74
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KY
52/US 68/KY 34/US 27 Bypass
HOTEL Country Inn 606-679-3711
515 North Hwy 27
Cancel by 6pm day of arrival
DINNER
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DATE
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PLACES
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TIME
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MILES
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INFORMATION
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DAY 9
Fri,
Jun 20
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Leave
Somerset
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London,
Corbin, Barbourville, Middlesboro - KY
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2 hr
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89
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KY
80, US 25
(KY80
near Cumberland Gap is motorcycle road)
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Cumberland
Gap National Park, KY
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US 25
LUNCH: Buy lunch togo
BEFORE getting to Visitor's
Center and touring the park.
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The
visitor center is open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
park
visitor center is located near the junction of highway 25E and Cumberland
Avenue in Middlesboro, Kentucky.
The
park address is 91 Bartlett Park Road, Middlesboro, Kentucky
GPS
coordinates to park visitor center: N 36 36.570, W 83 38.298
· 2-hour adventure
exploring cave w/stalagmites and
flowstone cascades, or catch a glimpse of a bat.
· The moderately
strenuous, 1.5 mile tour explores four levels of the cave via 183 steps. The
tour includes a 1 mile hike along the historic Wilderness Road. Appropriate hiking footwear is required. No
sandals or open toed shoes are allowed.
· Meet at the Daniel
Boone parking area. Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes in advance.
· Tour has limited
capacity. Reservations are recommended and can be made up to one month in
advance by calling the park visitor center at (606) 248-2817. or direct to 606-246-1075
Pat & Ron have reservations for 10am tour
· Prices - Adults - $8.00 -
Visitors with Golden Age, Interagency Senior Pass discounts
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Kingsport,
TN
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2 hr
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81
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US
25, US 11 (Dixie Hwy)
HOTEL Holiday Inn
Express 423-723-2300
1217 Stewball Circle
Cancel by 6pm day of arrival
DINNER Mustard Seed Cafe 423-765-2940 118 East Market Street
SIGHTSEEING
7pm
Friday night free concert downtown
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DAY 10
Sat,
Jun 21
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Leave
Kingsport
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Johnson
City, TN
Boone,
NC
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2 hr
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77
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US
26, US 321
SHOP, LUNCH, HEAD HOME
OR,
spend the weekend in Boone
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TRAVEL HOME
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Rolesville, NC
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4 hr
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201
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SUMMARY ITINERARY
You
are invited to join Ron and Pat Wharton on an MG Adventure to the NAMGBR’s
(North American MGB Register) annual event in French Lick, Indiana. We are going to take 2 overnights to French
Lick and 2 overnights on the way back home.
However, you can drive to and from
French Lick, IN, in one day traveling the interstate highways. It is about 630 miles from the Raleigh area.
Here’s
our preliminary schedule traveling back roads, mountain roads, sightseeing, and
bypassing the big cities.
DAY 1 - Thursday, June 12 (300 miles today)
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The route begins by traveling the border
between North Carolina and Virginia.
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The route will be US 158 west in NC and US 58
west through the mountains of VA.
·
Lunch will be in Galax, VA.
·
Part of US 58 in VA is called The Mighty
Python and has been compared to The Tail of the Dragon route near Gatlinburg,
TN. It crosses over Whitetop Mountain
and Mount Rogers (VA highest mountain – but is nowhere near as high as Mt
Mitchell in NC).
·
Spend the night in Abingdon, VA – There are
museums, tours, art, theater in town.
DAY 2 - Friday, June 13 (251 miles today):
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Continue on US 58 going through the
Cumberland Gap into Kentucky.
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Travel US 25 to London, KY. Have lunch.
The town is in the foothills of the Appalachian Mts.
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After lunch, travel to Danville, KY to visit
the first of several Kentucky Bourbon Distilleries on the Bourbon Trail - Visit
Wilderness Trace Distillery.
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Spend the night in Danville, KY.
DAY 3 – Saturday, June 14 (178 miles today):
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Travel US 127 to Lawrenceburg. Visit 2 distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
- Four Roses Distillery, Wild Turkey Distillery.
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Cross the Ohio River on US 421 to Madison,
Indiana.
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Continue on IN 56 to French Lick, IN.
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Have lunch at Mickie's in French Lick. Check into hotel.
DAYS 4-7 at NAMGBR event.
DAY 8 – Thursday, June 19 (230 miles):
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Cross the Ohio River on US 135 to
Brandenburg, KY.
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Tour several distilleries or visit Mammoth
Cave National Park.
·
To tour the distilleries - travel around Fort
Knox to continue on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
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Visit distilleries and have lunch. Lunch is in Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of
the World.
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Tour Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Willette
Distillery, Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center, Maker’s Mark Distillery,
Limestone Branch Distillery.
·
Spend the night in Somerset KY.
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If visited Mammoth Cave, travel to Somerset,
KY for the hotel.
DAY 9 – Friday, June 20 (170 miles):
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Continue south and west on US 25 to
Cumberland Gap.
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Visit Cumberland Gap National Park and Cave.
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Spend the night in Kingsport, TN - 7pm
downtown is a free outdoor concert.
DAY 10 – Saturday, June 21 (77 miles to Boone
+ 200 miles to home):
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Follow US 25 and US 321 through Johnson City,
TN, to Boone, NC
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Visit Boone – shop and lunch.
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Travel home (or stay the weekend in Boone and
then go home).
If
you are interested in joining us, give a call 919-600-8027 (Ron) or
919-600-8023 (Pat) or send us email rwharton@nc.rr.com.
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