Fires Creek Area
Wake Forest, North Carolina
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35°5'47.0"N 83°51'34.0"W Maps | Directions |
State: | North Carolina |
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From Wake Forest, North Carolina
- Head south on Front St toward E Roosevelt Ave (157 ft)
- Continue onto South Ave (0.1 mi)
- At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit and stay on South Ave (0.2 mi)
- Continue onto NC-98 W/Durham Rd (2.6 mi)
- Turn right to stay on NC-98 W/Durham RdContinue to follow NC-98 W(17.8 mi)
- Turn right onto Muldee St (signs for I-85/US-70 W) (335 ft)
- Take the ramp on the left onto US-70 W (1.4 mi)
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for US-15 S/US-70 W/Greensboro/Interstate 85 S and merge onto I-85 S/US-15 S/US-70 W (4.6 mi)
- Keep left at the fork to continue on I-85 S (42.3 mi)
- Take exit 131 for I-40 W/Interstate 85 BUSINESS S toward U.S 70/Greensboro/Winston-Salem (0.4 mi)
- Keep left to continue on I-40 W/I-85BL S (7.3 mi)
- Keep right at the fork to continue on I-40 W, follow signs for Interstate 40 W/US 220 S/Winston - Salem (12.6 mi)
- Keep left to stay on I-40 W, follow signs for Winston-Salem Statesville (178 mi)
- Take exit 27 for US-74 toward US-19/US-23/Clyde/Waynesville/Maggie Valley/Franklin/Murphy/Atlanta (0.3 mi)
- Continue onto US-74 W/Great Smoky Mountains Expy (26.0 mi)
- Take exit 81 for US-23 S toward US-441 S/Dillsboro/Franklin/Atlanta/US-64 W (0.2 mi)
- Continue onto US-23 S (20.3 mi)
- Continue onto US-64 W/Murphy RdContinue to follow US-64 W(31.0 mi)
- Turn right onto Downings Creek Rd (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto Jarrett Rd (2.3 mi)
- Turn right onto Tusquittee Rd (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto Fires Creek Rd (4.6 mi)
- Turn right onto Fires Creek Wildlife Rd (1.9 mi)
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