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^{Weaver's Bend
Rating: Moderate - 2 Paws Up (out of 3)
(First half is EASY, second half is HARD)}

Directions to start:
I-40 from Knoxville, TN towards Asheville, NC
Left Hand Newport exit ____
Take Hwy 25/Hwy 70 
Watch odometer.  Apx mile 19
Weaver's Bend. is marked on the LEFT right BEFORE the bridge across the French Broad River.
Turn LEFT on Weaver's Bend.  
Follow road 3 miles to right turn across bend and SIGN that says Weaver's Bend - with arrow.
Follow road 2 miles to parking lot -- KEEP GOING.
Cross Rail Road Tracks.
Take SECOND left after tracks, follow road .5 miles down to the river and parking under trees. This is old settlement area/camping area right ON THE RIVER.

Route: 
10 miles - Graveled/Dirt/Rocky small hills for 3 miles.  Last 2 miles is perfectly flat and groomed.  We guess 200 feet elevation change bottom to top.

START
From Settlement Area. , .5 miles to RR tracks/gravel parking lot.

MILE .5-2.5
Flat for the most part, very gentle rolling hills until you get to the bridge.

MILE 2.5-5
Turn LEFT at bridge.  Hills, dirt, gravel, some switchbacks.  Rhododendrum, hardwood, conifer forests, along the river bank for the most part.  SIX more bridges to the top and Hwy 107.