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Culberson / Nottley Dam - 20.8 miles
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Moderate with hills and large and busy roads - avoid at peak traffic times.

Culberson /Nottley Dam is a figure eight that combines the Culberson Loop and the Nottley Dam loop. It allows you to get a 20-mile ride in without getting more than about 6 miles from Blackberry Meadow Lodge. This is a moderately difficult route. Avoid at peak traffic times.

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Peleton leaving Blairsvill, c. Coberly April 2005

Culberson / Nottley Dam figure 8
Direction Road distances
    next turn total
left Beaver Run 0.6 0.6
left John Smith RD 0.4 1
left E. Culberson RD 1 2
straight Name change to Cook Bridge RD (road surface changes) 0.6 2.6
straight Old Culberson RD (Cook's Bridge turns right) 1.9 4.5
right Raper RD 0.8 5.3
right NC Highway 60 (4 lane) 1.5 6.8
straight cross Snow Hill Ch RD 0.8 7.6
right Cook Bridge RD 0.5 8.1
straight cross Snow Hill Ch RD 0.6 8.7
straight cross Nottley River 1.3 10
left Cook Bridge RD (Old Culberson to right) 0.6 10.6
straight name change to E. Culberson RD (at Page Little to right) 1.1 11.7
straight name change to John Smith 0.4 12.1
straight cross Nottley River 0.1 12.2
right John Smith RD E 2.7 14.9
right Nottley Dam RD (Route 325) (no sign, but John Smith ends) (fast traffic) 1.8 16.7
straight Cross Nottley Dam (Nottely Dam control tower on left) 1.6 18.3
right John Smith W (just past Dooley Voting Precinct sign) 1.9 20.2
left Beaver Run 0.6 20.8
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