Hinton Rural Life Center
PO Box 27
Hayesville, NC 28904
(828) 389-8336 or (828) 389-6753
From the North (Knoxville, Asheville, Waynesville/Lake Junaluska)
[Travel time from Waynesville/Lake Junaluska is about 1 1/2 hours]
* Follow I-40 (East or West) to exit 27(signs will indicate 74W, to 19, to 23, and to Waynesville)
* Follow 23 South/74 West towards Waynesville (stay in left two lanes)
* Continue on through the Waynesville exits (you will pass a rest area on your left) and Sylva exits
* Take exit 81 (sign will indicate Dillsboro, Franklin, Atlanta) and follow 23 South (also 441S and 64W)
* Go through stop light in Dillsboro and continue 16 miles to Franklin (you'll pass "Gold City" on right)
* In Franklin you will go through 2 stoplights, but do not leave highway; the road will become 64W in Franklin
* Follow 64 west over the mountains (about 32 miles) towards Hayesville
* Turn left at Hinton Center Road (If you pass through a stoplight, you have missed Hinton Center Road - watch for Hinton Center sign on the left and small UMC sign on right)
* Go straight through the stop sign (Oak Forest UMC on right); road ends in Hinton's parking lot
From the South (Atlanta, Hartsfield International Airport)
[Travel time from Atlanta airport- 2 1/2 to 3 hours depending on traffic]
* Follow I-75 North through downtown (or follow 285 around Atlanta and take exit 14 onto I-75 N)
* Go about 9.5 miles and take exit #115 onto I-575 North towards Canton and Woodstock
* Follow I-575 through Marietta, Woodstock, and Canton
* I-575 will turn into 515 North (Zell Miller Mountain Parkway)
* Follow 515N through Jasper, Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Blairsville, and Young Harris (there are no turns during this time)
* About 3.3 miles past Young Harris, turn left at the first light (Hwy 69)
* Go 4.5 miles (you will cross the NC state line) on Hwy 69 and turn right at the first stop light, which is highway 64 E bypass
* Go about 1 more mile (you will pass through a stop light and over a bridge)
* Look for Hinton Center sign on Right (also Clay Co Food Pantry sign). Turn onto Hinton Center Road
* Follow Road to its end in Hinton's parking lot
From Chattanooga
[Travel time from Chattanooga is about 2 hours]
* Follow I-75 North to the Highway 64 Bypass just south of Cleveland
* Follow 64 Bypass around Cleveland and take 64 East as it exits toward Ocoee and Copper Hill, TN
(you'll go through the Ocoee River gorge)
* Continue on 64E to Murphy, NC
* Turn right at second stoplight in Murphy just across bridge to continue on 64E toward Hayesville
* Go about 14 miles to the first traffic light in Hayesville (do not turn at Hayesville Business sign)
* Continue straight at the stoplight for about one more mile (through another stoplight, over bridge) and turn right onto
Hinton Center Rd. (Watch for Hinton Center and Clay County Food Pantry signs on right)
* Go straight through the stop sign (Oak Forest UMC on right); road ends in Hinton's parking lot
From Western SC (Anderson)
[Travel time from Anderson is about 2 hours]
* Follow US 76 west through Clemson, Seneca, Westminster, and Clayton to Hiwassee, GA
* Turn right onto GA 75 at traffic light at McDonald's
* Follow that road about 9 miles (it becomes NC175), turning left just over a bridge as indicated, toward US 64
* At US 64, turn left toward Hayesville, NC
* After another 2-3 miles, turn left at Hinton Center Road (If you pass through a stoplight, you have missed Hinton Center Road - watch for Hinton Center sign on the left and small UMC sign on right)
*Go straight at the stop sign (Oak Forest UMC on right); road ends in Hinton's parking lot.
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