Directions to Tsali Recreation Area for Saturday's late check-in and race:

From Asheville, NC: Take I-40 West towards Knoxville, TN. Take exit 27 onto US 74 West towards Waynesville. Stay on 74 West, the outpost is 50 miles down this road. 8 miles past Bryson City, the 4-lane will split into two 2-lane roads. Keep right and merge onto NC 28 West. Turn right onto NC 28 West and go 5 miles, look for sign on right.

From Gatlinburg, TN: Take 441 South through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and through Cherokee. Just past Cherokee, get on 74 West. After 15 miles, the road will split into two 2-lane roads. Keep right and merge onto US 28 West. Turn right onto NC 28 West and go 5 miles, look for sign on right.

From East Atlanta: Take I-85 North to I-985 North. At Gainesville, take 365 North to 441 North. Just past Dillsboro, NC, 441 merges with US 74. 8 miles past Bryson City, the 4-lane splits into two 2-lane roads. Keep right and merge onto US 28 West. Turn right onto NC 28 West and go 5 miles, look for sign on right.

From West Atlanta: Take I-75 North to I-575 North. I-575 becomes State Hwy 5, and then Hwy 76. Stay on this road until Blue Ridge, GA where you turn left onto Hwy 60 towards Mineral Bluff, GA. In Mineral Bluff, turn right onto Hwy 60 Spur. Follow it into North Carolina to US 74 East, turning right towards Murphy and Andrews when the road ends. Continue on 74 east through the Nantahala Gorge and past the Nanahala Outdoor Center, towards Bryson City. Just before the 2-late road widens to a 4-lane, take a left onto NC 28 west. Go 5 miles, look for sign on right.

From Chattanooga, TN: Take I-75 North towards Cleveland, TN. Take the 1st Cleveland exit, the US 64 Bypass Exit. Go 6-miles and take the Ocoee Exit onto US 64 East towards Murphy, NC. In Murphy the road number changes to US 74. Continue on 74 east through the Nantahala Gorge and past the Nanahala Outdoor Center, towards Bryson City. Just before the 2-late road widens to a 4-lane, take a left onto NC 28 west. Go 5 miles, look for sign on right.