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>> DAY ONE (Asheville, NC-Damascus, VA)
MILEAGE: 125.
DRIVE TIME: 2.5 hours.
DIRECTIONS: North on U.S. 23; U.S. 321 east to Elizabethton, then Route 133 north into Damascus.
STOPS: Virginia Creeper Trail, with bike rental and shuttle from Blue Blaze: half-day, $20 (800-475-5095; www.blueblaze.naxs.com).
STAY AT: The Maples B&B: doubles, $40Ð-85 (866-701-2266; themaples.naxs.com).

>>DAY TWO (Damascus-Seebert, WV)
MILEAGE: 200.
DRIVE TIME: 4.5 hours.
DIRECTIONS: Virginia 91 north to I-81 north, exit onto U.S. 460 west, then take U.S. 219 north to West Virginia 27 east into Seebert.
STOPS: Tubing on the New River (rentals and shuttle from New River Junction, 540-639-6633).
STAY AT: Greenbrier River Cabins: $125 per night for four people, two-night minimum stay (304-653-4646; www.greenbrierrivercabins.com).

>> DAY THREE (Seebert-Hot Springs, VA)
MILEAGE: 200.
DRIVE TIME: 5 hours.
DIRECTIONS: U.S. 219 north to West Virginia 55 east to Seneca Rocks; West Virginia 33 south to U.S. 220 south to Hot Springs.
STOPS: Greenbrier River Trail (www.greenbrierrivertrail.com), Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (304-567-2827), Seneca Caverns (800-239-7647; www.senecacaverns.com).
STAY AT: The Homestead, which has Family Vacation packages for $400-460 per night for two adults and two children (800-838-1766; www.thehomestead.com).

>>DAY FOUR (Hot Springs-Roanoke)
MILEAGE: 80.
DRIVE TIME: 2 hours.
DIRECTIONS: U.S. 220 south to I-81 south; exit 143 onto I-581 south.
STOPS: Breakfast at Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea (112 Campbell Ave., 540-342-9404).
STAY AT: Hotel Roanoke: doubles, $74-$99 (800-222-8733; www.hotelroanoke.com).

>> DAY FIVE (Roanoke-Lake Toxaway, NC)
MILEAGE: 300.
DRIVE TIME: 6.5 hours.
DIRECTIONS: Blue Ridge Parkway south to Asheville, North Carolina; I-26 west to North Carolina 280 west to Brevard; U.S. 64 west to Lake Toxaway.
STOPS: Canoe the French Broad River, with rentals from Southern Waterways (800-849-1970; www.paddlewithus.com).
STAY AT: Earthshine Mountain Lodge: $150 per adult per night, $50-$70 for kids (828-862-4207; www.earthshinemtnlodge.com).

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