Please be aware that GPS directions may take you to Charlotte Highway (74A) at Gerton. ***We recommend avoiding this route as it takes you up to Grand Highlands on a narrow, unpaved road.*** We have provided written directions below for the best route up the mountain, regardless of which direction you are coming from.
From Asheville: - Take I-240 East to I-40 West - Take Exit 51 onto Sweeten Creek Rd (Highway 25A) heading south to Mills Gap Rd - Turn left onto Mills Gap Rd - After 5.7 miles, turn left on Hoopers Creek Rd - Travel 2.5 miles to reach a T-intersection and take a left (still Hoopers Creek Rd) - Stay on Hoopers Creek Rd until it becomes North Bearwallow Mtn Rd (~1.5 miles) - Stay on North Bearwallow Mtn Rd (~2.7 miles) - Turn left onto Bearwallow Mtn Rd and follow this road until you arrive at Grand Highlands (~1.8 miles) - Turn right at the south entrance to the gated community - GATE CODE: 6565 (Gate should be open upon arrival) - Turn right after entering gate and arrive at the community clubhouse From Hendersonville: - Directions start at intersection of I-26 and Highway 64 (I-26 Exit 49) - Take 64 East to Fruitland Rd - Take a left onto Fruitland Rd - Stay on Fruitland Rd until you come to the second stop sign - Go straight through this intersection onto Old Clear Creek Rd - Stay on Old Clear Creek until you come to Bearwallow Mtn Rd - Turn left onto Bearwallow Mtn Rd - After 2.5 miles, turn right to stay on Bearwallow Mtn Rd and follow this road until you arrive at Grand Highlands (~1.8 miles) - Turn right at the entrance to the gated community - GATE CODE: 6565 - Turn right after entering gate and arrive at the community clubhouse From Lake Lure/Chimney Rock Area: - Head north on 64 West/74A West - Turn left onto Chimney Rock Rd (64 West) - After ~2.5 miles, turn right onto Slick Rock Rd - Stay on Slick Rock Rd for ~1.8 miles until it ends - Turn left onto Grant Mountain Rd and then immediately take a slight right onto Old Clear Creek Rd - After ~2.5 miles, turn right onto Bearwallow Mtn Rd - After 2.5 miles, turn right to stay on Bearwallow Mtn Rd and follow this road until you arrive at Grand Highlands (~1.8 miles) - Turn right at the entrance to the gated community - GATE CODE: 6565 - Turn right after entering gate and arrive at the community clubhouse
Feel free to arrive any time between 4:30-5pm, as our ceremony will start at 5pm.
Please be aware that our ceremony and reception both take place outdoors, on grass. The venue is on a mountaintop and it will most likely be windy and may be cold, please dress accordingly.