Don't trust your GPS?... Then here are some detailed printed directions:
From Knoxville, TN
Take I-40 East to exit 435 (Newport/ Hwy. 321) Turn right off exit ramp.
Follow 321 South for 12.3 miles (during this distance hwy will jog, follow signs).
Turn right towards Gatlinburg, still following 321 South.
Drive for 2 miles and just before the Laurel Springs Church, turn left on the small paved road.
Drive .2 mile till road stops, then turn right on Laurel Springs Road,
which is a gravel road that borders the National Park.
Drive .33 mile to you reach the Troll Mountain Way sign affixed high on a large tree
next to our gravel driveway leading uphill to your right.
Turn/veer right and follow this road uphill, but just before you reach the top
turn right at our 5 Arts sign. There you will find our studio.
From Gatlinburg, TN
From the center of Gatlinburg, traffic light #3 take Hwy. 321 North.
Drive for 15.7 miles (13 miles if you start from Glades Road/Save-a-Lot Supermarket at traffic light #3A)
until you reach Baxter Road, which is not far past Dollar General (on left) and
(at the bottom of the hill on the right) Imagination Mountain Campground and some apartment buildings.
Turn right on Baxter Road just before the car repair shop (all on the right).
Follow this road for .6 mile. When the road turns to gravel, make a sharp left turn
uphill at the Troll Mountain Way sign (affixed high on a large tree trunk).
Follow this gravel road uphill, and turn right at our 5 Arts sign.
There you will find our studio.
From Asheville, NC
due to flood damage on I-40 west of Asheville, travel times could be slower due to one lane traffic. Hwy 25/70 is one alt.
Take I-40 West to Tennessee exit 443 (Foothills Parkway). Follow exit ramp which becomes parkway.
Drive 7 miles on parkway (nice views) till parkways ends. Turn left.
Follow Hwy. 321 South for 1.8 miles Turn right towards Gatlinburg, still following 321 South.
Drive for 2 miles, just before the Laurel Springs Church, turn left at Birch Tree Ln.
Drive .2 mile till road stops, then turn right on the gravel road (this borders National Park).
Drive .33 mile to you reach the Troll Mountain Way sign high on a large tree
next to our gravel driveway leading uphill to your right.
Turn/veer right and follow this road uphill, but just before you reach the top,
turn right at our 5 Arts sign. There you will find our studio.
**** studio hours and days can vary somewhat so please call in advance before visit ****
1-800-951-2537 or 423-487-2537
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