g ah ▁National ▁Forest , ▁where ▁visitors ▁can ▁hi ke ▁nearby ▁tra ils ▁and ▁camp . ▁▁ ▁further ▁down stream ▁is ▁C elo ▁Community , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁C elo ▁Kn ob . ▁ ▁In ▁Mic av ille , ▁NC   8 0 ▁connect s ▁with ▁US   1 9 E , ▁where ▁travel ers ▁can ▁continue ▁on ▁towards ▁Burn sv ille ▁or ▁Spr uce ▁P ine . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁ ▁overlap ▁with ▁US   1 9 E , ▁NC   8 0 ▁continues ▁north ▁into ▁Mitchell ▁County . ▁ ▁After ▁crossing ▁the ▁North ▁To e ▁River , ▁NC   8 0 ▁becomes ▁wind y ▁as ▁it ▁h ugs ▁along ▁Ell is , ▁G ou ge ▁and ▁Bur nt ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁Both ▁K ona ▁and ▁Lund ay ▁are ▁found ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁To e ▁River ▁here ; ▁while ▁Band ana , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁local ▁pot tery , ▁is ▁situated ▁along ▁S ink ▁H ole ▁Creek . ▁ ▁At ▁NC   2 2 6 A ▁( M ine ▁Creek ▁Road ), ▁NC   8 0 ▁ends ; ▁continu ing ▁north ▁along ▁NC   2 2 6 A ▁goes ▁to ▁Lo af ers ▁Gl ory ▁and ▁NC   8 0 ' s ▁pre - 1 9 9 6 ▁northern ▁termin us . ▁ ▁Both ▁directions ▁on ▁NC   2 2 6 A ▁will ▁take ▁travel ers ▁on ▁to ▁B akers ville . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁NC   8 0 ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2