DRIVING DIRECTIONS

LOCAL DIRECTIONS
YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly is located approximately 14 miles east of Asheville, NC. Follow I-40 E to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat and turn south onto Highway 9 at the end of the exit ramp. Proceed .5 mile to the fork in the road and veer right on to Blue Ridge Road. Drive .9 miles and look for the YMCA sign on your left. Turn onto Blue Ridge Assembly drive and proceed to the end of the road and our entrance. Please note, once on our property, the roads are all one-way.

NORTH CAROLINA
TRAVELING FROM CHARLOTTE
Take I-85 S towards Gastonia, and then merge onto US-321 N. It is the Dallas/Gaston College exit 17. Take I-40 W to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, and then turn left onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

TRAVELING FROM RALEIGH
Take I-40 W to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, and then turn left onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

SOUTH CAROLINA
TRAVELING FROM CHARLESTON
Take I-26 W to I-40 E exit 1-A towards Hickory, to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, and then turn right onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

ALABAMA
TRAVELING FROM MOBILE
Take I-65 N towards Montgomery, and then take I-85 N towards Atlanta. From this point, follow directions from Atlanta.

FLORDIA
TRAVELING FROM JACKSONVILLE
Follow I-95 N to I-26 W exit 86B towards Columbia. Merge onto I-26 W to I-40 E exit 1-A towards Hickory, to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, and then turn right onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

TRAVELING FROM GAINESVILLE
Take I-10 E to I-95 N exit on left - Riverfront/Intl Airport/Sports Complex. Merge on to I-95 N. From this point follow directions from Jacksonville, Florida.

GEORGIA
TRAVELING FROM ATLANTA
Take I-75 N to exit 103 on left to Greenville I-85 N. From I-85 N take I-26 W towards Asheville. Take I-40 E exit 1-A towards Hickory to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, turn right onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

KENTUCKY
TRAVELING FROM LEXINGTON
Take I-64 E to I-75 S towards Richmond/Knoxville. Take I-275 S towards Asheville. Proceed to exit 3 and merge on to I-640 E. Take the I-40 E exit to Asheville and proceed on I-40 E to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat and then follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

LOUISIANA
TRAVELING FROM SHREVEPORT
Take I-20 E towards Birmingham/Atlanta. Follow I-20 E to exit 57 merge on to I-75 N towards Chattanooga/Greenville. Proceed to exit 103 and merge onto I-85 N. From I-85 take I-26 W towards Asheville. Then take I-40 E exit 1-A towards Hickory to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, and then turn right onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

TRAVELING FROM BATON ROUGE
Take I-10 E towards Bay St. Louis. Follow I-10 E to exit 20 and merge on to I-65 N towards Montgomery. Stay on I-65 N to exit 171 and then merge on to I-85 N. From this point, follow directions from Shreveport, LA.

MISSISSIPPI
TRAVELING FROM JACKSON
Take I-55 S towards McComb. Merge onto I-20 E via exit # 94 towards Meridian/Hattiesburg. Merge onto I-459 N via exit # 106 toward Gadsden/Atlanta (Birmingham Bypass). Merge onto I-20 E via exit #29 towards Atlanta. Take I-85 N towards Chattanooga/Greenville. Take I-26 W to I-40 E exit 1-A towards Hickory, to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, and then turn right onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly

TENNESSEE
TRAVELING FROM KNOXVILLE
Take I-40 E to exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat, and then turn right onto Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

VIRGINIA
TRAVELING FROM RICHMOND
Take I-95 S/I-64 E ramp towards Petersburg/Norfolk. Merge onto turnpike, which becomes I-95 S. Take exit 51 to I-85 S towards Durham/Atlanta. Take exit 123 on to I-40 W/220 S towards Winston-Salem. Merge onto I-40 W. Take exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat and turn left onto Highway 9 South, at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

TRAVELING FROM ROANOKE
Take I-581/US-220 N towards Lexington/Salem. Merge onto I-81 S towards Bristol. Take exit 81 to I-77 S towards Charlotte. Stay on I-77 S to exit 51-B towards Hickory- Merge on to I-40 W. Take exit 64-Black Mountain/Montreat and turn left on to Highway 9 S at the end of the exit ramp. Follow local directions to YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

Travel by Air: Asheville Regional Airport, Greenville SC, and Charlotte-Douglas International are all within 100 miles of Blue Ridge Assembly.