# @pang_bang on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRaPXVpEVSD
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-23T19:04:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nicole Pang 🌵 USA Travel + Solo Hiking + Vanlife (@pang_bang) — https://gondola.cc/pang_bang

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Follow @pang_bang for more adventures across the USA

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina offers two of the most scenic fall rides in the Smoky Mountains, both perfect for leaf peeping and only about an hour from Asheville.

⛰️The Nantahala Gorge Excursion is their signature 4.5 hour ride that follows the Nantahala River, crosses Fontana Lake, and winds through the gorge. It departs from downtown Bryson City and stops at the Nantahala Outdoor Center halfway. Tickets range from $105–$165 depending on whether you choose an open air car, climate controlled, or first class seating. Try to sit on the depot facing side (south side of the train) for the best river views! This route runs April through October so if the route is no longer running check out this one instead👇🏼 

🚂 The Tuckasegee River Excursion is the other route running on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad from Bryson city. This is a slow, scenic trip through quiet mountain towns, farmland, and a tunnel along the way.

Both rides have a full snack bar onboard with hot meals, drinks, and even local moonshine if you want to turn your fall ride into a whole outing.

Send this to someone who you’d take a scenic train ride with!

Photos taken 10/29/2025 on the Nantahala Gorge Excursion

Trains in North Carolina | Smoky Mountains Train Ride | Blue Ridge Mountains Things to Do | Fall Train Rides in the South #nantahalagorge #brysoncity #blueridgemountains

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