Driving Directions to the Start / Finish of Run The Gauntlet at Riverside Restaurant:
From 194 / 421 intersection in Boone travel South on 421 toward Deep Gap and Wilkesboro.
Total Distance: 14.9 miles
| Travel | Turn | onto Road |
| 3.1 miles | Straight at Traffic Light Food Lion on Left |
Remain on 421 South |
| 4.1 miles | Left | Brownwood Rd. |
| 2.7 miles | Right | Cranberry Springs Rd. |
| 0.8 miles | Left | Liberty Grove Church Rd. |
| 1.3 miles | Left | New River Bridge Rd. (cross the river) |
| 0.1 miles | Left | Railroad Grade Rd. |
| 2.8 miles | Riverside Restaurant on the Left | |
From Winston-Salem 421 North to Wilkesboro, from Wilkesboro
Total Distance from Wilkesboro: 31 miles
| Travel | Turn | onto Road |
| Approx. 22 miles | Remain on 421 North | Crest the top of the mountain and cross under the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| 0.7 miles | Right | 221 North |
| 1.8 miles | Left | Cranberry Springs Rd. |
| 2.3 miles | Right | Liberty Grove Church Rd. |
| 1.3 miles | Left | New River Bridge Rd. (cross the river) |
| 0.1 miles | Left | Railroad Grade Rd. |
| 2.8 miles | Riverside Restaurant on the Left | |
From Charlotte / Statesville 77 North, 421 North to Wilkesboro, from Wilkesboro
Total Distance from Wilkesboro: 31 miles
| Travel | Turn | onto Road |
| Approx. 22 miles | Remain on 421 North | Crest the top of the mountain and cross under the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| 0.7 miles | Right | 221 North |
| 1.8 miles | Left | Cranberry Springs Rd. |
| 2.3 miles | Right | Liberty Grove Church Rd. |
| 1.3 miles | Left | New River Bridge Rd. (cross the river) |
| 0.1 miles | Left | Railroad Grade Rd. |
| 2.8 miles | Riverside Restaurant on the Left | |
From West Jefferson, Travel 221 South from intersection of 221 and 163
Total Distance: 13.7 miles
| Travel | Turn | onto Road |
| 6.5 miles | Right | Railroad Grade Rd. |
| 7.2 miles | Riverside Restaurant on the Left | |
