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Here’s where you’ll find us:
Mars Hill College is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains just 20 minutes north of beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. To assist you in locating us when using online mapping sites such as GoogleMaps, please use the following street address:
Mars Hill College
100 Athletic St.
Mars Hill, NC 28754
**Please note, if arriving from locations east, you will first arrive to Asheville, NC via I-40. Use the directions listed below.
Arriving from the South (Asheville) – 20 minutes
1) Take I-26 W/US-19 N/US-23 N/US-70 W toward Weaverville/Woodfin
2) Take exit 11 for N Carolina 213 W toward Mars Hill/Marshall
3) Turn left onto N Carolina 213 W
4) Go approximately one mile to the Mars Hill College campus. Blackwell Hall, where you’ll find the Admissions Office, is on the right.
Arriving from the North (Johnson City, TN) – 45 minutes
1) Take 1-26 E/US-23 S
2) Take exit 11 for N Carolina 213 W toward Mars Hill/Marshall
3) Turn left onto N Carolina 213 W
4) Go approximately one mile to the Mars Hill College campus. Blackwell Hall, where you’ll find the Admissions Office, is on the right.
Arriving from the West (Knoxville, TN) – 2 hours
Due to a rockslide near the Tennessee/North Carolina border, a portion of I-40 is closed at this time. The following directions are for a current detour. We suggest this route when road conditions are good. Should weather be a concern, the suggested route is via interstate from Johnson City, TN.
1) Take 1-40E
2) Take exit 432B on the left for US-25W/US-70 E toward Newport
3) Merge onto TN-35 N/TN-9 E/US-25W S/US-411 N/US-70 E; continue to follow TN-9E/US-70 E; go 19.4 miles
4) Turn left at Dixie Hwy/TN-9 E/US-25 S/ US-70 E; continue to follow US-25 S/US-70 E; go 8.6 miles
5) Turn right at Bridge St.; go .1 mile
6) Turn left at Bridge St/US-25 S/US-70 E; continue to follow US-25 S/US-70 E; go 5.1 miles
7) Turn right to stay on US-25 S/US-70 E; go 11.4 miles
8) Turn right at N Carolina 213 W; go .2 miles
9) Turn left at Hayes Run Rd. to continue straight on N Carolina 213 W; go 7 miles
10) Arrive at the Mars Hill College campus. Blackwell Hall, where you’ll find the Admissions Office, is on the left.