Driving Directions
Guerard Glass Studio is located near Penland School of Crafts about 1 hour northeast of Asheville, North Carolina.
FROM ASHEVILLE: Take Highway 19/23 by-pass Weaverville and Mars Hill. 19E will branch off of 23, exit to the left following signs to BURNSVILLE. Stay on 19E to by-pass Burnsville. At the third light on 19E by-pass, turn left (beside Glen Raven Mills) onto 197N, follow signs to Red Hill and Bakersville. At Red Hill (approximately 12 miles), 197N will dead-end into 226. There will be a sign to Roan Mountain in front of you. Turn right. (As you drive you will see signs indicating “Bakersville 6 miles, Spruce Pine 16 miles.”). At 2.8 miles in Loafer’s Glory there is an old mill. At 2.9 miles, just past the mill, turn right onto bridge. This is Toecane Road. Studio is 7/10 of a mile on the left in a two-story brick building with large plate glass windows. Travel time approximately 1 hour.
FROM PENLAND SCHOOL: Leave the school and turn left at the stop sign at the bottom of the hill after you leave the visitor’s center. At the next stop sign, turn left onto Highway 226N heading toward Bakersville. In Bakersville, go through the first traffic signal, turn left at the second signal (which is a blinking light), following signs for 226N. Drive 2.8 miles. Turn left onto Toecane Road in Loafer’s Glory, just before the old red mill. Studio is 7/10 of a mile on your left in a two-story brick building. Approximately a 20 minute drive.
FROM SPRUCE PINE: Take highway 226N following signs to Bakersville. In Bakersville, go through the first traffic signal, turn left at the second signal (which is a blinking light), following signs for 226N. Drive 2.8 miles. Turn left onto Toecane Road in Loafer’s Glory, just before the old red mill. Studio is 7/10 of a mile on your left in a two-story brick building. Approximately a 25 minute drive.