That’s how Team Adventure ended up at the Laurel Valley River. I BELIEVE where we were at was called Laurel Valley River, but to make things easier and because I couldn’t Google Map it.. Take I-26 East to Exit 19 towards Marshall. Drive straight on this road past Madison Middle School and the gravel parking area for the hiking path is on the left. It took around 25 minutes to drive from West Asheville to this popular hiking spot in North Carolina.