Going east, it stays along the north bank of the Friezeland Creek before climbing to its highest point at Doggett Gap.

Along the banks of Little Sandymush Creek, it passes through the community of Canto as it enters Buncombe County.

After passing by Grassy Knob, NC 63 stops being a hard mountain highway, as it goes through Leicester and finally into Asheville, where it ends at Patton Avenue.

[1] Established 1929 as a new primary route, NC 63 went from Trust, through Leicester, and Woodfin, to Asheville at Merrimon Avenue.

In 1952, NC 63 was rerouted along existing secondary roads to a new eastern terminus along Patton Avenue in Asheville.