Category
Rider-Friendly Routes
5 rider-friendly routes in North Carolina.
Routes
Blue Ridge Parkway
Ridge-line touring through the southern Appalachians.
469 mi10-12 hours
Routes
Copperhead Loop
75-80 miles with technical switchbacks through Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina.
75 mi2.5-3 hours
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Hellbender 28
22 miles along Fontana Lake with hairpin turns and drop-offs through Great Smoky Mountains.
22 mi1-1.5 hours
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Tail of the Dragon
The much-ridden run at Deals Gap on the Tennessee line.
11 mi25 minutes
Routes
The Rattler
33 miles of North Carolina State Road 209 with 290 curves through western NC mountains and valleys.
33 mi1.5-2 hours