State guide
North Carolina Motorcycle Routes, Stops & Events
Routes, stops and events across North Carolina, checked by riders.
Routes
Tail of the Dragon
The much-ridden run at Deals Gap on the Tennessee line.
11 mi25 minutes
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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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The Rattler
33 miles of North Carolina State Road 209 with 290 curves through western NC mountains and valleys.
33 mi1.5-2 hours
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Ridge-line touring through the southern Appalachians.
469 mi10-12 hours