Tennessee's Best Cycle/Trike Rides
Southeastern Tennessee is home to some of the best motorcycling roads in the country. Enjoy the beauty of the Appalacian mountains, riding the twisty perfection of the many mountain roads. You'll experience curves, switchbacks and sweepers on the beautiful, scenic, well paved roads that run alongside streams, through valleys and across the mountain peaks. Many of these scenic roads travel into North Carolina extending the beauty of this area and making it a wonderful touring destination. Best time of year to visit is Spring and Fall. Summer is the rainy season.
Helmet Use: Required
Riding Two Abreast: Yes, See state law for specifics
Eye Protection: Required unless equipped with a windscreen
Daytime Use of Headlight: Required by law-modulating headlight permitted
Deals Gap - Tail of the Dragon - US129 Crossing Deals Gap at the Tennessee / North Carolina state line, the Dragon (US129) is considered as one of the worlds best twistie motorcycling roads, with 318 curves in 11 miles. (Ride early on a weekday morning to avoid the traffic and the cops). One of the absolute rides you must make in a lifetime.
Cherohala Skyway The Cherohala Skyway is a beautiful 36-mile national scenic byway. The highway runs between Santeetlah Gap 11 near Robbinsville, North Carolina, and Tellico Plains in Tennessee. Officially the Cherohala Skyway is State Route 143 in North Carolina and State Route 165 in Tennessee.
Smoky Mountain Roads , located near the Dragon
The Devils Triangle aka The Brushy Mountain Prison Run
The Snake Hwy 421 from Bristol, TN to Mountain City
Foothills Parkway 16.5-miles traversing the western flank of Chilhowee Mountain in Blount County, connecting US-129 with U.S. Route 321 in the town of Walland.
Natchez Trace Parkway The 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway connects central Tennessee to Mississippi.
ATTRACTIONS TO SEE
Cyclemo's Motorcycle Museum Located in Red Boiling Springs, TN
Pigeon Forge attractions and things to do
Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN
Gatlinburg attractions and things to do
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Tuckaleechee Caverns Carved over tens of thousands of years in one of the earth's oldest mountain chains, Tuckaleechee Caverns at Townsend, Tenn., are known as the "Greatest Site Under the Smokies".
Sweetwater Cave Lost Sea Adventure Largest underground lake located in East Tennessee between Knoxville and Chattanooga
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