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                                                                                                                              APPALACHIAN  MOUNTAINS
                                                                                                                              Recommended Roads to Ride


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                                                                                                                              View from the Blue Ridge Parkway
                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 8 - Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia to Winston-Salem - 68 miles - "It has nice sweepers and...nice twisties."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 66 - Westfield to Rural Hall - 23 miles - "Potentially a superb ride... However, the road condition (as of June 2006) is fairly poor..."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 80 - Bakersville to Marion - 40 miles - "...the road demands all your attention."

                                                                                                                              ↔ SR 88 - Trade, Tennessee to Warrensville - 23 miles - "Perfect challenging road for cruisers and a dream road for the rockets."

                                                                                                                              ↔ SR 89 - Mount Airy to Walnut Cove - 40 miles - "The Piedmont's version of the Tail of the Dragon....."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↔ SR 126 - Nebo to Morganton - 23 miles - "...one wonderful ride!"
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 181 - Pineola to Morganton - 30 miles - Jonas Ridge Highway - "A superbly remade road to carry you onto the Blue Ridge Parkway."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↔ SR 194 - Cranberry to Baldwin - 43 miles - "Avoid this road!! ...fractured pavement and obsolete, poorly maintained guardrails..."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 197 - Red Hill to Flat Creek - 43 miles - "The road is fantastic...very lightly traveled."

                                                                                                                              Ο SR 226A - Gillespie Gap to Junction SR 226 - 13 miles - Little Switzerland Road - "Beautiful scenery..."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↔ SR 268 - Lenoir to Wilkesboro - 29 miles - "...not technical, but lots of sweepers..."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 1151 - Mill Spring to Saluda - 11 miles - Green River Cove Road -"...360° switchbacks to long sweeping curves..."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 1308 - Junction SR 197 to Micaville - 11 miles - Double Island Road
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 1924 - Morganton to Laurel Hill - 18 miles - Old NC 18 - "Nice twisty country road with several S turns."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ US 19E - Cranberry to Spruce Pine - 25 miles

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 19W - Erwin, Tennessee to Bald Creek - 33 miles - "The 'W' stands for 'Wowee!'"

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 21 - Wytheville, Virginia to Sparta - 40 miles - "Many places to stop and enjoy the scenery."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ US 176 - Hendersonville to Tryon - 19 miles

                                                                                                                              ↔ US 221 - Linville to Blowing Rock - 19 miles - Little Parkway - "Extremely tight twisties..., heavy forest canopy, and no guardrails..."

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 321 - Blowing Rock to Lenoir - 22 miles - "NC 181 is a much better alternate route."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↔ US 421 - Big Creek, Kentucky to Deep Gap - 202 miles - "...one of the best rides east of the Mississippi."

                                                                                                                              ↕ Blue Ridge Parkway - Waynesboro, Virginia to Cherokee - 465 miles - "...not one stop sign or red light for 400+ miles."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ Brushy Mountain Road - Wilkesboro to Hiddenite - 25 miles - "As of May, 2007 there is lots of tar and chip on the Southern end of this route..."

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