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                                                                                                                              GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
                                                                                                                               Recommended Roads to Ride

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                                                                                                                              Mountain Forest
                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 9 - Black Mountain to Bat Cave - 17 miles - "Excellent road. Very twisty. Several switch backs."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 28 - Tapoco to Walhalla, South Carolina - 108 miles - "Great road, sweeping turns..."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 63 - Trust to Leicester - 19 miles - New Leicester Highway - "Two major gaps supply plenty of opportunity to drag a knee."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↔ SR 106 - Dillard, Georgia to Highlands - 15 miles - SR 246 in Georgia -  "Very scenic."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 107 - Cashiers to Mountain Rest, South Carolina - 24 miles

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 151 - Hominy to Blue Ridge Parkway - 12 miles- Pisgah Highway - "Totally canopied by the forest." 

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

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 208 - State Line to Hurricane - 10 miles - "Switchbacks...beautiful scenery."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 209 - Hot Springs to I-40, X24 - 33 miles - "Bikes were made for roads like this!"

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 215 - Woodrow to Rosman - 35 miles - "...twisty turns, sweepers, and magnificent scenery."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 251 - Marshall to Woodfin - 17 miles - "Beautiful river gorge...fast sweeping turns."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 281 - Sapphire to Salem, South Carolina - 20 miles - SR 130 in South Carolina

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 1001 - Marshall to Leicester - 10 miles - Meadows Town Road - "Very little traffic, very few surprise corners."

                                                                                                                              ↕ SR 1310 - Topton to Franklin - 29 miles - Wayah Bald Road - "...excellent ride. Not much traffic on the weekends."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↔ US 64 - Ducktown, Tennessee to Rutherfordton - 188 miles - "...the most fun on a motorcycle in the eastern United States."

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 129 - Maryville, Tennessee to Topton - 61 miles - "Everything you've ever heard about this road is true."

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 176 - Hendersonville to Campobello, South Carolina - 27 miles

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 178 - Rosman to Sunset, South Carolina - 18 miles - "This is a very tricky and fun road to ride."

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 276 - Waynesville to Cleveland, South Carolina - 63 miles - "One of my favorites in North Carolina."

                                                                                                                              ↕ US 441 - Gatlinburg, Tennessee to Qualla - 41 miles - "...many very tight corners, what more could you ask for?"

                                                                                                                              ↔ I-40 - Newport, Tennessee to Asheville - 67 miles - "Very fast, big sweepers."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↕ Blue Ridge Parkway - Waynesboro, Virginia to Cherokee - 465 miles - "...not one stop sign or red light for 400+ miles."
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              ↔ Cherohala Scenic Skyway - Tellico Plains, Tennessee to Robbinsville - 44 miles - "...a must ride for every one that loves the road on two wheels."

                                                                                                                              ↕ Cove Creek Road - Mount Sterling to Cove Creek - 22 miles - "Dirt for 16 miles..."

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