Wayah road

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Average Rating - This road has been rated by 1 visitors

State: North Carolina
Date Submitted: October 6, 2011
Submitted by: Ridden
Motorcycle Road Length: 28 Miles

Written Directions

Wayah Road from US19/74 to US64, or the reverse route.

Scenery

Hard to keep your eyes on the road at times! The west end starts you going up a gorge tracing the stream with some waterfalls mixed in. Once you reach the peak (the AP trail crosses around here) there is a large lake at the top. Nice winding road around it then the fun begins; lots of tight curves and more elevation changes. Keep your eyes on the road: not much in guard rails protecting you from some rather large drop-offs! Eventually you "wind down" on some less technical roads and at a little gas station/convenience shop. IIRC, this station has REAL gas (no ethanol).

Road Quality

I'm rating this as a three. Some sections are real nice; some are dirty. The west side of the road is hard for me to read where it looks like there's loose gravel, but it's really not.

Roadside Amenities

Not a whole lot between the two main roads. Take this drive for the scenery and the curves.

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Reviewed by Shiftless on January 17, 2012 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Shiftless
motorcycle_year: 1999
motorcycle_make: Suzuki Intruder LC1500
motorcycle_type: Cruiser
Comment: This is one of my favorite rides. About halfway through, look for Winding Stairs Rd. on your left. You can take it a few miles up a winding road to a nice lake. If you're really adventurous and have a suitable ride, keep on past the lake and the road becomes a seep, rocky and primitive forest road that really lives up to the "Winding Stairs" name and goes down all the way to US74, joining a couple miles north of the Wayah Road turnoff
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