North Carolina Motorcycle Roads and Trips
North Carolina's (NC) is endowed with some of the greatest motorcycle rides in all of America. It hosts a beautiful diversity of inspiring scenery. Starting in the west, motorcycle riders will find outstanding Blue Ridge Mountains riding. Moving east will bring riders into a large swath of territory running down east central and central North Carolina known as the Piedmont Plateau. Green rolling hills with numerous rock outcroppings typify this region. Moving further east to the Atlantic Coastal Plain area will bring motorcycle riders to an area characterized as wet, with many rivers, marshes, swampland and primarily used for agriculture. Motorcycle road highlights in North Carolina include the ever famous Deal's Gap (AKA Tail of the Dragon), The Blue Ridge Parkway, and southern access to The Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
 April 23, 2012 Beautiful rolling hills, farms, trees.... Well paved, but don't look for shoulders... Start in either Mooresville, NC or Salisbury, NC with empty saddle bags and some bungee cords or netting. We had lunch in... | |
 January 21, 2012 There are a few beautiful spots along this short route. What is nice is you can do this loop while enjoying the... Lots of twisties all the way around. The roads were super nice. Crazy fun on the sport tourer. If you are in the area of Little Switzerland, NC this is a must if you like curves and twisties. Start at... | |
 January 15, 2012 If you like being around the water, this is a good one for you. Getting through Morehead City can be painful sometimes... Flat, mostly straight, but a few big sweepers. There are a few sharper turns but even cruising above the speed limit I've... US 70 runs almost the entire width of North Carolina. Way out east you'll find Morehead City and just east of that... | |
 January 9, 2012 US58 and the Blue Ridge Pkwy is absolutely beautiful. Mabry Mill is one of the oldest water mills still in operation in... There are some sweeping turns, and some sharp turns for the first half of the trip. 52 south is more traditional with... Take 220 north out of Greensboro. After crossing the Virginia state line take US58 North just before Martinsville.After approximately 40 miles, take... | |
December 1, 2011 Lots of horses and cows roam the pastures on each side of this road. It's spotted with historic buildings, and even an... Just a nice road to cruise on. Not many stops, a few sweeping curves. Very relaxing. NC 150 runs from Locust Hill to Summerfield | |
November 25, 2011 NC 904 runs right along the SC line and curves through lush eastern NC farmland. If you like little traffic, old farms... Eastern NC is flat, but this road goes through rolling hills and is of good quality with low traffic. Great ride. Start in Rowland, NC and head south to Five Forks where this route/ride starts. Take Route 904 south all the way down... | |
November 22, 2011 North of Highlands several waterfalls are along HWY 64/28. Dry Falls has a large parking area and is just a few miles... Roads vary from 5 stars on BRP & Hwy 64 to 4 stars on the state routes. The state routes don't always... From Brevard, NC take HWY 64 to Highlands, NC. This is a good opener as it starts easy and finishes with decent... | |
November 18, 2011 I started the ride at New River HArley Davidson just south of the Airstation at new river. Not much to see at... The 17 is pretty much straight. Once you get to topsail island, watch for loose sand and gravel on the road but... Start off from MCAS New river near Jacksonville, NC. I actually started the ride at New River Harley Davidson and head south... | |
October 6, 2011 Hard to keep your eyes on the road at times! The west end starts you going up a gorge tracing the stream... I'm rating this as a three. Some sections are real nice; some are dirty. The west side of the road is hard... Wayah Road from US19/74 to US64, or the reverse route. | |
October 6, 2011 A couple of small towns and a lot of farmland. Some old houses are also highlights on this ride. At first, the road is a bit rough, but it eventual becomes fairly smooth. Decent curves and very little traffic. Expect farm... You'll start from downtown Hertford from Rt. 37 onto W. Grubb St. This road will turn into Center Hill Highway. In a... | |
September 20, 2011 You have nothing but scenery on this ride. A few great views of the Croatan and Pamlico sounds. Thick forest and a... There's a few questionable areas on this ride. Nothing major. A few pot holes and more than a few "buckles" in the... From Manteo take Rt. 64 to Rt. 264 follow 264 until Rt. 94 just past New Holland and into the Lake Mattamuskeet... | |
September 19, 2011 Mostly a tree farm (pine), but slightly hilly terrain for this part of the state. Few sections with hardwood trees are great... Good curves, great surface and little traffic makes this a great ride in the flatlands. While not near the twisties of our... Sandbanks Rd. just off Rt.158/13 five miles east of Winton. If you make it to the 158 turnoff, you've gone too far.... | |
August 30, 2011 Stunning views of the evergreen farms in the area and the surrounding hills. The New River runs along the route at one... There was some minor road construction around a curve, with some excess dirt and stones on the pavement. We took this route on a recent visit to Boone, NC. We drove in pulling our Gold Wing, and returned later in... | |
August 13, 2011 Mountain road driving with great mountain views. At one point on Brush Mountain you can see all of North Wilkesboro. Great country... About 25 miles of twists and turns. Not for the beginner. Road has been repaved, but loose gravel does exist in some... In Hiddenite take Sulfur Springs Road to Brushy Mountain Road. The road will take you to 421 and you can head back... | |
July 29, 2011 This route covers the lower Piedmont of NC. The scenery is rolling hills and farm land. It is relatively light on the... This road has always been a favorite because of the road condition. In the section north of Fallston it is easy traveling... The route begins in Shelby, NC at the intersection of US-74 and travels North to downtown Morganton, NC. | |
July 26, 2011 Mountains along NC 66 allow for a very pleasant ride. It's not so twisty you have to white knuckle every turn, but... The road is in good repair, and passes through two small towns leading to Danbury. The road surface was clean, but had... Off of US 52, you'll find Rural Hall, NC. From there take route 66 north until you reach Moores Spring Road, where... | |
May 18, 2011 Amazing scenery. To me, this is a better run than the Dragon. Winds its way the mountains from I-40 to Hot Springs... Road is in good shape and provides riders with a bit of everything; twisties, high-speed sweepers, elevation changes and a couple of... Shiner's Run is the stretch of North Carolina State Road 209 that starts at I-40 and goes north for 33 miles before... | |
May 18, 2011 Along the way you run across several back country camp grounds, Boy Scout camps, and some very quiet lakes. Lots of farm... The road is in good repair with out some of the nasty ripples found occasionally on back country roads. There are some... Head west from Burgaw, NC on 53 until you come to US 421/Route 11 and take a right (head north) up to... | |
May 18, 2011 Fantastic views from the overlook at the top of Roan Mountain at the NC-TN line. Road has many curves and very few cars. You basically climb Roan Mountain on one side and back down the other. The road is very curvy going up and back down. Many switch backs and very few straights. You can stat this ride... | |
May 18, 2011 State Route NC-22 runs north to south from the community of Climax (about 12 miles south of Greensboro) to routes NC 24-27... NC-22 is a road made for cruising. There are a few sweepers and a few hills. But mostly it just meanders through... NC-22 is accessible off of NC-62 south of Greensboro. From Greensboro you get to NC-62 via US-220/73-74 or NC-421 (both are 4-land... | |
March 11, 2011 This route takes several back roads through the Uwharrie Mountains between Troy and Asheboro. There are a lot of views of the... Most of the roads on this route are decent for traveling, with a fair share of twists and turns and ups and... The route starts at the Uwharrie Sportsman on Hwy. 24/27 W in Mt. Gilead and travel East on Hwy 24/27 into Troy.... | |
October 1, 2009 The road was completely covered by the trees throughout the whole route. It was 21 miles of twisty mountain road, with some... The road is not as curvy as the Tail of the Dragon, but it was a challenging technical road for anyone who... The ride started in Blowing Rock, NC with the turn south onto 221 South. It ends up at Grandfather Mountain which is... | |
August 1, 2009 As you travel along 52 North of Winston-Salem the rolling hills of North Carolina are starting so turn into mountains of Virginia.... It would be great except for the construction that always plagues the Winston-Salem area. Once past the city though it turns into... Starting in Winston-Salem North Carolina at the intersection of 40 West and 52 North, take US 52 north the rest of the... | |
 June 1, 2009 The scenery along this route is some of the prettiest I have ever seen, with the road carved out of the mountain.... the road because of being cut through from the mountainside is narrow, and the top speed is about 40 at best. Some... Just south of Lake Junaluska, NC, off of US 23 (exit 103), take "US 19 South" as it takes you west to... | |
 May 1, 2009 Rural farmlands on the trip to the North Carolina coast. Small towns show some real character of Eastern NC. Not a great deal of traffic. The route is mostly back roads with lots of twists but easy to follow. Surface is... We began our route on NC 55-S at High House Road in Cary, NC (southwest side of Raleigh). We set out South... |
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