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Cades Cove |
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State:
Tennessee
Submitted
By: "Falcon"
Date Submitted: Jan 04
Motorcycle Type: 98 Honda Valkyrie F6
Motorcycle Road Length: approx. 14 Miles
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Road Scenery: 
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is one of the most beautiful rides I know of. It's 27 miles
in and 27 out. This ride follows a river and has scenery that
will take your breath away. |
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Road Quality:
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This
two-lane road is nothing but mountains and river. Cades
Cove is in a National park so the road is very well
maintained. It basically follows the contour of the river
so it's exciting as it twists and turns. There are rock
overhangs and a couple of small bridges. However, take
is at a reasonable pace so you wont miss the natural beauty.
Note:
Please keep the speed to something reasonable. Running
110 in a 45 gives us all a bad name and spoils the fun
for everybody.
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Roadside Amenities: 
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Pigeon
Forge and Gatlinburg
Tennessee are right at the entrance to this natural
area. However, once you get in there are no amenities. So
fill up immediately before taking this ride. |
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You'll
find this route in the western part of the Great Smoky Mountain
National Park. To get to Cades Cove Road, you'll need to
start in the main entrance to the park which is near Gatlinburg
Tennessee on US 441. Head into the park on US 441 and
after only a mile or two, look for the signs for Cades Cove.
Just follow the signs from there on out and get ready for
Cades Cove Loop which is an 11 mile one way loop that takes
a few hours to get through on account of the traffic density.
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took us 1 1/2 hrs to do the loop didnt see anything but tail lights.
We love the road going there the snack bar is great and super clean bathrooms too!