Motorcycle Roads in North Carolina
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.
Best Rated Motorcycle Roads & Rides
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Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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The scenery is good as you work your way up the mountain from west to east, but really gets good when you're at the top, and on the way down on the east end. Mountain views, pretty homes, a waterfall…
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Many Parkway Scenic lookouts - Including the highest point on the Blue Ridge
Soco Falls - small little hike down to a a beautiful waterfall and swimming hole
Highlands and Cashiers
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This is a twisty road between Whiteville NC and Lake Waccamaw NC. For the area, this is is a good road to ride. Watch out for people coming out of there driveways, deer, and farm equipment.
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The first portion of this ride is spent traversing Iron Mountain, which will consist of a mountain road covered in tree canopy. The second half is ascending to Roan Mountain, and the panoramic views…
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Peeking view of mountains, mostly trees. Pleasant surprise when rolling around the corner and the vista opens up. Will not likely see much due to challenge of curves. You'll be focused on the next…