Motorcycle ride in North Carolina

Cherohala Skyway

52 miles (83 km), 1 hr 20 min, intermediate

This scenic road links Robbinsville, North Carolina, to Tellico Plains, Tennessee, through the Nantahala and Cherokee National Forests. It climbs above 1,500 m with long, flowing curves and many viewpoints over the Appalachian ridges. No services along the way: fill up before you go.

Hooper Bald. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, resized

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Stops along the way

SStart: Robbinsville
1Hooper Bald, after 20 miles (32 km)
2Indian Boundary, after 38 miles (60 km)
FFinish: Tellico Plains, after 52 miles (83 km)

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Photos along the route

Tellico Plains. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, resized

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Skyline Drive (Shenandoah National Park)

68 miles (109 km), 1 hr 50 min, beginner

Photo: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized

Roads change: passes close in winter, roadworks, rockfalls, local restrictions. Check the road before you set off. MotoLert does not replace road signs or the Highway Code.

Route planned by MotoLert with Valhalla on © OpenStreetMap contributors data (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the author and licence under each image.

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