Blue Ridge Parkway and Linn Cove Viaduct
49 miles (79 km), 1 hr 20 min, beginner
Photo: Michael Sprague, CC BY-SA 2.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Virginia
Skyline Drive (Shenandoah National Park)
68 miles (109 km), 1 hr 50 min, beginner
Skyline Drive runs along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, through Shenandoah National Park. From Front Royal, it passes Thornton Gap, Skyland and Big Meadows, with more than seventy viewpoints over the Shenandoah Valley. The speed limit is 35 mph, deer and bears are common, and there is a fee to enter the park.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Front Royal
- 1Thornton Gap, after 33 miles (54 km)
- 2Skyland, after 44 miles (71 km)
- 3Big Meadows, after 53 miles (85 km)
- FFinish: Swift Run Gap, after 68 miles (109 km)
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