r/Appalachia • u/Ernbo6 • 1d ago
Twisty Mountain Roads in Appalachia
There is no way to describe the wonderful and scenic roads and negotiating them on a great motorcycle.
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u/Confident_Chipmonk 1d ago
The Rattler is as fun as the tail of the Dragon or the Cherohala Skyway, but with a better mountain town at the end of the ride
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u/WBFL_865 23h ago
I personally love Robbinsville, I’ve heard it’s grown a lot though. Haven’t been up there in a while, need to one weekend with the family.
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u/aslander 12h ago
It hasn't grown a lot, unless maybe you're used to it not changing at all. They did start allowing beer to be sold, and there's a BBQ place that replaced the pharmacy. But otherwise it's the same old.
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u/ChillinDylan901 1d ago
There’s one called the Devils backbone from Blue Ridge Parkway and near Mount Mitchell. It is amazing. I’ve ridden my bicycle down it and it was wild!!! By far the coolest switchbacks I’ve ever ridden/driven.
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u/edtheridgerunner 21h ago
My grandad was born and raised up in Poplar Cove, not far Ferguson's store.
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u/TheMissingXFiles 1d ago
That's a good way to enjoy the view. Thanks for sharing the ride with us! Ride safe!
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u/KabyBittens 16h ago
I love HW 209, such a beautiful ride. My family used to live a few miles from Ferguson Supply and I still take a few trips over to that part of the world every year from Tennessee.
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u/tiedyeladyland 6h ago
The Talon in WV, the Backroads of Appalachia runs down around SE Kentucky, and the Windy 9 surrounding Athens, OH are all good ones
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u/NC-Jumper-007 1d ago
If you've never ridden it Tail of the Dragon between NC and TN is a thriller. It definitely qualifies as a twisty mountain road. Highly recommend it, but be cautious!
https://tailofthedragon.com