SMOKY MOUNTIANS LOOP
PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2014
Maggie Valley, NC
Road type: sweepers, twisties, scenic
Distance: 250 miles
Travel time: allow up to 8hrs
Google map: https://goo.gl/QNhBgs
Riders can access US 441 via the Blue Ridge Parkway from US 19 turn right towards Gatlinburg just a short distance you can stop in at the visitor center. Proceed to the New Found Gap parking area for a great view of the Smoky Mountains (restrooms are available) before continuing to Townsend TN – Townsend is a good place to stop and take a short break before continuing to the Foothills Parkway which leads to US129 where riders will continue to Vonore TN top off their tanks and take a lunch break – the Countryside Restaurant is highly recommended before continuing to Tellico Plains TN and the beginning of the Cherohala Skyway – no trip to the Cherohala is complete without a stop @ Bald River Falls – then return to the Skyway for the return trip to Maggie Valley – riders will need to stop and top off their tanks again in Robbinsville NC (Skyway Food Mart NC 143 & US 129)
1. Maggie Valley
Distance: 4.5 miles
2. BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
Blue Ridge Parkway & Soco Road, Blue Ridge Parkway, Maggie Valley, NC 28751, USA
3. US-441 N
US-441 N
Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee, NC 28719, USA
5. NEWFOUND GAP
6. OLD STATE HWY 73
OLD STATE HIGHWAY 73
Old State Highway 73 Scenic, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA
7. BP STATION
8. FOOTHILLS PARKWAY
FOOTHILLS PARKWAY
Foothills Parkway Section 8G & East Lamar Alexander Parkway & Foothills Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Walland, TN 37886, USA
9. US-129 N
10. Dragon Pitt Inn & BBQ
11. TN-72 W
12. COUNTRYSIDE RESTAURANT
13. TN-360
14. CHEROHALA SKYWAY
CHEROHALA SKYWAY
1350 Cherohala Skyway, Cherokee National Forest, Tellico Plains, TN 37385, USA
15. BALD RIVER FALLS
16. TURKEY CREEK OVERLOOK
TURKEY CREEK OVERLOOK
Cherohala Skyway, Cherokee National Forest, Tellico Plains, TN 37385, USA
17. SKYWAY FOOD MART
Distance: 36 miles
Maggie Valley
After topping off continue on NC-143 to NC-28 turn right to return to Maggie Valley.
Distance: 73 miles
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Maggie Valley
Maggie Valley, NC, USA -
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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
Blue Ridge Parkway & Soco Road, Blue Ridge Parkway, Maggie Valley, NC 28751, USA -
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US-441 N
Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee, NC 28719, USA -
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Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome, Forneys Creek, NC 28713, USA -
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NEWFOUND GAP
Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee 37738, USA -
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OLD STATE HWY 73
Old State Highway 73 Scenic, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA -
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BP STATION
7945 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend, TN 37882, USA -
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FOOTHILLS PARKWAY
Foothills Parkway Section 8G & East Lamar Alexander Parkway & Foothills Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Walland, TN 37886, USA -
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US-129 N
6623 Calderwood Highway, Tallassee, TN 37878, USA -
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Dragon Pitt Inn & BBQ
4407 Calderwood Hwy, Maryville, TN 37801, United States -
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TN-72 W
4401 Calderwood Highway, Maryville, TN 37801, USA -
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COUNTRYSIDE RESTAURANT
2021 Hwy 411, Vonore, TN 37885, USA -
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TN-360
1000 Highway 411, Vonore, TN 37885, USA -
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CHEROHALA SKYWAY
1350 Cherohala Skyway, Cherokee National Forest, Tellico Plains, TN 37385, USA -
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BALD RIVER FALLS
River Road, Cherokee National Forest, Tellico Plains, TN 37385, USA -
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TURKEY CREEK OVERLOOK
Cherohala Skyway, Cherokee National Forest, Tellico Plains, TN 37385, USA -
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SKYWAY FOOD MART
1037 Tapoca Rd, Robbinsville, NC, United States