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The best of the best. These folks have ridden and shared more roads than any other ORJ member this month.
1.  boneob [6177 miles]
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North Carolina Motorcycle Roads, Routes, and Rides.


ORJ Certified RouteThe Cherohala Skyway
5.00 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings)
How can you really describe the Cherohala Skyway?  I don't think words can.   Most mo...
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ORJ Certified RouteWayah Road (SR 1310) - The locals call it Thunder Road.
4.33 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings)
Wayah Road, oh, Wayah Road.Deals Gap.   Cherohala Skyway.  They're all great roads -&...
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SKYWAY,DRAGON,FOOTHILLS PARKWAY
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
ROAD THIS RIDE APR 26TH 2009.     GREAT RIDE . YOU WILL SEE FARM LAND,YOU WILL HAVE THE ...
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Blue Ridge Pkwy- Tuggles Gap
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
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Full day of fun
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
We leave from Blue Ridge GA, travel through NC over to TN and back to Blue Ridge. You should plan fo...
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Around The Mountain
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
This is a great weekend getaway! Leave on a Friday Morning. There are several other varations to thi...
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NC
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Ride to the Mountians 2
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
This is a 1 way ride that I make a couple of times a year. Starts in the farmland of central SC and...
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Deals Gap has Nothing on this road.
5.00 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings)
Me and a friend of mine went to Deals Gap and on the way to Sassafrass Mt.(the highest point in S.C....
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Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
5.00 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings)
One of the best and most scenic routes in the US. During the summer there are lots of cars and RVs ...
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Lighthouses of the Outer Banks
5.00 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings)
The Outer Banks of North Carolina is an interesting place with plenty to do. Though my goal was...
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Ocoee/Tellico/Cherohala Skyway/The Dragon(129)
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Starting out on Old Copper Road (74) will run you right through the Ocoee river, plenty of rest ...
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Rte. 66, Rte 89 Loop around Hanging Rock
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
A very popular loop for sportbikers in the Greensboro, Winston Salem area, route 66 is the heart of ...
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BRP / Skyland DR / DC / Outer Banks / Myrtle Beach Bike week
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
If you can Take a week or two off from work this is a good ride to get you to bike week in Myrtle Be...
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Clayton/NC28/ Dragon Loop
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
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Close to Home
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Just a short ride to get a quick fix in the evening. Has a few twisties.
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The Dragon
4.75 out of 5 (based on 4 ratings)
It's the one everyone talks about. The "uber" motorcycle road. Also sometimes referred to as "Deals ...
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Cherohala Skyway
4.60 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings)
This road was completed in 1996. One of the most scenic and fun to ride roads anywhere. Be sure to t...
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Southern Highlands Trail
4.50 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings)
We started this journey in Ocoee, TN, traveling along the river was awesome. Stop, watch and lisetn...
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boone, blowing rock
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
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Deep Water Falls, NC
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
You could start anywhere you want, I posted this route basically to get you to Deep Creek Falls just...
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NC 107 - Highlands - Franklin - Bryson City - Cherokee
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Maggie Valley was our start point. Take Blue Ridge Parkway to 23 west/south to 107 south to Cashier...
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NC
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Going To See Uncle Roy At the Roost
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Come on up and see Uncle Roy at Rider's Roost. This is a great Ride with plenty of camping tent styl...
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A good day for a relaxing ride. Take the camera
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
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Quick SE Asheville Pkwy and 151
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Scenic ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway leaving from south asheville. The parkway passes through Pisga...
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Sunset wind down--Greensboro, NC
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
I have planned this ride for sunset/dusk by starting out into the country while it is still day ligh...
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NC
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Clayton #2-Chatooga/Highlands Loop
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
East on US 76 out of Clayton. About 8-9 miles out you will cross into SC as you are crossing the Cha...
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The Dragon's Cousin
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
If you are in the area to ride some of the great roads like The dragon, you definately don't want to...
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Sunday Morning Ride from Greensboro to Michael's Tavern
4.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Take a pleasant ride in the country to Michael's on a Sunday morning, eat breakfast and hang out in ...
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Hot Springs Leisure Ride
4.00 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings)
A great route if your looking for a nice afternoon jaunt. Pretty hilly, with moderately challengin...
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NC
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Ashville-Maggie Valley-Table Rock
5.00 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings)
This road surprised me in the way it transformed from sweeping curves on the highway to twisties goi...
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Hellbender 28
4.33 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings)
After getting your technical riding done over at The Dragon (129) drop down to Route 28, othewise kn...
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NC
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BLUERIDGE PKWY
4.00 out of 5 (based on 4 ratings)
We road the entire blueridge pkwy from start to finish and was the best ride I have ever done..even ...
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Visiting scenic southwestern north carolina
3.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
I started out on hwy 52 noorth to acess hwy 268 west. I took this hwy past rolling hills and farmlan...
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Skyline Dr - Blue Ridge Parkway
3.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
We have heard so much about the ride on Skyline Dr and the Blue Ridge Parkway. WOW !!! The pictures ...
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Quick NorthEast Buncombe County Ride 40
3.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
From AVL downtown, up the parkway, down Ox creek to burnsville, out to 26 and back home! Quick ride ...
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Athens to Highlands and Bac
3.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Athens is so close, yet so far from the mountain fun. This gets you up and back in a day - just eno...
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The Perfect Day
5.00 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
You could do this ride in a day but it may be better to take a weekend just to make sure you don't m...
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Hanging Rock trip from Cary, NC
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Eureka!
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My trip started and ended in Wilson. It was a beautiful day in the 70s, the first in a few weeks. Th...
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Raleigh to outerbanks loop
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Hot Springs
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Va Beach and Outer Banks
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This is a trip we expanded on to cover the North Carolina coast area. We make it a point to return t...
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pres.bob tour part 1
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10 friends will be going on this trip,around 4-29-2010 to 5-9-2010 will be posting pictures when we ...
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July 2010 Niagara Falls
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Looking for advise on this trip. Planning to ride it july 2010.
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Around the Albemarle
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Starts and stops in Cheasepeake, VA. Meet at Cracker Barrel on Hillcrest Parkway. This ride goes thr...
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Fancy gap Va.
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West Knoxville, Cherohala Skyway, The Tale of the Dragon Loop
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This is a great ride anytime of the year but especially in the fall. I left Knoxville at 12:30 est w...
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Myrtle Beach/Southport Ferry/Wilmington
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I am a female rider that took this trip with pre-teen son. We so enjoyed the ferry and all the hist...
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Myrtle Beach to the Tail of the Dragon/Mile High Skyway
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A wonderful ride. We rode over 1,100 miles. The only draw back was it rained EVERY day. I would st...
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Ray Albertson Benefit Ride 2009
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Stone Mountain Loop
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walnut Island Bike show and rally
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Labor day weekend bike show and rally had a blast
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A ride to the lake and back
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A Great overnighter
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This is a great ride. I regret I returned via interstate, but time became a factor. The rout takes ...
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#1 Hot Springs
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Fun route that was developed for Ralley To Ridgecrest. Enjoy!!!
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Outer Banks Trip
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Any reason is a good reason
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This is a rather relaxing ride with some twisties, and terrific scenery. It runs from rolling meadow...
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Raleigh, NC to Floyd, VA and back
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Have not ridden this yet, so description and Info is based on maps. This is one I am going to dothi...
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Loop along 42
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Nice loop of maily 2 lane roads. Pretty scenery and fairly open roads.
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Cherokee hwy and Blue Ridge
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This route has it all, from long stretches of open road with lakes and rock formations to the twisti...
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Nice long weekender through GA,NC,TN,AL
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Just took this ride starting on March 18th. The actual ride takes about 3 days of easy going, but w...
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Day Ride
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Wise/Shady Valley/Damascus
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Blue Ridge Parkway/Cherokee Ride
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Hot Springs/Seviervlle Ride
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Shady Valley/Snake Ride
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Great Day Ride
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Lake Ride
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Fun Ride
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the dragon and the alps
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Hanging Rock Loop
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Good Pavement, some twisties, gentle curves, straight aways, low traffic volume, Stop at Hanging roc...
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McCullers Crossroad to Harris Lake
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Just a simple 2 hour or so ride around Harris Lake. A few sweepers and some nice scenery.
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Trust & Luck
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The first five miles of this run are fairly commercial and traffic can be heavy but you'll soon leav...
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Annual Ride To The Mountains 2007
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   Here we are again. It's June 2007 and time for our annual bike trip to the mountains. B...
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Linn Cove Viaduct
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There's lots to see and do on this ride. Grandfather Mountain offers some great views and, if you're...
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NC
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Waterfall Heaven
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This a very scenic ride! Along the way, you'll see Cullasaja Gorge, Cullasaja Falls, Dry Falls, and ...
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Murder Mountain
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This a nice run that takes you through some small, quaint towns that time seems to have forgot. The ...
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Lake Lure/Chimney Rock
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This is a fun ride! Great scenery, nice twisty road, and not too heavily traveled. Stop off at the M...
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NC
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Old Fort to Little Switzerland
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This ride is everything the Dragon is and more. It starts out mild but ends with a bang (not literal...
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Table Rock Loop
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If you like curves and swithcbacks, you'll love this loop. Plenty of beautiful scenery, hiking trail...
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Cherohala - 73 Smokies
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We started in Maggie Valley and went to Robbinsville and started west on the Cherohala Skyway (some ...
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NC Waterfalls
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From Maggie Valley, go to Waynesville to Sylva, 107 South to Cashiers, East to 281 South (Whitewater...
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A trip to the Metro Expo
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This trip is a mixture of pretty country, small towns and a beautiful college campus (Davidson Colle...
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NC
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TGIF! Work to Home
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It's Friday afternoon and the same boring ride home on Wendover/70 just isn't going to cut it today....
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NC
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Chesapeake Carolina Afternoon
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This ride takes you through the NC country side, over several bridges. Stop in historic Manteo for ...
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Roan Mount. TN, NC, and back to the foot hills of E.TN
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This is a great ride! As always, I start in my home town of Elizabethan, TN. I jump onto hiway...
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Cary, NC to Blue Ridge and Back
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This is a plan route.
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Back road trip from Cary, NC to Roxboro, NC and back
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If you start early morning and maintain 35-45 MPH it will take 4 to 5 hrs with a couple of short sto...
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NC
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Riding to THE STATION on the BRP
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This is a great route for an afternoon ride. We stopped at a couple of places on the way to the...
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NC
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A good daytrip to the BRP.
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Past trip tp myrtle beach
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A Fun ride to a fun place...
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A Good ride and one cold beer.
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This is on HWY 18 near the BRP. We have some pretty country here. Come on down...
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NC
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Great Smoky Mountain Tour
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This large loop starts at Deals Gap Resort in North Carolina. Right out of the gate, covers the inf...
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Deals Gap - Sunset Loop
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This short 47 mile route is best to start to meet the sun setting half way in the route. The lighti...
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Deals Gap Sunrise Loop
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This is a scenic short route that is good for a sunrise breakfast ride from Deals Gap. Follow 129 d...
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Warwoman Road
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Warwoman Road is a very scenic drive through to Hwy 28. The beginning is quite tame but towards the ...
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Start of a great ride to Canada
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This was a trip planned a year in advance.  It was very relaxing, and refreshing. I saw some b...
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Ist leg of a trip of a lifetime
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One of many wonderful spots along the way. The scenery was like being in a candy store, where to sta...
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Rt 66 twisties
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This is a fun "local" ride. 66 can have gravel or sand in spots, especially where a driveway enters ...
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NC
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Highway 8 and Parkway plus Stations Inn
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This is a favorite of mine. Leave the Piedmont Triad at 40 and 68. Head North on 68, West in Stoke...
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A good day for a long ride in NC
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A good dya trip into NC foothills
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Be sure to visit some of the little stores and shops at the various stops along the way. Of particul...
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NC
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round robin
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Good Day trip, lots of open country roads and small towns, little traffic until you hit the outter b...
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NC
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Up to the Blue Ridge Parkway
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A little bit of everything! Rte. 89's a fun ride, hills, turns, straightways, towns, open road; then...
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NCVA
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Frocking
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It was fantastic going over the Ches Bay Bridge - it was like you were riding on the ocean. You cou...
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Ride to Lake Lure
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This ride is a nice ride for an afternoon get away. Riding out to Cliffside has some good sweeping c...
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NCSC
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South Mountain Loop
Not rated.
This is a relaxing ride around South Mountain NC. This ride will send you north along 226 which you ...
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NC
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Ride to Black Mountain, NC
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This ride has some great country roads to ride. You will travel through a lot of small towns on...
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Fort Macon, NC
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Plan a full day for this ride if your are starting in Fayetteville, NC. My wife and I rode this last...
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NC
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TN32
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Here's the scoop - this is a 1st - 2nd gear ride most of the way with heavy switchbacks (not just tw...
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TNNC
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Double Loop
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You can ride this starting at any point on the ride, we have started out from Cherokee, as well as C...
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GANC
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cool ride
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NC
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Ultimate Loop
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I posted two days to complete, but you can do it in one if you like hard riding.Plenty of twisties a...
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Asheboro Loop
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This is a nice way to spend a sunny morning or afternoon. Also more interesting ways to get to Ashe...
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NC
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Medoc Mountain
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Medoc Mountain State Park in North Carolina is not really a mountain at all - it use to be millions ...
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NC
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Blue Ridge to HWY 74
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This route starts at the Blue Ridge Parkway and the French Broad River over look site. This route is...
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NCSC
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California Fred's Souteast Adventure
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Barber's Motorsports Park and Museum, 29 Dreams Motorcycle Resort, Talladega National Forest, Mt. Ch...
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ALGATNNC
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222 to Work (Wilson to Greenville, NC)
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This is my commute to and from work. I have tried several different routes and this is the quick...
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NC
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Twisty Fun - Highway 28
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Good old twisty fun. Makes a great side trip if you're heading to or from Deal's Gap. Short but w...
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NC
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Wilson-Bailey, Sims
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A nice ride through the country side and a couple of small, rural towns in eastern North Carolina.
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NC
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