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The best twisty roads around Lake Lure

184 twisty stretches · 1,026 km of twisty road within reach of Lake Lure — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Every twisty stretch of road within 60 km of Lake Lure, North Carolina — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Pisgah Highway (US 276) · Big East Fork → Brevard with 16.9 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

184
Stretches within 60 km
1,027 km
Twisty kilometres
585
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Pisgah Highway (US 276) · Big East Fork → Brevard

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

21.0 km · 16.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 32–53 of 62.2

Score 8 · High

NC 80 · Bakersville → Newdale

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

16.8 km · 15.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–16.8 of 16.8

Score 10 · High

Buck Creek Road (NC 80) · Busick → Marion

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

18.0 km · 14.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~2 tight corners
km 21–39 of 42.2

Score 9 · High

Gerton Highway · Fairview → Bat Cave

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 11.0 twisty km · best km 12
km 14–27 of 27.6

Score 9 · High

NC 226 Alternate · Little Switzerland → Wildacres

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.4 km · 9.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–10.4 of 10.4

Score 10 · High

NC 9 · Black Mountain → Earthaven Ecovillage

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 5–18 of 30.1

Score 8 · High

Town Mountain Road (NC 694) · near Asheville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.2 km · 8.1 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–10.2 of 10.2

Score 8 · High

Pisgah Highway (NC 151) · near Stony Fork

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 13 · ~8 tight corners
km 12–19.1 of 19.1

Score 11 · High

Old Fort Road · near Earthaven Ecovillage

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.1 km · 6.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–6.1 of 7.9

Score 10 · High

Bend of Ivy Road · Marshall → Mars Hill

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–6 of 6

Score 9 · High

Lake James Road · Longtown → Marion

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.7 km · 5.7 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–9.7 of 9.7

Score 7 · Moderate

Blue Rock Road · Newdale → Celo

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.5 km · 5.4 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–7.5 of 7.5

Score 8 · High

Beech Glen Road · near Mars Hill

Paved twisty
Paved 95%

5.1 km · 5.1 twisty km · best km 8 · ~6 tight corners
km 2–7.2 of 7.2

Score 8 · High

Memorial Highway (US 64) · near Lake Lure

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 11
km 23–29 of 34.7

Score 9 · High

NC 226A · Spruce Pine → Little Switzerland

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 11
km 0–6 of 6

Score 9 · High

Montreat Road (NC 9) · Black Mountain → Chimney Rock

Flowing
Paved 100%

27.0 km · 11.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 2–29 of 30.1

Score 7 · Moderate

Blue Ridge Parkway · Asheville → Montreat

Flowing
Paved 100%

41.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 7
km 32–73 of 73.7

Score 5 · Moderate

Memorial Highway (US 64) · Lake Lure → Chimney Rock

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.6 km · 5.6 twisty km · best km 11
km 22–34.7 of 34.7

Score 8 · High

US 19W · Higgins → Cane River

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.3 km · 3.4 twisty km · best km 7 · ~2 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 36.1–43.4 of 43.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Riceville Road · Swannanoa → Asheville

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–8 of 9.6

Score 6 · Moderate

Windswept Ridge · near Marshall

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.3 km · 2.3 twisty km · best km 8
km 0–5.3 of 5.3

Score 7 · Moderate

Cove Road · Whitehouse → Shingle Hollow

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–7 of 16.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Hankins Road · near Marion

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.5 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 8
km 0–5.5 of 5.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Pinnacle Mountain Road · Flat Rock → Cedar Mountain

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 57%

27.3 km · 22.5 twisty km · best km 12 · ~35 tight corners
km 0–27.3 of 27.3

Score 9 · High

FS 210 · Cold Springs → Table Rock

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

21.6 km · 21.6 twisty km · best km 14 · ~179 tight corners
km 0–21.6 of 21.6

Score 12 · Extreme

Old NC 105 · Linville Falls → Linville

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

21.2 km · 18.2 twisty km · best km 10 · ~13 tight corners
km 0–21.2 of 21.2

Score 8 · High

North Fork Road (NC 197) · Murchison → Rockview

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 47%

16.0 km · 16.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~35 tight corners
km 18–34 of 49.8

Score 10 · High

Yellow Gap Road (NFD 1206) · Big East Fork → Mills River

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

18.0 km · 16.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~93 tight corners
km 0–18 of 19.2

Score 10 · High

475C (FS 475C) · near Brevard

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

15.3 km · 15.3 twisty km · best km 14 · ~135 tight corners · 9 hairpins
km 0–15.3 of 15.3

Score 12 · Extreme

Big Ivy Road (FS 74) · near Dillingham

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

14.2 km · 14.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~45 tight corners
km 0–14.2 of 14.2

Score 10 · High

The same roads serve Chimney Rock, Columbus, Deerfield, Lake Lure Mountain Estates, Shingle Hollow, Sunny View, Whitehouse, Youngs Mountain.

Twisty roads near here

Earthaven Ecovillage 11 km
Horace 12 km
Maxwell Mill 17 km
Fruitland 18 km
Tryon 25 km
Saluda 27 km
Sunshine 37 km
Bent Creek 42 km
Hamilton Estates 45 km
Enola 52 km

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