Twisty motorcycle roads in North Carolina

714 twisty stretches · 9,195 km of twisty road — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Whole roads, not fragments: OpenStreetMap ways are joined into roads, walked one kilometre at a time, and every run of twisty kilometres becomes a stretch with a from → to. Paved, unpaved and flowing (sweeper) stretches are ranked separately by twisty kilometres. Click a stretch to see it on the map above.

714

Twisty stretches

9,195 km

Twisty kilometres

112

Flowing stretches

26 km

Longest paved stretch · Blowing Rock Highway (US 221)

Calderwood Highway (US 129) · near Tapoco

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 17.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~4 tight corners

km 0–19 of 62.4

Score 10 · 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

NC 197 · Poplar → Red Hill

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

25.1 km · 18.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~5 tight corners

km 0–25.1 of 42.2

Score 9 · High

Charleys Creek Road · Island Ford → Balsam Grove

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

17.2 km · 16.3 twisty km · best km 11 · ~22 tight corners

km 0–17.2 of 17.2

Score 9 · High

Mount Sterling Road (SR 32) · near Waterville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~23 tight corners

km 0–9 of 9.5

Score 12 · Extreme

Lance Avenue (NC 209) · Hot Springs → Spring Creek

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 18.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~10 tight corners

km 0–19 of 58.5

Score 9 · High

Hickory Nut Gap Road · Banner Elk → Newland

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.9 km · 11.9 twisty km · best km 12

km 0–11.9 of 11.9

Score 11 · High

Blowing Rock Highway (US 221) · Blowing Rock → Linville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

26.1 km · 21.1 twisty km · best km 10

km 31–57.1 of 182

Score 8 · High

Big Laurel Road · Guntertown → Little Creek

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

25.1 km · 20.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~29 tight corners

km 0–25.1 of 25.7

Score 8 · High

Bryson City Road (NC 28) · Shallow Ford → Lauada

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.4 km · 12.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners · 1 hairpins

km 21–33.4 of 33.4

Score 10 · High

Lake Logan Road / Parkway Road (NC 215) · Burnett Siding → Balsam Grove

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

22.0 km · 19.0 twisty km · best km 10

km 17–39 of 56.4

Score 8 · High

Beech Mountain Road · Whaley → Heaton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.7 km · 11.7 twisty km · best km 12 · ~22 tight corners

km 0–12.7 of 12.7

Score 10 · High

Revere Road · Guntertown → Rice Mill

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.6 km · 9.6 twisty km · best km 13 · ~71 tight corners

km 0–10.6 of 10.6

Score 11 · 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

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

Ellijay Road · Mountain Grove → Franklin

Paved twisty
Paved 98%

15.7 km · 13.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~5 tight corners

km 0–15.7 of 15.7

Score 9 · High

Buck Creek Road · Highlands → Gneiss

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

18.2 km · 14.2 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners

km 0–18.2 of 18.2

Score 8 · High

Wine Springs Whiteoak Road (FS 711) · near Aquone

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.1 km · 11.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~10 tight corners

km 0–11.1 of 11.1

Score 10 · High

Highlands Road (US 64) · Gneiss → Highlands

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

22.0 km · 14.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~3 tight corners

km 11–33 of 148.8

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

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

Canada Road (NC 281) · Island Ford → Wolf Mountain

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners

km 13–25 of 40.4

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

Shulls Mill Road · Boone → Blowing Rock

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.2 km · 8.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners

km 1–9.2 of 9.2

Score 10 · High

NC 194 · Boone → Banner Elk

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

14.0 km · 9.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~2 tight corners

km 0–14 of 17.9

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

Maple Sally Road · Maple Grove → Adako

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

18.0 km · 18.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~286 tight corners

km 0–18 of 18

Score 12 · Extreme

Auger Hole Road · Cane Brake → Bohaynee

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

12.7 km · 12.7 twisty km · best km 14 · ~91 tight corners

km 0–12.7 of 12.7

Score 13 · Extreme

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

Jarrett Creek Road (FS 4030) · Dendron → Old Fort

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

13.4 km · 13.4 twisty km · best km 13 · ~111 tight corners

km 0–13.4 of 13.4

Score 13 · Extreme

Max Patch Road · Ebbs Mill → Fines Creek

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

19.0 km · 18.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~110 tight corners

km 0–19 of 26.2

Score 11 · High

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

Edgemont Road · Grandfather → Edgemont

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

20.0 km · 19.0 twisty km · best km 14 · ~49 tight corners

km 0–20 of 21.3

Score 10 · High

Chestnut Ridge Road (FS 22501) · Ebbs Mill → Waterville

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

13.5 km · 13.5 twisty km · best km 12 · ~176 tight corners · 1 hairpins

km 0–13.5 of 13.5

Score 12 · Extreme

Fletcher Creek Road · Stony Fork → Mills River

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

12.5 km · 12.5 twisty km · best km 13 · ~65 tight corners

km 0–12.5 of 12.5

Score 12 · Extreme

Round Mountain Road · near Ebbs Mill

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

12.7 km · 12.7 twisty km · best km 13 · ~172 tight corners

km 0–12.7 of 12.7

Score 12 · Extreme

FS 469 · Wildacres → Woodlawn

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

11.5 km · 11.5 twisty km · best km 13 · ~78 tight corners

km 0–11.5 of 11.5

Score 12 · Extreme

Brown Gap Road (FS 2250) · Ebbs Mill → Waterville

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

11.3 km · 11.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~105 tight corners · 1 hairpins

km 0–11.3 of 11.3

Score 12 · Extreme

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

FS 118 · Table Rock → Linville

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

12.3 km · 12.3 twisty km · best km 13 · ~40 tight corners

km 0–12.3 of 12.3

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

Ball Creek Road (FS 83) · McDonald Mill → Teresita

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

13.2 km · 13.2 twisty km · best km 13 · ~81 tight corners

km 1–14.2 of 14.2

Score 11 · High

FS 496 · near Cold Springs

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

11.9 km · 11.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~99 tight corners

km 0–11.9 of 11.9

Score 11 · High

Roseboro Road · Linville → Edgemont

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 19%

16.1 km · 15.2 twisty km · best km 13 · ~42 tight corners

km 1–17.1 of 17.1

Score 10 · High

Flat Top Road (FS 278) · Whiteoak Flats → Bent Creek

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

12.2 km · 12.2 twisty km · best km 12 · ~61 tight corners

km 0–12.2 of 12.2

Score 11 · High

Upper Santeetlah Road (FS 81) · McGuires → Snowbird;ᏚᏘᏱ

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 15%
4WD track — check access

17.4 km · 17.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~33 tight corners

km 0–17.4 of 17.4

Score 10 · High

Headwater Road / 475B (FS 475B) · Big East Fork → Brevard

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

10.5 km · 10.5 twisty km · best km 13 · ~59 tight corners

km 0–10.5 of 10.5

Score 12 · Extreme

Old Cataloochee Turnpike · Mount Sterling → Cataloochee

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

11.1 km · 11.1 twisty km · best km 14 · ~6 tight corners

km 0–11.1 of 11.1

Score 11 · High

Rominger Road · Valle Crucis → Matney

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 83%

13.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~4 tight corners

km 0–13 of 13

Score 11 · High

Cherohala Skyway (NC 143) · Robbinsville → McGuires

Flowing
Paved 100%

45.2 km · 19.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners · 1 hairpins

km 0–45.2 of 45.2

Score 7 · Moderate

Joe Brown Highway · Murphy → Violet

Flowing
Paved 100%

32.1 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~3 tight corners

km 0–32.1 of 32.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Spivey Mountain Road (US 19W) · Ephraim Place → Bee Log

Flowing
Paved 100%

31.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners

km 0–31 of 43.4

Score 7 · Moderate

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

NC 88 · Zionville → West Jefferson

Flowing
Paved 100%

40.0 km · 8.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners

km 0–40 of 42.2

Score 5 · Moderate

NC 63 · Trust → Sandymush

Flowing
Paved 100%

13.0 km · 5.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~4 tight corners

km 0–13 of 31.2

Score 9 · High

NC 181 · Jonas Ridge → Table Rock

Flowing
Paved 100%

25.1 km · 10.6 twisty km · best km 9

km 6–31.1 of 47.8

Score 6 · Moderate

Blue Ridge Parkway · Clark → Maggie Valley

Flowing
Paved 100%

22.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 8

km 6–28 of 47.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Blue Ridge Parkway · Balsam Grove → Waynesville

Flowing
Paved 100%

23.4 km · 5.3 twisty km · best km 8

km 24–47.5 of 47.5

Score 6 · 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

United States Highway 221 (US 221) · New Hope → Nathans Creek

Flowing
Paved 100%

14.0 km · 5.9 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners

km 9–23 of 62.2

Score 6 · Moderate

Pickens Highway (US 178) · Round Mountain → Rosman

Flowing
Paved 100%

14.0 km · 4.9 twisty km · best km 11 · ~8 tight corners

km 0–14 of 14.7

Score 7 · Moderate

Rosman Highway (US 64) · Bear Wallow Hollow → Rosman

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 5.9 twisty km · best km 9 · ~4 tight corners

km 61–73 of 148.8

Score 7 · Moderate

South US Highway 19E (US 19E) · Newland → Spear

Flowing
Paved 100%

17.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners

km 12–29 of 74.8

Score 6 · Moderate

Big Laurel Road · Parker → Fig

Flowing
Paved 100%

11.2 km · 4.3 twisty km · best km 9

km 1–12.2 of 12.2

Score 6 · Moderate

Blue Ridge Parkway · Cruso → Balsam Grove

Flowing
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 7

km 0–19 of 47.5

Score 5 · Moderate

Wayah Road · Beechertown → Kyle

Flowing
Paved 100%

11.0 km · 5.0 twisty km · best km 9

km 0–11 of 24.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Dillard Road (NC 106) · Highlands → Lickskillet

Flowing
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 4.9 twisty km · best km 9

km 0–10 of 16.8

Score 6 · Moderate

NC 208 · Allenstand → Hurricane

Flowing
Paved 100%

12.6 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners

km 2–14.6 of 14.6

Score 6 · Moderate

Baileys Branch Road · near Marshall

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.9 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners

km 0–6.9 of 6.9

Score 7 · Moderate

Lake Logan Road (NC 215) · Retreat → Burnett Siding

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.9 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners

km 3.1–12 of 56.4

Score 7 · Moderate

NC 261 · near Glen Ayre

Flowing
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 8

km 1–10 of 20.6

Score 7 · Moderate

US Highway 64 (US 64) · High Hampton → Oakland

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 10

km 50–58 of 148.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Potato Creek Road (SR 708) · near Piney Creek

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners

km 0–7 of 7.8

Score 7 · Moderate

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Twisty roads around a town in North Carolina

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Badin 12
Belmont 9
Bent Creek 298
Boone 240
Cornelius 12
Cruso 296
Danbury 12
Durham 7
Earthaven Ecovillage 222
Enola 136
Ephraim Place 201
Fruitland 226
Gastonia 12
Greensboro 9
Hamilton Estates 220
Hayesville 147
High Meadows Estates 120
Highlands 209
Horace 198
Hot Springs 172
Jarrett Cove 211
Lake Lure 184
Lake Norman of Catawba 19
Lowgap 69
Maxwell Mill 235
McGrady 166
McGuires 103
Mount Sterling 176
Neuse Crossroads 6
Pilot Mountain 26
Piney Creek 132
Pleasant Grove 59
Saluda 155
Spring Creek 187
Spruce Pine 250
Sunshine 109
Taylorsville 142
Tryon 140
Vashti 118
Wehutty 62
Wilbar 192

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Twisty motorcycle roads in North Carolina

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