Leaving tomorrow morning to go on a 2 day ride in the mountains. Not sure where I want to go. Dragon has gotten old and i've ridden a lot of the roads in that area. Looking for somewhere new. I've already been down the entire BLP twice.

Any tips? Leaving from the Raleigh area. Will need a cheap place to stay too. Dont mind camping but I prefer a cheap hotel.

Thanks

 

We did a 4 day trip from VA, WV, TN and NC over the 4th of July weekend. We hit a lot of great roads. Just outside Asheville at Marion, Hwy 80. Then 226A at Little Switzerland. One is the Rattler and one the Diamondback. We also rode the Snake and the Whip. The Snake is not far from Bristol.

 

I've been going and staying in Brevard on Highway 64, you have so many roads nearby like 276 back across the mountain into South Carolina, then cut across HWY 11 to 178 and go back across the mountain to Rosman, NC, then back 64 to Brevard. Other rides are over to Rosman then north on 215 to the Blue Ridge PKWY, then over to 276 and back down to Brevard, or stay on PKWY over to Ashville.


I always rented from a place in town that the guy had a little shed out back where I could keep my Bike inside, Grandpa's something or another rental. Real reasonable too. I'll have to see if I can find that.


But, there are plenty of other rentals as well as roads and places to go up there.

 

Thanks! Headed to Brevard now and hope to get both routes in.

 

Try heading to the east. Sure is some pretty country around the outer banks and the northern border. Maybe ride 158 all the way. Stop by Lake Gaston, visit awhile. Just a short ride to Stuart, VA to the Wood Brothers race shop if you're a fan.

 

Just got home. Weather wasn't looking good for camping so changed plans around a little and did a day trip instead. Took 40 west to 64 in Statesville and ran that to Lenior. Then 321 to Blowing rock, BRP for about 20 miles or so, then down 221 back to Marion. Stopped in Hickory and got a beer and a steak then ran 40 to Mocksville and rode 64 back to Raleigh.

Hit some storms around Blowing rock but never was a real down pour. It was a good ride for being so short

 

I'll have to check that out! I rode to Richard Pettys shop few weeks back to check it out and ended up meeting the king himself and shaking his hand right before they fired up his superbird. If you havent been there, that's a good place too

 

I live in Cary. Try going up to Marion, Va. Run the Back Of The Dragon (my favorite road) to the Thompson Valley Market. Then come back part way, left on 42, to 52 back to Wytheville & 77, 74 to 40 & back home.

 

That sounded like a great ride, I've ridden most of those roads. You mentioned Mocksville, I used to live there until 1997 then moving to Florida. Lots of great roads up north and to the west of Mocksville.


Florida doesn't quite have the roads NC and SC has, but . . . . the riding seasons are somewhat better.

 

I live in Brevard and never heard about Grandpa's. Was it a house rental? Just curious. Sunset Motel is on the Rosman side of town and is about 80 a night, was 59 not to long ago but this place has become a tourist mecca.