The Grey Beard Biker has so many motorcycle roads he loves to ride. He also counts himself as fortunate that he lives in Tennessee – a state with countless such roads. One of his favorites is in the mountains of East Tennessee – Newfound Gap Road.
Also known as US Hwy 441, Newfound Gap Road connects Gatlinburg to Cherokee, North Carolina. Roughly 35 miles long, Newfound Gap Road offers well-banked sweeping curves, switchbacks, beautiful vistas and Grey Beard’s favorite – a steeply banked 360 degree curve going through a tunnel – which offers those of us with loud pipes a chance to scare anyone else in the tunnel! There are ample pull-offs so you will have plenty of opportunities for selfies and panorama shots to chronicle your ride. But a word of caution is in order: do not expect to blast along Newfound Gap Road dragging your floorboards. The speed limit is 45 and there are always plenty of tourists gawking at the beautiful views – especially when the leaves are in their full glory. Just riding roundtrip on the Gap, with normal traffic, will take you well over 2 1/2 hours.
From Newfound Gap Road, you can connect to other great motorcycle roads including Moonshiner 28, the Tail of the Dragon and the Blue Ridge Parkway – the first two of which, offer floorboard dragging at its very best. Here is an overview of the route of Newfound Gap Road, from Gatlinburg:
Check out the following GoPro video, from your ever lovable Grey Beard Biker. You know he provides this to you because he loves you too.
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