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Three Loops Through the Pisgah Forest These are the best loop roads connecting to the Blue Ridge Parkway. They build on one another so you can choose to ride for a few hours or make it a full day day side trip. Don't plan a ride on the Parkway without including these great scenic roads! 11 x 17 inches. Full color. Printed on durable high quality coated paper. Heavy duty waterproof version available. Routes are indicated in red with large easy to read road labels. 3 routes which build on one another let you choose the time / length for your rides. The majority of these routes lie within the Pisgah National Forest. They encounter the Blue Ridge Parkway at two different locations. Enjoy long range views, roadside waterfalls, winding roads along mountain rivers on some of the most scenic rides in western North and South Carolina. Include a stop in Waynesville, North Carolina, a picturesque and historic mountain town or an extended ride across the border into South Carolina. Choose your course based on time and comfort. Whether you want a shorter afternoon ride or an all day tour these loops will satisfy. Much of the riding is through the wilds of the Pisgah National Forest. The routes can include one of the most scenic and popular sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Enjoy the contrast of rugged mountain passes and rural valley farms with numerous wild creeks and branches as you roll through the always spectacular countryside. Many roadside points of interest are included which make this one of the most rewarding and enjoyable series of rides to be found in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Return to menu at
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Three Loops Around Hot Springs Hot Springs, NC, lies between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, northwest of Asheville, NC near the NC/TN border. Over 200 miles and hours of riding fun on two lane backroads including the most scenic approach. 11 x 17 inches. Full color. Printed on durable high quality coated paper. Heavy duty waterproof version available. Routes are indicated in red with large easy to read road labels. The small town of Hot Springs lies cradled within the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee in the French Broad River valley. The hot springs that give the town its name still provide bathers with a rare opportunity to soak in natural warm pools though the glorious bath house of the past exists only as ruins. Over 200 miles of roads are described which weave through the surrounding country offering both spectacular scenery and challenging drives. We've selected 3 loops which course through the mountains surrounding Hot Springs, North Carolina. Enjoy beautiful mountain and river views, discover historic towns, and challenge yourself to some of the twistiest roads to be found anywhere. Centered on the town, the map also includes the best approach from Lake Junaluska, NC, on one of the most scenic and enjoyable rides over the mountains and through the woods and valleys. Old barns, homestead cabins, mountain farms, and pastoral creeks line the roadways with significant portions through National Forest lands in North Carolina and Tennessee. The tiny town of Hot Springs swells with motorcyclists on the weekend all here to enjoy the fantastic riding laid out on this map. I've even thrown in a few roads many locals have yet to discover. The Best Rides South of Great 10 of the best two lane twisty mountain back roads found south of Smoky Mountains National Park easily accessed from the Blue Ridge Parkway. These are personal favorites, roads many locals don't know about or mention to outsiders. Hey sport bikers.....! 11 x 17 inches. Full color. Printed on durable high quality coated paper. Heavy duty waterproof version available. Routes are indicated in red with large easy to read road labels. This unique collection of motorcycle riding routes south of Great Smoky Mountains National Park presents hundreds of miles of scenic, challenging, and thrilling mountain roads. The focus of this map is on the little known and traveled gems and jewels treasured by local riders in this playground of mountain riding pleasures. Never revealed before, these are the secret rides you'll return to as often as you can and use as the benchmark to judge all others. There are 10 different roads on this map that are sure to have you picking bugs out of your teeth from the broad smile you'll be wearing as you carve through the twists and turns that wind up, over, and around the mountains south of Smoky Mountains National Park. These are some of my personal favorites. Each one is a challenge of curves and rises that skirt along mountain lakes and reservoirs, follow along serpentine creeks and streams, and keep you on the edge of your tires. These are the roads less traveled avoiding towns and traffic and taking you into the back hills only moonshiners used to frequent. I love these rides and I know you will too. Get a copy now before they track me down for revealing their secrets! Maggie Valley to Deals Gapand the Cherohala Skyway Make your visit to the Tail of the Dragon in Deals Gap last for days! 4 loop rides out of Deals gap and 3 approaches let you plan a visit that will fill your days with miles and miles of challenging and fun riding. 11 x 17 inches. Full color. Printed on durable high quality coated paper. Heavy duty waterproof version available. Routes are indicated in red with large easy to read road labels. This highly detailed map shows three different routes to get to Deals Gap from the most common Interstate leading to the area, I-40. Optional approach routes from the south are an added bonus. The map includes locations of gas stations, time and distance for each road traveled, and rivers, lakes, and towns along the way. Four loop rides extend from Deals Gap including a route through Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cherohala Skyway, Nantahala Gorge, and a full description of NC 28 a.k.a. the Hellbender 28. Make your visit to ride the Tail of the Dragon last for days. Over 800 miles of great motorcycle riding roads are described. The Best Rides North of AshevilleThe highest mountains in the east are just north of Asheville, NC. This map details 15 of the best two lane back roads through these great peaks, several connecting or crossing the Blue Ridge Parkway, with some of the best rides in NC and TN. 11 x 17 inches. Full color. Printed on durable high quality coated paper. Heavy duty waterproof version available. Routes are indicated in red with large easy to read road labels. This highly detailed map lists the best two lane mountain roads highlighted in red with detailed descriptions of each on the back. Whenever possible, great roads are linked together to steer you onto the most enjoyable ways to get from point to point and onto overlooked short cuts and alternatives. It includes the locations of gas stations, time and distance for each road traveled, rivers, lakes, and towns along the way. The area covered includes 71 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and runs from Asheville, NC, to Johnson City, TN, in the north, and from Asheville, NC, to Marion, NC, to the east. Over 350 miles of the best two lane back roads in the area are detailed with the major highways and other important roads included so you can build loops that will provide days and days of great riding. This maps takes great pains to steer you off the roads that carry the bulk of the traffic or pass through congested areas and get you on the roads that will keep you cruising through the fantastic scenery and coming round the mountain again and again. The Carolina Waterfall TourThis 230 mile loop ride over some of the best mountain roads in the Carolinas leads you on a tour of 15 waterfalls including Whitewater Falls, the highest waterfall east of the Rockies, two sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway, two scenic gorges, and some of the most picturesque towns near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is truly the ride of a lifetime, one you'll always treasure and remember. 11 x 17 inches. Full color. Printed on durable high quality coated paper. Heavy duty waterproof version available. Routes are indicated in red with large easy to read road labels, each waterfall is labeled and described. This highly detailed map shows you some of the best two lane mountain roads with detailed descriptions of each on the back and directions to and locations of each waterfall as well as other sights along the way. It includes the locations of gas stations, time and distance traveled, rivers, lakes, towns, and other connecting roads. The loop starts and ends at Soco Gap, where the Blue Ridge Parkway crosses US 19 just a few miles west of Maggie Valley, NC. Total saddle time for the 230 mile ride over some of the most scenic and fun roads in North and South Carolina is about 6 hours, 15 minutes. Many of the waterfalls are located right on the road. A few require a short walk for the best view. If you take just 10 minutes at each of the 15 waterfalls, add 2 hours, 30 minutes to the ride. Figure another hour for meal stops and gas, and you're looking at a 10 hour day if you want to see them all! In case that's more than you want to bite off, we've included four alternatives that eliminate some of the stops so you can choose a shorter loop ride and still have a great experience. Should you want to cut it down further, all the important connecting roads are on the map so you can design your own ride or break it up into smaller sections over a couple of days. Not only do you get to see the waterfalls, but the route is designed to put you on the best of two lane mountain roads avoiding traffic, towns, and highways whenever possible. It's a superb ride without the stops at the waterfalls. Add them, and this is one of the greatest rides you'll ever do! The Best Rides in the North Georgia MountainsThe mountains of north Georgia are full of great roads for motorcycling, some well known, others largely undiscovered. This map highlights not only the best of the best, but also describes good roads to help you connect them all into wonderful loop rides or pass through the region experiencing the best routes on your travels. 11 x 17 inches. Full color. Printed on durable high quality coated paper. Heavy duty waterproof version available. Routes are indicated in red with large easy to read road labels. Good connecting routes are identified in blue. Points of interest, gas stations, arrows showing turns onto new roads, and all major parks included. Route descriptions on the back of the map include time and distance to ride each route, a brief description of what to expect, directions on where to turn, and what to watch for when needed, as well as comments about the road and surroundings. This map covers all the roads west of US 441, and all the roads east of US 515, the heart of the mountainous area in the Peach State. It reaches as far south as Dahlonega, and includes portions across the border in North Carolina. More than 25 routes are described some of which consist of several roads. The best routes are highlighted in red and though no specific loop rides are identified, many of these roads intersect and the options to make loops are many and easy to identify. New for this map, I've included good connector roads which are highlighted in blue. These roads almost made the best of the best grade, but either lacked the scenery of the best rides or the challenging and fun curves and turns of a great road. These are roads I recommend over more traveled main arteries, good options when weekend or holiday traffic clogs the main roads, and great ways to link together the best roads and make short cuts between them, detour around towns, and avoid traffic. Also new on this map are directional arrows to indicate which way to turn when switching to a new road on a described route. It is truly the most comprehensive and detailed compilation of motorcycle routes in North Georgia. The roads are bold and the road numbers and names large so they can be easily read at a glance and useful when navigating from a tank bag map pocket.
North Carolina and Georgia have some of the best motorcycling in the world. Beautiful scenery, wonderful climate, lovely people, and those fantastic winding mountain roads! Thousands of motorcyclists flock here each year seeking to ride their bikes on these legendary two lane drives.....
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We guide you to the routes the locals ride, often kept to themselves as personal jewels, routes it would take months or years to discover and explore charted out for you in an easy and convenient pocket sized package. Whether you're rumbling along on a cruiser, passing through on a tour, or looking to carve the curves on a sport bike, these are the rides that will put a smile on your face and refresh your memories of why you choose to enjoy riding a motorcycle. Most routes are laid out as loop rides. We try to include several options so you can choose a loop that best matches your needs for the day. Whether you just want to run out for a quick loop or take an all day adventure ride, these maps offer the flexibility to choose from several alternatives. These maps are not one road wonders - we pack them full of as many of the best roads we can so you get the most for your well spent money. You could spend days exploring all the options contained on one of our maps. 
I love showing my maps around to the grizzled old bikers who live here. "Man, I've been riding these roads for years", it typically starts out. They unfold the map and there's a casual glance at it. "Yeah, I know all these", is the next comment. Then, it gets quiet. Their eyes scan the page. They focus in and I wait to hear the words that follow; "I've never gone this way, we always go through town" or "It's been a long time since we took that road", but most commonly it's "I've been riding here all my life and I've never been on this road, what's it like?" Most try to memorize a few new routes, but the reality is they won't remember them without a map. MY MAPS REVEAL ROADS MANY LOCALS DON'T KNOW! PURCHASE YOUR MAPS NOW
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Coming Soon; NEXT MAP - The Mountain
Roads at the Update - 8/28/08 - The new map has just come off the printer and I'm both excited and a little despondent. I'd hoped this would be the last of the North Carolina based maps, but I've found so many good rides at the NC / TN / VA triangle I had to break it up into two maps. I just can't leave out some of the great rides I've found in the area and there are too many to put on one map and still give you the quality and ease of use you deserve. It needs a few more tweaks and the mileage and descriptions detailed. This has delayed the release a bit, but I'm committed to having it done by the end of August. I've already logged a couple thousand miles in the area and it looks like one more 500 mile ride should wrap things up. Weather permitting, (I've put in a lot of rainy miles recently), a new set of tires, and you'll have a new map available shortly. The sequel will have to wait until I return from mapping Sturgis in South Dakota. Nobody gives you the detail found in America Rides Maps and I will not sacrifice the quality. Thanks for your patience - Wayne
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