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Newfound Gap Road

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Recorded distance
56 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 12
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.

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Why this ride

Sustained elevation change, linked bends and open summit views. It also links naturally to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Access context

Check seasonal gates, park access and state 511 notices before publication. Specific flag: seasonal; congestion.

Seasonal context

Apr-Oct

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Gatlinburg

    Planning note

    Gatlinburg sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Cherokee.

  2. 2. Cherokee

    Cherokee sits at the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the western corner of North Carolina, and it is the capital of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The people here are descended from those who hid in the mountains in the 1830s, when most of their nation was forced west on the Trail of Tears, and the community holds a long lease on a tract of land called the Qualla Boundary. The Museum of the Cherokee Indian in town tells the story with real depth, and the sound of the Cherokee language, spoken and printed on street signs, is a quiet fact of daily life.

    Read the complete Cherokee write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Cherokee comes up 56 km in.

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