Blue Ridge Twist

Highlights

• Thick rhododendron tunnels
• Cool mountain air all summer
• Classic biker-friendly diners

The route

• 1AshevilleCoffee and a chain check before launch.
• 2Blue Ridge Pkwy MP 384Enter the parkway northbound.
• 3Craggy GardensOverlook stop, layer up — it's cool.
• 4Little SwitzerlandLunch with a view.
• 5NC-226A 'The Diamondback'190 turns in 12 miles.
• 6Old FortDrop off the ridge, then US-70 back to base.
• ↺Asheville, NCTurnaround / return