The 800-250 Loop

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

This is a great loop. Piedmont lake rest area
Is a nice shady place to stop.

4000 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

A decent loop. 800 is much more entertaining that 250, but 250 is more scenic and has more little stops to look at things along the way. The further North you go the less twisty and less sweepers things can be, so this seems to be much more of a cruiser/tourer type of ride here. If you're in the area and want to kill some time, see a pretty lake, trees, hills, recreation centers, and some decent sweepers (on 800) then you can't really go wrong. Be sure and check out the Route 800 videos I've submitted. (I didn't film 250, as the camera is mounted to the bike, not my helmet, so you can't really see the lake.)

15 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

250 is nice, smooth with great scenery and visibility. Careful on 22 in the evening. Many of the crests will have you staring into the evening sun. 800 was freshly paved (I rode it in Oct 2014) and be careful-- it is narrow and there is a lot of truck traffic. The trucks drag a lot of the cinders from the berm onto the roadway. I didn't really care for the loop for that reason.