Motorcycle Roads in Tennessee
Tennessee (TN) is home to a remarkable array of scenery specializing in lush forests, abundant bodies of water, and breathtaking mountains and resulting in some truly great motorcycle rides. The Volunteer State also offers lively cities and towns with rich histories and colorful amenities that draw visitors year round ... places like Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, as well as access to the Appalachian mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Best Rated Motorcycle Roads & Rides
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Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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You will experience beautiful mountain views, waterfalls, wildlife, untouched wilderness.
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Most of the scenery is wooded areas with small farms and old buildings located on the ride, just good old back country riding. Some rivers and smaller streams and mountain views.
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Riding the Natchez Trace is truly a ride through history (see Natchez Trace listing) however, Low speed limits and long straight sections, with trees and more trees, can be a little boring. This is a…
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This route is situated in the southeast corner of Tennessee and takes you to and through the Cherokee National Forest by way of the Ocoee River Gorge The section of the route that is in the Cherokee…
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On this route you wind the Tennessee river back country, seeing everything from creeks, old farms, a civil war iron furnace to a Harley in the sky.
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Most of this ride is through the small towns and rolling hills of Tenn. Nice open scenery, but the main attraction would be the quaint small towns. Watrace TN (left and right).
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Beautiful mountain top scenery with scenic valley views.
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This route follows a good set of roads thru the foothills in Tennessee. It's a great example of what you expect to see when riding on the back roads. A lot of hills, winding turns, good roads, nice…
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The scenery varies: There is much open country of farm land, then rugged mountain terrain with passing views, and of course the great views at Cumberland Gap Overlook. Cumberland Gap Overlook Parking…
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Nice back woods/mountain roads. Some grades. a couple small valleys but mostly wooded and hilly. Great in the fall with leaf colors.
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The Mississippi Delta is flat with lots of fields and there will be long stretches where you can see for miles of corn, soybeans or cotton. Some places will be deep bayous with cypress tress, like…
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This route winds through hills and curves following the Cumberland River out of Nashville to Ashland City. Once you hit the end of the route you have lots of other roads to enjoy.
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Be sure to take a camera. Plenty of rolling hills and farmland. Ride along Cherokee Lake and Norris Lake. Up and down one mountain in TN., 1 mountain in Kentucky, and 2 mountains in VA. Really…
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This route takes you over the beautiful rolling hills of Middle Tennessee. Speed limit is 55 the whole way. Along the route you will encounter long sweeping turns, some moving uphill and also…
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Lots of farm land that look like "Post Cards". Undeveloped land and hills provide great views. Rolling hills. Old abandoned school houses are interesting stops, but be aware farmers use some for…
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Wonderful two lane roads, rolling hills and great fall colors when in season. Light traffic, no major cities. Standing Stone State Park is good place to relax with a walking bridge over creek and…
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All rural road with a sparse number of houses and farms. It runs up and over a ridge, then down into a beautiful little valley. There are no overlooks or view points.
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The road goes through Cherokee and Pisgah national forest. For about 10 miles, it snakes along Watauga lake, passing through many sections of densely forested land. The road will climb about 2,000…
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iding Highway 13? Take a little detour about 3-4 miles south of Linden off of Hwy 13 and ride Highway 128 to Clifton. This little gem is a beautiful ride taking twists, turns, and hills that run not…
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This route takes you through some lovely 2-lane twisties, then near Beaman Park in Davidson County and finally through some beautiful farmland. Road quality is good throughout, but as in all rural…