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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Along this route you will experience beautiful mountain views, waterfalls, rolling creeks, and the Nolichucky River. With some research you can find a few hidden waterfalls along the way to stop at.…
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Curves, Farmland, Hills, & Rural landscapes. This ride is part of a 2-2.5 hour loop that I do that includes Columbia, TN, Hwy 7, and Natchez Trace.
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You will start your ride through the Milan Arsenal, which is a US ammunition facility. You'll be traveling through thick wooded areas and not far from the Natchez Trace State Forest and Resort Park (…
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Beautiful back country road with numerous pulloff points along the Hiwassee river culminating, or beginning at the Ocoee river.
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Start of with beautiful views of Center Hill Lake. Then on to typical Cumberland Plateau scenery; views off high ridges of sprawling valleys below. Lots of forests and especially beautiful in October…
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On this road you will see typical middle Tennessee scenery with pine groves and farmlands, hills and dales, big hills and beautiful valleys. But you will mostly enjoy the ride with switchbacks,…
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This route is a mix of urban, suburban and rural scenery. At the end it feels like you've traveled to a remote location. Still, youre never more than about 15 minutes from downtown Nashville.
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Starting at the north end, after passing Roaring River Park, you'll enjoy the two-lane meandering beside the Roaring River on left, with tall hills in the background and in front. About a mile down…
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We road this route only in late June 2014, by accident, we missed our turn so re-routed to follow this ride. As so as you turn on TN-30 E, you head into a wooded area that last for most of the ride…
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The scenery along this route is world class, mountains valleys, rivers and canyons. The Tennessee Legend is a great way to see this picturesque and history-filled region of East Tennessee.…
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Tennesse hill country at it's best. Farms, gently curving roads and light traffic let you notice what Tennessee is made of.
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The scenery ranges from farm land to woods to lakes and rivers. The most beauty can be seen in the spring and fall. Be careful in the fall after a rain, the leaves can make for slick spots.
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Bucolic hills and valleys yield to heavy woods with as you climb into the highlands around Center Hill Lake. The occasional valley vista of rolling farmlands or river canyon can be spotted through…
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This route winds through Happy Valley, which is a small community settled in between the Foothills and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Large yards, livestock, and fields are abundant.
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This route is one that I travel all the time and never gets old. The bends, curves, and long sweeping hills of KY make it an exceptional ride for all types. I find that Fall is the best time to ride…
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On this route you will be riding along roads that lead to the TN River. You will also be riding along the outskirts of the beautiful Natchez Trace State Park.
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Lots of mountain vistas, see Brushy Mountain max security prison and ride through part of Frozen Head State Park.
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Catoosa Canyton, Obed River, Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, Clear Creek, little development, beautiful views, many hills and curves.
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You are in the countryside of Middle Tennessee, with a bucolic mix of heavily timbered hills and grassy farmland valleys. A very relaxing and scenic ride!
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This route is located very close to the Smokey Mountain National Park. However, it will offer some of the same breathtaking beauty of the park with out the traffic and congestion. You'll drive in…