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Best driving roads in North Carolina.

Routes
48
Curated
10
Miles mapped
3,313
Graded corners
20,828
Little Switz downhillTail of the Dragon (Deals Gap Start)Little Switzerland LoopCORTC 2026 — FridayUS 221 express wayRocky HurricaneRiver Run CruiseHellbender (Fontana Start)Dragon Parkway Loop221 to Blowong RockCherohala Skyway RunGreat Smoky RunGatlinburg moonshine mountain coasterCLT to DiamondbackSquirrel Spur wayThe Blood Mountain RunThe test trackTellico Ballplay LoopFontana-blue ridge-waynesville runHWY 66 RunBack of the Dragon - 1 Day RunMontana Monsters rollersFalls Lake LoopLittle Switzerland BoundDanbury RunWest River RoadLOUISBURG DIPPERPurnell Around the BlockCMS to AsheboroVIR TourWAKE FOREST 96ERMontana Monsters GreensboroN Rally To Lake DayTriangle convoy to asheboro via old liberty roadMontana monstersBig Woods RoadLake Day N DriveDans beach RunDiamond Back LoopTail of the DragonCherohala SkywayThe RattlerGrandfather Mountain DriveShiner's RunDevils WhipOld Liberty Road

Western North Carolina is where a lot of people start driving for fun. From Robbinsville and Fontana Dam you are minutes from US 129’s Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, the Cherohala Skyway and NC 28, and the Blue Ridge Parkway follows the crest of the mountains to the east.

The Piedmont has its own back roads too, with routes starting around Greensboro and Kernersville.

48 routes in North Carolina, 10 of them curated by Road & Rally, cover 3,313 miles and 20,828 graded corners — 3,195 of them tight enough to grade a 1 or 2. Most of them start around Robbinsville, Greensboro, Fontana Dam and Blowing Rock. The twistiest, Diamond Back Loop, packs 24.5 corners into every mile for 9.1 mi.

Corners are graded from each road’s own geometry on the rally 1–6 scale, where 1 is a hairpin. The app calls them out as you drive.

By the numbers

Twistiest

24.5 corners / mi

Diamond Back Loop

Most technical

8.9 tight / mi

Tail of the Dragon

Tightest corner

8 m radius

Old Liberty Road

Curated drives

Picked, mapped and graded by Road & Rally.

  1. Diamond Back LoopNear Little Switzerland9.1 mi223 corners24.5 / mi51 tight
  2. Tail of the DragonNear Tallassee11 mi182 corners17 / mi95 tight
  3. Cherohala SkywayNear Tellico Plains30 mi411 corners13.5 / mi32 tight
  4. The RattlerNear Cove24 mi262 corners10.8 / mi64 tight
  5. Grandfather Mountain DriveNear Blowing Rock17 mi170 corners10.3 / mi43 tight
  6. Shiner's RunNear Waynesville32 mi318 corners9.9 / mi68 tight
  7. Devils WhipNear Marion26 mi225 corners8.7 / mi52 tight
  8. Old Liberty RoadNear Asheboro18 mi122 corners6.9 / mi4 tight
  9. Blue Ridge ParkwayNear Afton352 mi
  10. The WoodboogerNear Norton48 mi

Drivers’ routes

Mapped by Road & Rally drivers, ordered by how much they bend.

  1. Little Switz downhill11 mi166 corners15.3 / mi45 tight
  2. Tail of the Dragon (Deals Gap Start)Near Robbinsville15 mi218 corners14.6 / mi100 tight
  3. Little Switzerland LoopNear Marion16 mi217 corners13.3 / mi62 tight
  4. CORTC 2026 — FridayNear Franklin20 mi251 corners12.3 / mi52 tight
  5. US 221 express wayNear Blowing Rock17 mi192 corners11.3 / mi57 tight
  6. Rocky HurricaneNear Granite Falls6.3 mi70 corners11.2 / mi14 tight
  7. River Run CruiseNear Robbinsville121 mi1,318 corners10.9 / mi230 tight
  8. Hellbender (Fontana Start)Near Robbinsville22 mi229 corners10.3 / mi28 tight
  9. Dragon Parkway LoopNear Robbinsville101 mi1,018 corners10 / mi235 tight
  10. 221 to Blowong Rock27 mi256 corners9.5 / mi55 tight
  11. Cherohala Skyway RunNear Robbinsville147 mi1,372 corners9.3 / mi195 tight
  12. Great Smoky RunNear Robbinsville190 mi1,692 corners8.9 / mi498 tight
  13. Gatlinburg moonshine mountain coasterNear Fontana Dam78 mi683 corners8.7 / mi46 tight
  14. CLT to DiamondbackNear Mount Holly145 mi1,203 corners8.3 / mi168 tight
  15. Squirrel Spur wayNear Greensboro119 mi983 corners8.3 / mi73 tight
  16. The Blood Mountain RunNear Franklin112 mi930 corners8.3 / mi125 tight
  17. The test trackNear Morganton51 mi420 corners8.3 / mi67 tight
  18. Tellico Ballplay LoopNear Fontana Dam137 mi1,100 corners8 / mi180 tight
  19. Fontana-blue ridge-waynesville runNear Fontana Dam112 mi844 corners7.5 / mi56 tight
  20. HWY 66 RunNear Greensboro111 mi780 corners7 / mi72 tight
  21. Back of the Dragon - 1 Day RunNear Greensboro209 mi1,313 corners6.3 / mi123 tight
  22. Montana Monsters rollersNear Kernersville8.7 mi51 corners5.9 / mi8 tight
  23. Falls Lake LoopNear Raleigh38 mi216 corners5.7 / mi9 tight
  24. Little Switzerland BoundNear Greensboro180 mi978 corners5.4 / mi91 tight
  25. Danbury RunNear Elon100 mi537 corners5.4 / mi62 tight
  26. West River RoadNear Franklinton5.2 mi27 corners5.2 / mi
  27. LOUISBURG DIPPERNear Franklinton8.6 mi42 corners4.9 / mi1 tight
  28. Purnell Around the BlockNear Wake Forest17 mi77 corners4.5 / mi4 tight
  29. CMS to AsheboroNear Concord82 mi351 corners4.3 / mi41 tight
  30. VIR TourNear Raleigh66 mi285 corners4.3 / mi18 tight
  31. WAKE FOREST 96ERNear Youngsville8.0 mi33 corners4.1 / mi
  32. Montana Monsters GreensboroNear Colfax34 mi127 corners3.7 / mi19 tight
  33. N Rally To Lake DayNear Clemmons30 mi102 corners3.3 / mi13 tight
  34. Triangle convoy to asheboro via old liberty roadNear Apex65 mi187 corners2.9 / mi12 tight
  35. Montana monstersNear Kernersville12 mi32 corners2.6 / mi6 tight
  36. Big Woods RoadNear Pittsboro6.3 mi15 corners2.4 / mi
  37. Lake Day N DriveNear Charlotte85 mi169 corners2 / mi8 tight
  38. Dans beach RunNear Greensboro230 mi431 corners1.9 / mi13 tight

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Questions

What is the curviest road in North Carolina?
Of the 48 routes on Road & Rally in North Carolina, Diamond Back Loop bends the most: 24.5 graded corners per mile over 9.1 mi, 51 of them tight (grade 1 or 2). Corners are measured from the road’s own geometry, not estimated.
Where are the best driving roads in North Carolina?
The routes drivers have mapped in North Carolina cluster around Robbinsville, Greensboro, Fontana Dam and Blowing Rock. Every one is listed on this page with its distance and how many corners it has.
How do I find twisty roads near me in North Carolina?
Road Finder scans any area of the map and scores every road in it on curvature and flow, so the most technical roads near you rise to the top. It is in the Road & Rally app, and on the web with a free account.
Can I drive these routes with turn-by-turn pace notes?
Yes. Open any route in the Road & Rally app and it navigates you there, calling every graded corner before you reach it — the way a rally co-driver would.

Drive them with pace notes.

Every route here opens in the Road & Rally app, navigates you to the start, and calls each corner before you reach it.

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