Best driving roads in Tennessee.
- Routes
- 21
- Curated
- 16
- Miles mapped
- 1,561
- Graded corners
- 7,911
East Tennessee holds the most famous eleven miles in American driving: US 129, the Tail of the Dragon, with 318 curves between the Tennessee line and Deals Gap.
From there the Cherohala Skyway climbs out of Tellico Plains into the Unicoi Mountains, the Foothills Parkway runs along the edge of the Smokies, and the hills around Pigeon Forge and Cosby fill in the rest.
21 routes in Tennessee, 16 of them curated by Road & Rally, cover 1,561 miles and 7,911 graded corners — 1,062 of them tight enough to grade a 1 or 2. Most of them start around Johnson City and Tallassee. The twistiest, Tail of the Dragon, packs 17 corners into every mile for 11 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
Curated drives
Picked, mapped and graded by Road & Rally.
- Tail of the DragonNear Tallassee11 mi182 corners17 / mi95 tight
- Devils Triangle TNNear Oliver Springs38 mi554 corners14.5 / mi89 tight
- Cherohala SkywayNear Tellico Plains30 mi411 corners13.5 / mi32 tight
- Snake RideNear Johnson City116 mi710 corners6.1 / mi106 tight
- Top of the RoanNear Johnson City100 mi569 corners5.7 / mi37 tight
- Howling Wolves, Stars, and HistoryNear Johnson City63 mi317 corners5 / mi19 tight
- Long Dam RideNear Johnson City113 mi548 corners4.9 / mi85 tight
- Mountain RibbonsNear Johnson City146 mi694 corners4.7 / mi53 tight
- Two Rivers One Mountain and Ten Million Trout EggsNear Johnson City68 mi302 corners4.5 / mi29 tight
- East Tennessee History TourNear Johnson City34 mi155 corners4.5 / mi12 tight
- Music to your EarsNear Johnson City75 mi264 corners3.5 / mi9 tight
- Spelunker TourNear Johnson City57 mi194 corners3.4 / mi22 tight
- Places of the PastNear Johnson City74 mi242 corners3.3 / mi22 tight
- Vinegar PieNear Johnson City152 mi457 corners3 / mi14 tight
- 8th Wonder of the WorldNear Johnson City91 mi247 corners2.7 / mi5 tight
- Daniel Boone Wilderness TrailNear Kingsport141 mi
Drivers’ routes
Mapped by Road & Rally drivers, ordered by how much they bend.
- Mount Sterling, TNNear Cosby9.4 mi151 corners16.1 / mi96 tight
- Tail of the Dragon (Dam start)Near Tallassee15 mi223 corners14.9 / mi102 tight
- The Snake RunNear Mountain City98 mi736 corners7.5 / mi111 tight
- Devil’s Triangle91 mi678 corners7.4 / mi93 tight
- Smokey Mountain LoopNear Pigeon Forge38 mi277 corners7.3 / mi31 tight
Find your own
Scan Tennessee for more.
Road Finder scores every road in an area on curvature and flow, so the technical ones come up first. Start it anywhere in Tennessee.
Questions
- What is the curviest road in Tennessee?
- Of the 21 routes on Road & Rally in Tennessee, Tail of the Dragon bends the most: 17 graded corners per mile over 11 mi, 95 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 Tennessee?
- The routes drivers have mapped in Tennessee cluster around Johnson City and Tallassee. 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 Tennessee?
- 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.