Distance
146 mi
Duration
4h 53m
Checkpoints
10
Road type
Mountain twisty
Region
Southeast
Length
Day trip (100+ miles)
Surface
Paved - modern
Intensity
Spirited
Season
Fall
Winter status
Sometimes closed
About
The highways of East Tennessee flow like ribbons through the Appalachian Mountains. Cut across breathtaking lakes, rivers, and streams as you wind your way to one of the greatest rides in the whole world – the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The road
Mountain Ribbons in Johnson City, Southeast is graded at 694 corners, about 4.7 for every mile you drive. 53 of them are genuinely tight, and the sharpest turns in at a 15 m radius. The longest straight runs 2.9 miles, so there is room to breathe between the technical sections.
- Graded corners
- 694
- Tight (1–2)
- 53
- Tightest radius
- 15 m
- Corners per mile
- 4.7
Corners are graded from the road’s own geometry on the rally 1–6 scale, where 1 is a hairpin. Road & Rally calls them out as you drive.
Checkpoints
10
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Fastest times
No one has a time on this road yet. Drive it start to finish in the Road & Rally app and the first run sets the record.
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