Roan Mountain State Park

Roan Mountain State Park

This ride will take you East through Sevierville, Newport, Erwin, all the way to Roan Mountain St Park, then Sycamore Shoals St Park, to Davy Crockett Birth Place St Park, and back to Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson in Maryville. It is recommended that you leave before 9am because with the stops this is almost an 11 hour ride. Roan Mountain encompasses five summits, which are divided into two sections by Carver’s Gap. The first section – composed of Roan High Bluff and Roan High Knob – lies west of Carver’s Gap and is characterized by a thick coniferous forest. This part of Roan is shaped something like the body of a double-humped camel, with the “humps” being High Bluff and High Knob. Tollhouse Gap lies between the two peaks, and contains the Rhododendron Gardens, the largest of its kind in the world.

Segment #1

  1. Start at Smoky Mountain HD
  2. Head toward W Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Go for 39 ft.
  3. Turn right onto W Lamar Alexander Pkwy (US-321). Go for 1.4 mi.
  4. Continue on W Lamar Alexander Pkwy (US-321). Go for 2.1 mi.
  5. Keep right toward US-321 N/Townsend/Smoky MTS. Go for 482 ft.
  6. Continue on E Lamar Alexander Pkwy (US-321). Go for 4.8 mi.
  7. Turn left onto Tuckaleechee Pike. Go for 1.5 mi.
  8. Continue on Ellejoy Rd. Go for 4.4 mi.
  9. Continue on Jeffries Hollow Rd. Go for 2.7 mi.
  10. Continue on Wye Dr. Go for 3.4 mi.
  11. Turn right onto Chapman Hwy SE (US-411/US-441). Go for 9.3 mi.
  12. Continue on W Main St (US-411). Go for 19.5 mi.
  13. Turn right onto W Highway 25 70 (US-70) toward I-40. Go for 4.9 mi.
  14. Optional stop Exxon Newport
  15. Turn left onto McMahan St (US-321 N) toward Greeneville. Go for 6.4 mi.
  16. Turn right onto Baltimore Rd (TN-340). Go for 4.3 mi.
  17. Turn left onto Long Creek Rd. Go for 7.8 mi.
  18. Continue on Cedar Creek Rd. Go for 5.2 mi.
  19. Continue on Cove Creek Rd. Go for 0.7 mi.
  20. Turn right onto Asheville Hwy (TN-70/TN-107). Go for 0.1 mi.
  21. Turn left onto 107 Cutoff (TN-351). Go for 11.3 mi.
  22. Turn right onto Erwin Hwy (TN-107/TN-351). Go for 2.3 mi.
  23. Continue on Erwin Hwy (TN-107). Go for 13.7 mi.
  24. Turn right onto TN-81 S (TN-81) toward TN-107 E. Go for 4.3 mi.
  25. Continue on Jonesborough Rd (TN-81). Go for 2.5 mi.
  26. Turn left onto TN-107. Go for 0.5 mi.
  27. Turn left onto N Main Ave (TN-107). Go for 3.0 mi.
  28. Continue on Unicoi Dr (TN-107). Go for 1.6 mi.
  29. Turn right onto Highway 107 (TN-107/TN-173) toward Buladean. Go for 5.6 mi.
  30. Turn left onto Simerly Creek Rd (TN-173). Go for 6.5 mi.
  31. Turn right onto Veterans Memorial Pkwy (US-19E) toward Roan Mountain. Go for 7.7 mi.
  32. Turn right onto Highway 143 (TN-143 S). Go for 12.6 mi.
  33. Continue on Roan Mountain Rd (NC-261). Go for 43 ft.
  34. Turn right onto Roan Mountain Rd. Go for 141 ft.
  35. Arrive at Roan Mountain.

Segment #2

  1. Start at Roan Mountain
  2. Head northeast on Roan Mountain Rd. Go for 151 ft.
  3. Turn right onto Roan Mountain Rd (NC-261). Go for 9.2 mi.
  4. Turn right onto Fork Mountain Rd. Go for 4.1 mi.
  5. Turn left onto N 226 Hwy (NC-226). Go for 2.9 mi.
  6. Turn sharp right onto NC Highway 197 (NC-197). Go for 6.9 mi.
  7. Turn left onto Huntdale Rd. Go for 1.3 mi.
  8. Turn slightly left onto NC-1304. Go for 233 ft.
  9. Continue on Hunting Dale Rd. Go for 157 ft.
  10. Turn right onto Hunting Dale Rd. Go for 3.7 mi.
  11. Turn sharp right onto US Highway 19W (US-19W). Go for 6.9 mi.
  12. Continue on Spivey Mountain Rd (US-19W). Go for 5.0 mi.
  13. Turn sharp left onto Tilson Mountain Rd. Go for 0.9 mi.
  14. Turn right onto Clear Branch Rd. Go for 1.4 mi.
  15. Turn left onto Old Asheville Hwy (TN-23/TN-81/TN-352). Go for 2.8 mi.
  16. Turn right onto Devil Fork Rd (TN-352 W). Go for 4.1 mi.
  17. Continue on Highway 212 (NC-212). Go for 14.2 mi.
  18. Turn left onto NC 208 Hwy (NC-208) toward Marshall. Go for 3.5 mi.
  19. Turn right onto NE US Highway 25/70 (US-25/US-70) toward Hot Springs. Go for 5.1 mi.
  20. Turn right onto NW US 25 70 Hwy (US-25 N/US-70 W) toward Newport. Go for 5.8 mi.
  21. Continue on Dixie Hwy (US-25/US-70). Go for 19.2 mi.
  22. Continue on W Broadway (US-25/US-70) toward Knoxville. Go for 1.1 mi.
  23. Continue on W Highway 25 70 (US-70). Go for 4.5 mi.
  24. Continue on E Highway 25 70 (US-70). Go for 5.7 mi.
  25. Keep left onto E Highway 25 70 (US-70). Go for 2.5 mi.
  26. Continue on E Meeting St (US-70). Go for 1.8 mi.
  27. Turn left onto Church St. Go for 0.2 mi.
  28. Continue on E Main St. Go for 0.1 mi.
  29. Continue on W Main St (TN-139). Go for 1.3 mi.
  30. Continue on Highway 139 (TN-139). Go for 6.7 mi.
  31. Continue on Douglas Dam Rd (TN-139). Go for 3.4 mi.
  32. Turn left onto Winfield Dunn Pkwy (TN-66). Go for 2.2 mi.
  33. Turn right onto Boyds Creek Hwy (TN-338). Go for 11.9 mi.
  34. Continue on Maryville Hwy (US-411). Go for 13.8 mi.
  35. Continue on Sevierville Rd (US-411). Go for 1.1 mi.
  36. Turn left onto S Washington St. Go for 0.2 mi.
  37. Turn right onto E Lamar Alexander Pkwy (US-321 S) toward US-411 S. Go for 2.2 mi.
  38. Continue on W Lamar Alexander Pkwy (US-321). Go for 1.4 mi.
  39. Turn left. Go for 82 ft.
  40. Arrive at Smoky Mountain HD.