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Places to ride around Pigeon Forge (Read 552 times)

Brad6160 Coaster Bike Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 176 Location: Monroe Joined: 03/20/15	Places to ride around Pigeon Forge 07/22/15 at 2:54am	Print Post
	Anyone have any insight as what is around this area?

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PainkillerSPE Big Ring Offline Posts: 1491 Joined: 09/18/07	Re: Places to ride around Pigeon Forge Reply #1 - 07/23/15 at 1:32pm	Print Post
	There is nothing to ride around that area Mountain bike riding wise. Smokey Mountains does not allow mountain bikes on any trails. Road riding options are plentiful and I would recommend cades cove early in the morning There is one small trail just outside of gatlinburg but it's private and they charge a lot of money for a short 2-3 mile ride. I rode it one year. It was interesting but not worth the cash. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) I asked one of the locals and they all drive over Pisgah or tsali. Really makes you appreciate all the resources we have around here.
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csquared Little Ring Offline Get busy living or Get Busy Dying! Posts: 555 Joined: 07/02/12	Re: Places to ride around Pigeon Forge Reply #2 - 07/23/15 at 2:32pm	Print Post
	Drive up to Knoxville... about 40+mins - hour away depending where you are (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Or, you could always ride the Cades Cove Loop (road) but it could be pretty heavy with traffic.
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Enoch Forum Administrator IB Room Project Board In The Loop Offline Walked with God and he was not Posts: 8702 Joined: 05/08/04	Re: Places to ride around Pigeon Forge Reply #3 - 07/23/15 at 2:59pm	Print Post
	I'm not sure I would ride a road bike ANYWHERE around there. This is coming from someone that rides a road bike regularly. It is too curvy, too narrow,with too many tourist that are not paying attention in thier PLUS size tanks.
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csquared Little Ring Offline Get busy living or Get Busy Dying! Posts: 555 Joined: 07/02/12	Re: Places to ride around Pigeon Forge Reply #4 - 07/23/15 at 3:01pm	Print Post
	Enoch wrote on 07/23/15 at 2:59pm: I'm not sure I would ride a road bike ANYWHERE around there. This is coming from someone that rides a road bike regularly. It is too curvy, too narrow,with too many tourist that are not paying attention in thier PLUS size tanks. Yeah indeed. Cades Cove can be a nightmare... it would have to be a leisurely ride, not one where you are pushing pace around blind corners. I would only do it very early/late hopefully when the traffic is down.

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Oskie In The Loop Offline Posts: 243 Joined: 07/25/06	Re: Places to ride around Pigeon Forge Reply #5 - 07/23/15 at 3:50pm	Print Post
	Every Wednesday morning the Cades Cove loop is closed to vehicles so if you want to ride it, try it then.

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scubasteven74 Newbie Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 23 Location: Cornelius Joined: 05/19/14	Re: Places to ride around Pigeon Forge Reply #6 - 07/23/15 at 7:11pm	Print Post
	If you have the time, drive south through GSMNP, Cherokee and Bryson City to the trails at Tsali, on Fontana Lake. There are 4 trails and are pretty "flowy" with some good climbs, switchbacks and the Thompson Loop has a good downhill to finish the loop (if you ride counter-clockwise) Trail usage alternates between MTB and horses, so every day has two open trails for MTB. There is a campground there too, so if you want to spend the night, you can then ride the other two trails the next day. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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