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RouteType: EZ ADVENTURE
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 200 miles
Lunch Stop: Tellicafe, Tellico Plains, TN
Direction from STAR HQ: S, MOSTLY CLOCKWISE
Comments: Route uses somewhat maintained gravel roads, no single track, explores the Cherokee National Forest to the south of Knoxville. The area is laced with gravel roads, some poor and some graded and maintained. This area is mountainous and at times the roads travel to higher elevations. Expect cooler temperatures and possible detours due to road closures. Gasoline is available in Tellico Plains and occasionally on the paved backroads. Plan on an all day ride. Carry water and possibly food so you can stop occasionally and enjoy the view.
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RouteType: EZ ADVENTURE
Navigation difficulty: Average
Distance: 233 miles
Lunch Stop: Michael's Diner, Sneedville, TN
Direction from STAR HQ: NE, COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: This route uses a mix of small paved and unpaved roads to get up into Hancock County, Tennessee and Lee County, Virginia to ride some gravel roads around the upper Clinch River. There are some terrific views from the tops of these mountains. As on the street ride S09, the best place to eat is Michaels Diner in Sneedville. The ride back to Knoxville includes a short ride on an unpaved road on top of Powell Mountain as you leave Sneedville, but it’s paved most of the way back. 90% paved roads on this route.
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RouteType: EZ ADVENTURE
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 220 miles
Lunch Stop: Red Brick Deli, Murphy, NC
Direction from STAR HQ: S, COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Route uses somewhat maintained gravel roads, no single track, explores the Cherokee National Forest to the south of Knoxville. The area is laced with gravel roads, some poor and some graded and maintained. This area is mountainous and at times the roads travel to higher elevations. Expect cooler temperatures and possible detours due to road closures. Gasoline is available in Tellico Plains, Murphy, Robbinsville, and occasionally on the paved backroads. Plan on an all day ride. Carry water and possibly food so you can stop occasionally and enjoy the view.
MAP GPX
RouteType: EZ ADVENTURE
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 180 miles
Lunch Stop: Tellico Grains Bakery or Tellico Beach Drive-in, Tellico Plains, TN
Direction from STAR HQ: S, COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Route uses somewhat maintained gravel roads, no single track, explores the Cherokee National Forest to the south of Knoxville. The area is laced with gravel roads, some poor and some graded and maintained. This area is mountainous and at times the roads travel to higher elevations. Expect cooler temperatures and possible detours due to road closures. Gasoline is available in Tellico Plains and occasionally on the paved backroads. Plan on an all day ride. Carry water and possibly food so you can stop occasionally and enjoy the view.
MAP GPX
RouteType: EZ ADVENTURE
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 207
Lunch Stop: Raezack's Grill & Deli, Helenwood, TN
Direction from STAR HQ: NW, CLOCKWISE
Comments: This route explores the rugged Cumberland mountains west of Oak Ridge. After climbing on SR116 you will leave the pavement at the New River and continue north through Norma to SR63. Follow the route to Oneida where it takes the old O&W railroad bed into the Big South Fork gorge. It dead ends and returns to Oneida where you can pick up a network of dirt roads that take you to Newcomb near Jellico. After Jellico it turns up the mountain on gravel and goes through to Stinking Creek Rd. This road turns to gravel at I-75 and goes back to SR63. From here a smattering of small roads takes you back to Knoxville with a trip across Norris Dam. 60% paved roads on this route.
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RouteType: EZ ADVENTURE
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 303
Lunch Stop: Red Brick Deli, Murphy, NC
Direction from STAR HQ: S, CLOCKWISE
Comments: Route uses somewhat maintained gravel roads, no single track, explores the Cherokee National Forest to the south of Knoxville. The area is laced with gravel roads, some poor and some graded and maintained. This area is mountainous and at times the roads travel to higher elevations. Expect cooler temperatures and possible detours due to road closures. Gasoline is available in Tellico Plains, Murphy, Robbinsville, and occasionally on the paved backroads. Plan on an all day ride. Carry water and possibly food so you can stop occasionally and enjoy the view.
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