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BICYCLING IN THE SMOKIES AREA |
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Bicycles can travel on most roads within the park. The Roaring Fork
Motor Nature Trail is the exception. The Foothills
Parkway provides good biking opportunities. Cyclists may traverse
the parkway's unfinished portions. Cades
Cove offers another great riding opportunity. The loop road
periodically closes to motorized vehicles. It will close to motor
vehicle traffic from May-September until 10 a.m. each Wednesday and
Saturday. Click
HERE For Bicycle Rental in Cades Cove. For more information
call (865) 448-9034.
No mountain biking trails are available. A few graveled trails,
including the Gatlinburg Trail and Oconaluftee River Trail, allow
bicycles. For more extensive mountain biking opportunities, visit the
Tsali Recreation Area near Fontana Village, NC, or take
a trip to Big South Fork National Recreation Area.
Safety is always a major concern where cars and bicycles must share the
road. Please wear helmets, use rear view mirrors, and follow all traffic
regulations.
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PARK REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO BICYCLING |
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The following routes are designated
for non-motorized bicycle use. |
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Park Headquarters |
 | The Gatlinburg Trail between the Park headquarters building and
Gatlinburg. |
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Oconaluftee |
| The Oconaluftee River Trail between the Oconaluftee Visitor
Center and the town of Cherokee |
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Deep Creek Area
That portion of the graveled road now
existing from the trailhead to the end of the gravel: |
| Indian Creek Trail |
| Deep Creek Trail |
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Foothills
Parkway-West |
| Uncompleted sections of the Foothills Parkway-West that are not
yet open to motor vehicle traffic may be used by bicyclists; except
that, when construction work is underway, access gates will be
closed and all public entry will be prohibited to ensure public
safety. |
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Non-motorized
bicycles may travel year-round on the following seasonally closed roads: |
| Balsam Mountain Road |
| Clingmans Dome Road |
| Forge Creek Road |
| Heintooga-Roundbottom Road |
| Little Greenbrier Road |
| Parson Branch Road |
| Rich Mountain Road |
| Upper Tremont Road |
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