Carvers Gap On Two Wheels

If the quiet of the woods is getting to you, you might could hope that lots and lots of folks read the December 2006 article in Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine by Andrew Cherney, titled "2006 Motorcycle Tours - Roan Mountain."

Down toward the bottom of the article, Cherney writes: "Just down the other side of this rather large hill lies the fabled Blue Ridge Parkway, but to access the famous gardens (and the old Cloudland Hotel), it's best to hang a right at Carvers Gap onto the Forest Service road.

"Carvers Gap is a low notch in the ridgeline of Roan Mountain, and the adjacent parking lot also gives you a straight shot at the Appalachian Trail (AT). To the north, the AT crosses a series of grassy balds-nearly treeless areas that offer unobstructed views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The 10-mile stretch that includes Carvers Gap has been lauded by many an AT through-hiker as one of the most beautiful bits of the entire trail. Just south, the AT climbs to the high point of the ridge-6285-foot Roan High Knob."

So, there you are.