MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
The Diamondback (NC 226A)
Little Switzerland to Marion
- Distance
- 20 mi
- Riding Time
- 35 min
- Climb
- 1,247 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April through October. Avoid it after rain, when the shaded turns stay damp.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Little Switzerland is limited. Fill up in Marion or Spruce Pine.
- Watch For
- Very tight, steep turns with little runoff, gravel, leaves and local traffic cutting corners.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
NC 226A drops off the Blue Ridge from Little Switzerland in a tight, steep string of curves known as the Diamondback. It starts beside the Blue Ridge Parkway and descends through forest to NC 226, then continues down toward Marion. It is short and intense, and easy to combine with the Parkway.
Stops
- StartLittle Switzerland
- FinishMarion
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