MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
NC 209 Rattler
Hot Springs to Lake Junaluska
@retro_rider_rShared Jun 13, 2026
- Distance
- 36 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 04m
- Climb
- 3,848 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 1
- Likes
- 4
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Hot Springs south on NC 209 through Trust to Lake Junaluska. Tight, bumpy in places, and almost no traffic. One of the best roads in the mountains that nobody talks about.
Stops
- StartHot Springs
- 2Trust
- FinishLake Junaluska
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