Route Twisty Staff Pick
Moonshiner 28
Deals Gap to Highlands
- Distance
- 75 mi
- Riding Time
- 2h 08m
- Climb
- 6,969 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 1
- Likes
- 2
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NC 28 from Deals Gap past Fontana Dam, through Franklin, and up the Cullasaja Gorge to Highlands. Long day, endless corners, and waterfalls right by the road in the gorge.
Stops
- StartDeals Gap
- 2Fontana Village
- 3Stecoah
- 4Franklin
- 5Cullasaja Falls
- FinishHighlands





