Roan Highlands driving roads

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NC 261 and TN 143 combine into one continuous 25-mile route over Roan Mountain, meeting at Carvers Gap where the Appalachian Trail crosses the road — genuinely technical on both sides, through Cherokee National Forest and Roan Mountain State Park.

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Roan Mountain · NC 261 & TN 14325.4 mi · Technical · Difficulty 3/3NC 261 and TN 143 combine into one continuous 25-mile route over Roan Mountain, meeting at Carvers Gap (5,500 ft) where the state line and the Appalachian Trail cross the road. Very curvy on both sides of the gap, through Cherokee National Forest and Roan Mountain State Park.

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