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Driving roads near Asheville

12 great driving roads within 100 miles of Asheville, hand-picked and fact-checked. The closest is Mount Mitchell Summit Road, 19 miles out. Distances are straight-line, so drive times will vary.

The Diamondback12 mi · 28 min · 1,056.1 m summitView the roadbook ›

Mount Mitchell Summit Road

NC 128The East

2 mi · 3 min · 1,974 m summit· 19 mi away

Devil's Whip

NC 80The East

18 mi · 43 min · 1,022 m summit· 24 mi away

Balsam Grove

NC 215The East

17 mi · 37 min · 1,624.4 m summit· 27 mi away

Newfound Gap Road

US 441The East

33 mi · 1 h 6 min · 1,540.5 m summit· 44 mi away

Moonshiner 28

NC 28The East

73 mi · 2 h 34 min · 1,170.9 m summit· 52 mi away

Blue Ridge Parkway Linn Cove

The East

8 mi · 16 min · 1,346.1 m summit· 54 mi away

Foothills Parkway (Western Section)

The East

15 mi · 27 min · 763.2 m summit· 62 mi away

The Snake

US 421The East

23 mi · 50 min · 1,186 m summit· 72 mi away

Cherohala Skyway

NC 143TN 165The East

51 mi · 1 h 37 min · 1,642.8 m summit· 73 mi away

Tail of the Dragon

US 129The East

13 mi · 32 min · 596.9 m summit· 78 mi away

Brasstown Bald Spur

GA 180 SpurThe East

2 mi · 5 min · 1,322.6 m summit· 87 mi away

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Driving near Asheville: common questions

What is the best driving road near Asheville?

The Diamondback, about 30 miles from Asheville as the crow flies. Twelve miles of relentless switchbacks dropping off the ridge at Little Switzerland.

How many great driving roads are within 100 miles of Asheville?

12 of the roads in our catalogue pass within 100 miles of Asheville, every one mapped from real road geometry and fact-checked.

What is the closest great driving road to Asheville?

Mount Mitchell Summit Road, about 19 miles away. Peel off the Blue Ridge Parkway and NC 128 has one job: up, at roughly nine percent through spruce-fir forest, to the 6,684 ft summit of Mount Mitchell.