Drives North Carolina
Scenic drives in North Carolina
36 drives worth taking in North Carolina, each planned as a Carve route: the exact roads, how far and how long, and how twisty. Open one in Carve and drive it turn by turn.
Famous drives
Asheville and the Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Parkway: Mount MitchellTwisty · Blue Ridge Parkway, NC 128 · 31 mi · 1 hr
Cullasaja Gorge: Franklin to HighlandsTwisty · US 64, Highlands Road · 15.3 mi · 30 min
Highway 107: Cashiers to CullowheeSweeping · NC 107 · 20 mi · 30 min
Highway 215: Bethel to RosmanIntense · NC 215, Lake Logan Road · 35 mi · 1 hr
Highway 226: Marion to Spruce PineSweeping · NC 226, US 221 · 19.9 mi · 35 minHighway 63: Leicester to TrustTwisty · NC 63, New Leicester Highway · 18.6 mi · 35 min
The Diamondback: Highway 226AIntense · NC 226A · 9.6 mi · 20 min
US 276: Brevard to BethelTwisty · US 276, Pisgah Highway · 29 mi · 50 min
US 64: Highlands to RosmanTwisty · US 64, Rosman Highway · 30 mi · 55 min
Wayah Road: Franklin to Nantahala GorgeIntense · Wayah Road, Rainbow Springs Road · 28 mi · 55 min
Boone, Blowing Rock and the High Country
Blue Ridge Parkway: Doughton ParkSweeping · Blue Ridge Parkway · 29 mi · 45 min
Blue Ridge Parkway: Linn Cove ViaductSweeping · Blue Ridge Parkway · 21 mi · 35 min
Highway 16: Wilkesboro to Glendale SpringsSweeping · NC 16 · 15.8 mi · 20 min
Highway 181: Morganton to PineolaSweeping · NC 181, Jonas Ridge Highway · 28 mi · 40 min
Highway 194: Valle Crucis to Banner ElkIntense · NC 194, Ed Yates Highway · 10.7 mi · 25 min
Highway 261: Bakersville to Carvers GapTwisty · NC 261, Crimson Laurel Way · 12.6 mi · 25 min
US 221: Blowing Rock to LinvilleIntense · US 221, Yonahlossee Road · 17.7 mi · 40 min
The Carolina Piedmont and Coast
Hanging Rock: Westfield to DanburyTwisty · NC 66, NC 268 · 16.6 mi · 30 min
Highway 12: Duck to CorollaLeisurely · NC 12, Duck Road · 15.6 mi · 30 min
Highway 12: Nags Head to HatterasLeisurely · NC 12, Cape Hatteras National Park Road · 57 mi · 1 hr 25 min
US 70: Beaufort to Cedar IslandLeisurely · US 70, NC 12 · 31 mi · 40 min
The Smokies
Blue Ridge Parkway: Waterrock KnobTwisty · Blue Ridge Parkway · 17.5 mi · 30 min
Highway 106: Highlands to DillardTwisty · NC 106, Dillard Road · 15.7 mi · 30 min
Highway 28: Lauada to FranklinIntense · NC 28, Bryson City Road · 16.1 mi · 30 min
Lakeview Drive: Road to NowhereTwisty · Lakeview Drive · 6.8 mi · 20 min
Moonshiner 28: Deals Gap to AlmondTwisty · NC 28, Fontana Road · 31 mi · 45 min
Nantahala Gorge: US 19/74Sweeping · US 19, US 74 · 14.1 mi · 20 min
Newfound Gap RoadTwisty · US 441 · 29 mi · 50 min
Soco Road: Maggie Valley to CherokeeSweeping · Soco Road, US 19 · 15.8 mi · 30 min
Tapoco Road: Robbinsville to Deals GapTwisty · Tapoco Road, US 129 · 17.2 mi · 25 min
The Rattler: Highway 209Twisty · NC 209, Crabtree Road · 36 mi · 1 hr 5 min
The South Carolina Upstate
What you get in the app
Turn by turn, on this roadSpoken directions along the exact route. Carve never reroutes you onto a faster one.
Preview it in 3DFly the whole drive over satellite and terrain before you go.
Drive it with no signalAPEXDownload the map and every turn before you go.
Live Group TrackingAPEXEveryone on the route, on the map, by name.
Road conditionsAPEXWet or dry, ice, fog and wind along the road before you go.
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