I have never been to the gap ever in my life but i know there are plenty of riders here who made the trip several times and rode around the area. Just wanted some suggestions on names/number of your favorite roads you take to reach gap as well as the roads around gap area. hopefully this helps others as well here goes the Around Gap - suggestions so far: 28 south into GA, Cherehola Parkway Blue Ride Parkway 276 south out of Waynesville NC to Looking Glass Falls. 421 "The Snake" It's another 33 miles and 489 curves Georgia 60 Some loops: 1. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Fontana+Dam,+NC&daddr=34.9799769,-83.1869027+to:34.8726705,-83.1556841+to:34.7773136,-83.7387307+to:34.7268223,-83.8464369+to:Suches,+GA+to:Toccoa+Ave+to:TN-68+N+to:N+Carolina+143+E%2FCounty+Rd+1116%2FCherohala+Skyway+to:US-129+S+to:State+Hwy+115%2FUS-129+N+to:Fontana+Dam,+NC&hl=en&ll=35.133798,-83.735016&spn=0.980451,2.113495&sll=35.51602,-83.887482&sspn=0.286713,0.617294&geocode=FWTpHAId3CwB-ykzZAq_S7heiDFvubCq4R7i5g%3BFYjAFQIdKqsK-yl7SekToOFYiDEfOIkJImetyw%3BFV4dFAIdHCUL-ylNCkgm2-VYiDH-zvkYyCr7dQ%3BFeGoEgIdlj8C-ylP-tQTSDdfiDGveY_uKUyubw%3BFabjEQId3JoA-ymxcTQ9tThfiDHAOTemY4S5dA%3BFdNPEQIdiOz9-ikn-BtTmWxfiDFxVXd3qqqUpA%3BFU7gFQIdA574-g%3BFT-cGwIdBKz5-g%3BFcNFGwIdNhAB-w%3BFfTpHAIdbjP_-g%3BFTGQHgId5iL--g%3BFWTpHAId3CwB-ykzZAq_S7heiDFvubCq4R7i5g&oq=Fontana&gl=us&dirflg=h&mra=ps&via=1,2,3,4&t=v&z=10 http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=34.9799769,-83.1869027&daddr=34.9799769,-83.1869027+to:34.8726705,-83.1556841+to:34.7773136,-83.7387307+to:34.7268223,-83.8464369+to:Toccoa+Ave+to:TN-68+N+to:N+Carolina+143+E%2FCounty+Rd+1116%2FCherohala+Skyway+to:US-129+S+to:State+Hwy+115%2FUS-129+N+to:Fontana+Dam,+NC&hl=en&sll=35.51602,-83.887482&sspn=0.286713,0.617294&geocode=FWTpHAId3CwB-ykzZAq_S7heiDFvubCq4R7i5g%3BFYjAFQIdKqsK-yl7SekToOFYiDEfOIkJImetyw%3BFV4dFAIdHCUL-ylNCkgm2-VYiDH-zvkYyCr7dQ%3BFeGoEgIdlj8C-ylP-tQTSDdfiDGveY_uKUyubw%3BFabjEQId3JoA-ymxcTQ9tThfiDHAOTemY4S5dA%3BFdNPEQIdiOz9-ikn-BtTmWxfiDFxVXd3qqqUpA%3BFU7gFQIdA574-g%3BFT-cGwIdBKz5-g%3BFcNFGwIdNhAB-w%3BFfTpHAIdbjP_-g%3BFTGQHgId5iL--g&oq=Fontana&gl=us&dirflg=h&mra=ps&via=1,2,3,4&t=v&z=9