The Franklin Chatuge Lake Loop is a paved ride in Southwest North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. This is a fun ride on the border of North Carolina and Georgia in the Appalachian Mountains.
Some of the highlights on this ride are a visit to the shores of Chatuge Lake as well as to the highest point in the state of Georgia.
As there are plenty of forested, curvy stretches as well as wide open roads, this ride has something for everyone.
Location: Southwest North Carolina / Northeast Georgia
Approximate Mileage: 150 miles
Estimated Riding Time: 4.0 Hours
Surface: Paved
Attractions: Poplar Cover Overlook, Shooting Creek Overlook, Brasstown Bald Visitor Center, Georgia’s Highest Point, Pappy’s Trading Post, World’s Largest Amish Chair, Chatuge Lake, Nantahala National Forest
Franklin Chatuge Lake Loop
If you are riding with a group, we ask that every person using our route for navigation purchase their own copy.
In order to encourage this, we are happy to offer a discount for group purchases. Please contact us after purchasing 1 item at full price, and we will set up a coupon code that will give everyone in your group 50% off of the same item.
Our digital routes are designed to operate in most GPS devices. In addition to GPSs, our routes should work with several smartphone apps.
We have tested many Smartphone Apps and here is what we have found:
Please Note
- Some Smartphone Apps require a paid version to allow importing routes.
- Testing was for ‘Follow the Line” only, not “Turn by Turn”.
- If you use an app not listed below, let us know and we will try to test it for you.
- We are not experts on Smartphone Apps. We will try to answer any and all questions, but there may be better resources online.
Apps That Will Work With Our Routes:
- REVER
- Scenic (IOS Only)
- Kurviger (Android Only)
- Detecht
- OsmAnd
- Avenza
- Calimoto
- Gaia
- Ride with GPS
- GPS Tracks
- InRoute
- Harley Davidson
- Indian Ride Command
- My Triumph
- GPX Viewer 2
- Garmin Explore
Apps That Will NOT Work With Our Routes:
- Google Maps
- Apple Maps
- Waze
- Riser
- ESR (Eat Sleep Ride)
- RoadTrippers
- Sygic
- Guru
- Road Warrior Route Planner