CHEROHALA SKYWAY with Beautiful Views in North Carolina & Tennessee!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- It's early Fall and we visited the beautiful Cherohala Skyway 43-mile National Scenic Byway from Tellico Plains, Tennessee, to Robbinsville. Looking for ridge after ridge of forested mountainside with sweeping mountain views as far as the eyes can see; abundant and unobstructed scenic overlooks around every corner; world class hiking trails, refreshing waterfalls and scenic overlooks; a road featured as one of Discovery Channel’s Top 10 Motorcycle Rides in North America Some call it the “best kept secret.” We call it The Cherohala Skyway - experience it for yourself.
The Cherohala Skyway was completed in the fall of 1996 after planning and construction for some thirty-four years. It was North Carolina’s most expensive scenic highway carrying a price tag of $100,000,000. It winds up and over 5,400 foot mountains for 18 miles in North Carolina and descends another 23 miles into the deeply forested back country of Tennessee. The road crosses through the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests thus the name “Chero…hala”. The Skyway is becoming well known in motorcycling and sportscar circles for it’s long, sweeping corners, scenic views and cool summer breezes.
This road enthusiast’s dream connects Robbinsville, North Carolina with Tellico Plains, Tennessee. It can be desolate at night and extremely dangerous in the winter months. There are no facilities other than a couple of restrooms for the entire 41 miles so make sure you have enough gas to make the crossing. There is little evidence of civilization from views that rival or surpass any from the Blue Ridge Parkway.⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Click "Show More"
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Beautiful views thanks for the video God bless y'all 🙏👍❤
Thank you so much Mrs. C God bless!!
Amazing skyway beautiful views... Thank you for sharing...full support..
It really is a beautiful drive! Our pleasure and thank you for the support so much.
I love watching your TH-cam videos.
Thank you Sherry we appreciate you.
I have a story to tell both of you. My husband, Harold, and I got on Cherohala Skyway headed toward Robbinsville, TN. It was a cloudy day. When we got to the top, this unbelievable thunderstorm just came up out of nowhere. It was raining so hard we had to pull over. The lightening was something and the thunder was so loud. I was scared to death, Jesus we are coming home. Finally it let up and we were able to get going and fast. Next time we go up the mountain I want it to be super clear. Your video was beautiful. Gail Taylor
thanks for coming up to visit, i live in robbinsville, and we are always glad to have folks stop by, these are the places where your heart and God talk to you, all you have to do is just listen. Come back soon, as the trees will be putting on a real show .
Sounds great!
I enjoy all your videos you both make a great couple
Thank you James.
We took our motorcycles in our trailer behind our MH, stayed in Sweetwater , TN at the KOA. Beautiful campground and a beautiful ride. I want to do it again!
hey y'all love all the videos!! That plant with the yellow flowers is mullein - wonderful medicinal plant!!
Hi Christy! Thank you for letting us know.
Sometimes watching y'all I get lost just thinking that I'm with y'all
Great job 👍
God bless y'all
Beautiful 👍🏻sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed enjoyed and shared
Thank you so much!
Just beautiful. I’ve put this ride in my google maps 😊Lord willing we will ride it❤️
I'm really loving that Skyway....definitely got to visit there one day. Thanks so much for sharing .
Yes, it’s so awesome. We hope you get to visit too.
@@FridaysForever I do also. That would really be a awesome trip.
Your scenic road trips, are a treasure to see. Blessings and safe travels. From VA native from NH
Thank you very much!
What a beautiful day you had. this will be another place to go see .
Thanks for the comment!
Wow what a nice drive thanks
Our pleasure Janet!
Another beautiful amazing video love it
Thank you so much 🤗
Looks like a relaxing drive and wow lots of bikes up that way .everyone just trying to enjoy mother nature. Seeing all them bikes makes me wanna go for a ride🏍👍👍
It's a lot of fun on a motorcycle too.
We have traveled this skyway....absolutely beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
We have been across the Cherohala Pkwy several times. Its a beautiful place and not as crowded as the Smokies. Would love to go again. Enjoyed seeing this video.
Hi Mary! Thank you for watching and we agree it's beautiful.
God's beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us.😊💚
Thanks for watching!
Watching those bikes go by brought back memories of realmotovlog
This was my favorite road of all my adventures on a motorcycle Shane. Big sweepers.
You video's are so wonderful, I love the way you put them together they are warm , inviting and pleasantly wholesome. You two are such great host's as well, your style is so relaxing to watch. Thank you for the time you invest into these video's for those of us not fortunate enough to be in the beauty God created around you and sharing it with us. Your video's are truly a blessing and I feel God's hand in them.
Hi Jerry! Thank you so much for this kind comment we really appreciate it. God bless!!
this is so beautiful.
It really is! Thanks so much for watching.
Million dollar views! 😊
Yes sir.
Thanks for showing us another gem. Boy we have so much to explore there. You guys are going to keep us busy for years to come.
Our pleasure!
Enjoyed watching, I didn’t know about that place , loved the views.
Thanks for watching.
Wow really beautiful ride!! Really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing guys!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the ride
Any time!
love the video, I was able to ride my motorcycle across it year before last , looking forward to coming back !
Great to hear!
I am blessed to have such a beautiful area in my backyard..I live about 20 min from both Cherohala Skyway and The Tail of the Dragon and take drives down them several times a year..
Did y'all visit Bald River Falls while you where on the Skyway? If not the next time tall are down this way check it out it's beautiful and the drive up to it is as well.
Highway and view beautiful
Awesome
I go to Tellico Plains often to dig for gold. If you ever see a red Jeep Cherokee in the woods, it's me, say hi. Lol. That area is a beautiful place.
Thanks for sharing Frank!
Oh wow!!!Amazing views!We didn't know about this gorgeous scenic drive,so thanks to you guys we'lll definitely put this on our list of things to do next trip to the mountains!!Y'all are the best!!🍁🍂❤
Thanks for watching Jody!
Beautiful ! I live in Candler NC. Not far from all the places you visit. The leaves will be more colorful nearer to the end of October .
Enjoy your ventures .
Thank you!
Beautiful video. Never been there. I will have to venture there. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Shirley. Our pleasure.
Inspired by videos like yours, I drove the Skyway back in September from Robbinsville to Tellico Plains and back with a side trip to Bald River Falls. A great driving road that’s almost as good as the Blue Ridge Parkway. 👍
Thanks so. much for the kind comment.
Beautiful scenery!!! Enjoyed the trip so much!!!
Thanks for watching!
Great video thanks 🙏
Our pleasure.
Love your trips. Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure!
I love the videos. That is a beautiful part of Tennessee and North Carolina. I dont know if you have every been to Bald Falls but its was real close and so beautiful.
Thanks so much for sharing Eric.
Oh wow! Love, love love this road! I can not wait to drive it! We have been on Foothills, Tail of the Dragon and now we have to do this one!! My brain is thinking how it can rearrange our next trip to the Smoky Mountains to include this adventure!! God sure has made us such a wonderful, beautiful, world to enjoy! Thank you for taking us along!
You will enjoy the drive! Our pleasure.
Beautiful as always!
Thanks for watching.
A new area to explore! Looks great.
It's beautiful.
That was such a good video, I hated to see it end😊.
I live here in NC at the foot of the mountains.
You all be safe out there, and bless you.
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Thanks so much for watching. God bless!!
Thanks for sharing. We love the skyway. We get on at Snowbird Mtn in Robbinsville and go to Telico that way. I love that ride almost as much as a drive through the park!!
Our pleasure Lisa!
Beautiful video. I have been down here in Florida way too long and need to get back up to NC.
You should! Thanks for watching.
Wow what a great video you guys! I Really liked your intro and the music you chose! Such a beautiful area, thank you so much for sharing this adventure with us all ! The mountains will be forever my favorite spot to vacation 😊
Thank you Donna! It's beautiful.
Mike ! My first road bike was a '68 Triumph Bonaville...graduated to Harley's....15 total over the years. Road East Coast to the West Coast... retired and enjoying your's and Karan's adventures !!!
That's awesome! Thanks for watching.
I’ve been camping in the Smokies for over forty years and camp hosted in the Maggie Valley area for four summers in a row and never heard of this road. Thanks for telling us about it. I will be checking it out soon.
You will love it Mike!
We went on it couple years ago it was beautiful first ever to have lighting storm below us on side of one of the mountains
That's amazing!
Mike, the part of the video you and Karen are talking about cicadas, those that are heard during each summer(not the periodical broods) my folks called "jar flies". Your trip was beautiful.
Thank you for sharing Keith.
What a beautiful drive! Saw the first fall color on this adventure, and it was gorgeous. Looking forward to more if we can get away from Alabama and take a small trip.
It's really pretty at around 5k feet right now.
I had never heard of this before now. Very pretty views! I can almost smell the Fall leaves and the mountain air. I get too carsick to do much riding on winding roads like this, so it's nice to enjoy watching y'all do it instead. :)
Glad you enjoyed it.
I used to get carsick and heard that eating crackers or pretzels helps. It works for me. I hope this helps you because the scenery in the video is nice, but nothing compares to the feeling in the air up in the mountains.
I have nothing to say about the beauty of the places you go even though I lived a few months in Tennessee I admit I have never been to other places you have been to❤️❤️❤️#ScenicBywayRoadTo10k
Thanks for sharing.
I have seen a "flying squirrel" before when I was in HS .It glided from one tree to another about 6 ft apart! So they do exist. I am not sure how far they glide when they spread their skin /paws out. I also wanted to thank you for the mingus mill video. I took my girl out to see the beauty of the Smokey mts ,and we stopped in Cherokee first. We both loved Mingo falls and the Ocunelufee visitor center The Ocunfulee Park has a bamboo forest which was pretty cool.
Thanks so much for sharing Karen!
There's no place like the mountains. We have some beautiful country in West Tn but there's just something special about that Smokies area. I never realized those things were called storyboards. I've always called them plaques..lol.
Thanks for sharing guys!
Lions tigers and bears oh my....you're funny!!
Haha!
Nice Mike and Karen! :)
Thank you Tawna!
Another great video. I drove the skyway from Robbinsville to Tellico Plains, then continued to Vonore and returned to Robbinsville on US Route 129. Tail of the Dragon is an interesting part of the latter. I don't know if you made it to Robbinsville, but if you do, you should definitely visit the Junaluska Museum, at least if you, like me, is interested in the Cherokees.
Thanks for sharing. We did make it to Robbinsville but had to cruse on through as it was getting late. Thanks for the tip.
@@FridaysForever You are welcome. Also the dams are worth a visit, especially Fontana Dam with the visitor center, but also Cheoah dam, even if is not easy to get close to..
You are a Blessed man to have such a beautiful wife
Really you’re going to comment on his wife typical man you’re supposed to be looking at the scenery dude not the wife
I have a place in NC,, elevation about 4200, never heard of this skyway, thanks for the info ❤️
Sounds beautiful! Our pleasure.
Love the ride thru skyway. Where in tellico plains did you pick up the start. Would like to do this next time we are in Tennessee.
Can't remember if we came in on 360 or 68. Both are pretty drives.
@@FridaysForever I'll look into both routes.
Thanks for info.
That looks like the Blue Ridge Parkway
It really does in many places.
Enjoyed -:)
Thank you!
So if the Cherohala Skyway is 43 miles long and you stop at every pull off how long did it take you to drive the skyway….?
Mike Is that the dragons tail
No, but i like it better than the dragon for motorcycle riding.
From what I was told about those telephone poles that y'all was showing about the flying squirrels I was told the same thing
Thanks for sharing Jeff!
Been going to Gatlinburg in the Smokies for years and never seen this.From Highway 441 out of Gatlinburg or coming out of Cherokee how can I reach this place? Or from the parkway on top of the great Smoky Mountain. Or interstate 40 exit would it be coming up from North Carolina?
We recommend looking up either Robinsville NC or Telleco Plaines TN as you can start from either. If coming from South of Smokies then start in Telleco. If North then Robinsville.
@@FridaysForever we would be coming from the Charlotte NC area
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ChEROHALA SkyWAY what's up there back in the spring when everything was pretty and green I think God made one of the most prettiest places on Earth
Yes He did!!
I don’t know we haved squirrels in the smoky mountains I do know we had them in the south i’m from South Georgia me and my sister rescued two baby southern flying squirrels One didn’t make it but the other one group to adulthood we set him free he comes back every now and then to say hi and the dogs do not mess with him.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Tellico Plains is in Tennessee
I just want to tell you that you are blessed with a beautiful wife. She seems so innocent and pure you are a blessed man. You also have a great You Tube channel. Please don't be offended about your wife. I am sure you do slot for her.
Thank you for your kind words, I am blessed with a great husband indeed! His kind heart and beautiful blue eyes have held my attention for nearly 40 years now, counting dating years. God bless! ~ Karen
The name comes from the Indian Tribes that inhabited the areas it goes through. The CHEROkee and nataHALA Indians. The parks were also named after the tribes.
When would be best time to drive this when all the color is at peak
This drive is at a much higher elevation and so hard to time right. Normally it would be 3rd week of October.
It is flying squirrels I live Greeneville Tennessee I grew up in Greene County a place call cead creek and we had flying squirrels
Thanks for sharing!
I’ll do that on my bike ..leave the car at home
When a white woman pronounces Cherokee words 🤣🤣🤣 it's okay though it's easily done but amusing