Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia motorcycle ride
The Blue Ridge Parkway runs 469 miles along the Appalachians from Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains. This page covers the Virginia section, from Rockfish Gap at the end of Skyline Drive to the North Carolina line: mountain overlooks, Peaks of Otter, Roanoke and Mabry Mill, on a road with no trucks, no billboards and no stop lights.
Opens Rockfish Gap to the North Carolina line in the MotoCurve planner on the Curvy style. Change the start to your home or hotel, then send it to the app for voice navigation.
Is the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia open?
Open all year in parts, but sections close in winter for snow and ice and for repairs at any time of year.
Official status: Blue Ridge Parkway road closure map
Highlights
- Peaks of Otter, Roanoke Mountain and Mabry Mill along the way.
- Mileposts mark the whole parkway, so stops are easy to find and plan.
- Starts where Skyline Drive ends, so the two make one long ride.
Before you ride
- The speed limit is low on the whole parkway. It is a road for a relaxed day, not a fast one.
- Sections of the parkway close for repairs, rock slides and storm damage; parts in North Carolina were closed for a long time after Hurricane Helene. Check the National Park Service road status for the Blue Ridge Parkway before you go.
- Fuel is not sold on the parkway. Exits to nearby towns are signed.
When to ride
Sections close in winter for snow and ice. Spring to fall is the season, and October foliage brings the most visitors.
Questions
- Is the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia open?
- Open all year in parts, but sections close in winter for snow and ice and for repairs at any time of year. Today's status is posted by Blue Ridge Parkway road closure map.
- How long is the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia?
- As MotoCurve routes it, Rockfish Gap to the North Carolina line is about 227 miles, roughly 6 h 5 min of riding without stops.
- When can you ride the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia?
- Sections close in winter for snow and ice. Spring to fall is the season, and October foliage brings the most visitors.
- How high does the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia go?
- The route runs between about 620 and 3,990 feet above sea level.
- Why does this page stop at the North Carolina line?
- When this page was made, MotoCurve could not route the whole North Carolina half of the parkway as one ride, because closed sections send the route off the parkway. The Virginia half routes cleanly, so that is the ride this page opens in the planner.
- Can I get turn-by-turn directions for the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia?
- Yes. Open it in the free MotoCurve planner, change the start to your home or hotel, and send it to the MotoCurve app for voice navigation on Android or iPhone. You can also download the GPX for a Garmin or another GPS.
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