The best motorcycle roads in Georgia

The twistiest paved roads in Georgia, from Old Dial Road in Fannin County on down. Distances, how twisty each one is and how to string them into a ride.

Looking for the corners in Georgia? We measured 84 named paved roads and picked the five that never stop bending.

The headliners

Old Dial Road

In Fannin County. 6.3 miles, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●● Hairpin heaven

Wolf Pen Gap Road

In Union County. 13 miles, about 30 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Richard B Russell Scenic Highway

In White County. 14 miles, about 30 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Morganton Highway

In Lumpkin County. 11 miles, about 25 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Gainesville Highway

In Lumpkin County. 17 miles, about 25 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty

When you want to settle in

Not every ride is about hairpins. These are longer paved roads that keep twisting the whole way, good for a long cruise where you can find a rhythm.

  • Morrison Moore Parkway East, in Lumpkin County: 18 miles
  • Unicoi Turnpike, in White County: 17 miles
  • Aska Road, in Fannin County: 15 miles

How we picked them

We looked at the shape of every named paved road in Georgia and measured how much each one bends along its length. Then we ranked them by bends per distance, so a short hairpin road and a long mountain highway are compared fairly. Gravel, tracks, residential streets and anything under about 6 miles are left out.

What this does not tell you: how nice the scenery is, how good the surface is, how busy the road gets, or whether it is closed for snow. Check before you go, especially in the mountains and in winter. Then ride it and see for yourself.

Turn it into a ride

Open the MotoRidez planner and link a few of these into a loop, or hit Surprise Me and let it pick a twisty route from wherever you are. Every ride you record is remembered, so next time it can send you down roads you have not tried yet.

Questions riders ask

What is the twistiest motorcycle road in Georgia?

Old Dial Road in Fannin County. It is 6.3 miles long and bends more for its length than any other named paved road of that size in Georgia.

How do you work out which Georgia roads are twisty?

We measure how much each road bends along its length from its shape on the map, then rank roads by bends per distance. Gravel, tracks and residential streets are left out.

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