Trying to find a route from the Shelby NC area to Cades Cove. Pulling a cougar 33 ft 5th wheel. Wanting to avoid a gatlingburg/ pigeon forge areas, don’t mind going a little further to avoid these a...
It's pretty hard to completely avoid Gatlinburg. If you take I-40 to US321, you avoid a lot of the congestion and craziness.
I guess going through the park on US441 is an option, but it's not exactly a straight and level road, not by a long shot. I did drive it with my 32' class C without trouble or a lot of drama. I'm fairly comfortable with switchbacks and fairly narrow roads and steep hills, but I also realize that not everyone is like that.