Planning a trip to Cherokee, NC, in a '99 diesel Diplomat. Mapquest has us leaving Chattanooga and traveling on US 64 and US 74. My question is is that a 2 or 4 lane and how curvy is that route? She really slows down on inclines. Any info appreciated.
Even before they widen the curves in the Ocoee Gorge I took my 42 foot motorhome through there often. No long climbs in this a nice enough road but on the weekends both rafting the areas that can be busy.
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We travel Hwy 411 then thru Elijay and Blue Ridge. We still end up on 64 but that avoids the part with the worst curves (along the Ocoee). We tow a 25ft TT thru there with no problem. There are some curves along the way. I would not want to tow by the Ocoee but have seen others do it.
Some of each. 2 lane thru the Ocoee gorge, and thru Nantahala. The rest is four lane. Ocoee is also narrow with little or no shoulder in some parts. There are some areas where you will have hard pulls. Coming out of the Ocoee gorge up to Copper Hill is one, it's 4-lane The pull up into Nantahala is 2-lane though. And of course it's the 2-lane parts that are the most crooked.
