How long does The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland) take to ride?

About 12 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland) start and end?

It runs between Woodlawn / Marion, NC and Little Switzerland / BRP MP 334, NC. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland) a twisty road?

We count about 190 corners across 12 miles, which is relentless.

Is there a GPX file for The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland)?

Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

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The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland)

United States · NC-226A

12Miles

190Corners

15.8Per mile

8.5/10Difficulty

Climbing steeply from the Catawba Valley floor at Woodlawn to the Blue Ridge crest at Little Switzerland, NC-226A delivers 190 curves across 12 miles with relentless switchbacks and severe elevation changes. As the alternate loop to modern US-226, 226A has minimal commercial traffic and passes beneath rhododendron-choked rock cuts and cliff faces before terminating directly at the historic Switzerland Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Watch for loose pea gravel pulled onto the tarmac from private cabin turnoffs.

The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland) runs 12 miles between Woodlawn / Marion, NC and Little Switzerland / BRP MP 334, NC. We count about 190 corners along it, which is relentless. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.

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Tank-bag quick reference

StartWoodlawn / Marion, NC35.7512, -82.0234
High1,400 ft - 3,475 ftelevation range
EndLittle Switzerland / BRP MP 334, NC35.8496, -82.0915

T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.

Repair within reach

32 miEurosport AshevilleAsheville, United States
53 miWaynesville Cycle CenterWaynesville, United States

Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.

Somewhere to stop

8 miSwitzerland Inn & Diamondback Motorcycle LodgeLittle Switzerland, NC
53 miShady Valley Country Store (The Snake 421)Shady Valley, TN
57 miJoey's Pancake HouseMaggie Valley, NC
59 miWheels Through Time Motorcycle MuseumMaggie Valley, NC

Questions riders ask

How long does The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland) take to ride?: About 12 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
Where does The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland) start and end?: It runs between Woodlawn / Marion, NC and Little Switzerland / BRP MP 334, NC. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
Is The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland) a twisty road?: We count about 190 corners across 12 miles, which is relentless.
Is there a GPX file for The Diamondback (NC-226A Little Switzerland)?: Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

Where these numbers come from

Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.