Drive865 × Raines Routes
Guided Tour Rentals
Bespoke guided driving tours of East Tennessee's most storied roads — planned and led by Raines Routes, driven in a Drive865 rental if you need one. Tell us what you're dreaming up and we'll handle the rest.
The Team
Drive865 and Raines Routes are both locally owned by car enthusiasts born and raised on these roads — not a franchise, not an app. When you inquire, you're talking directly to the people who'll plan your drive and hand you the keys.
The Guide
Raines Routes crafts bespoke Appalachian driving experiences — expert-guided drives with a lead car, radio callouts, and photo stops, or self-guided routes with a curated road book. Local roads, local food, local knowledge, born and raised on these mountains.
Visit rainesroutes.com →The Cars
These roads deserve better than a beige crossover. Pair your tour with something from the Drive865 fleet — sports cars, JDM icons, and uncommon machines — or bring your own car and just enjoy the route. We'll match the car to the drive.
Browse the fleet →The Roads
Every tour is built around the Southern Appalachians' greatest hits — and the back roads only a local would think to take.
Tail of the Dragon
US-129 · 11 miles · 318 curves
The most famous stretch of pavement in the Southeast — 318 curves packed into 11 miles on the Tennessee–North Carolina line.
Foothills Parkway
TN-72 · 33 miles
Sweeping curves along the Chilhowee ridge with long views over the western edge of the Smokies.
Cherohala Skyway
TN-165 · 43 miles · 5,400 ft
High-country sweepers climbing past 5,400 feet between Tellico Plains and the North Carolina high country.
Devil's Triangle
TN-116 · 45-mile loop
A narrow, technical back-road loop through the Cumberlands — low traffic, big concentration.
Blue Ridge Parkway
469 miles of ridgeline
The slower, expansive counterpoint — ridgeline cruising from the Smokies into North Carolina.
Custom
Your dates · Your cars · Your crew
Have a drive in your head that isn't on the list? Every tour is bespoke — tell us and we'll build the route around it.
How It Works
01
Send the Inquiry
Tell us your dates, group size, and the kind of drive you're after. Two minutes, no commitment.
02
We Plan It With You
We coordinate directly with you and Raines Routes to shape the route, the guide, the stops — and the cars, if you need them.
03
Drive
Show up and drive — your car or one of ours, with a Raines Routes guide leading the way or a curated route book in hand.
Plan Your Drive
No booking engine, no upfront payment — just a conversation. Send the details and we'll get back to you to plan it together.