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22.0 km
Length
+466 m
Ascent
−525 m
Descent
597 m
Highest point
9
Hairpins
12.7%
Max gradient
0h 29min
Drive time (approx.)
Tail of the Dragon map
22.0 km · 9 hairpins · 597 m

Elevation profile

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What does Tail of the Dragon look like?

Cheoah Dam aerial – near Robbinsville, North Carolina 02
Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0
Mountains from Calderwood Dam Overlook, Vonore, TN - 52277730474
w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Deals Gap-Welcome to NC
Washuotaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cheoah Hydroelectric Dam Graham Co NC
Dantripphoto · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start
Swain County
35.45018, -83.94141
Finish
Calderwood
35.52439, -83.99320

Along the road

Parking

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 21.9 km.

Fuel

1
Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort 3.4 km · 511 m

Restaurants and cafés

1
Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort 3.4 km · 513 m

Rest areas

1
Service & Maintainance area 3.5 km · 521 m

Viewpoints

2
View to the dam 18.1 km · 459 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 18.1 km to 22.0 km.