United States of America North Carolina Tennessee

The Tail of the Dragon

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20.9 km
Length
+294 m
Ascent
−525 m
Descent
597 m
Highest point
6
Hairpins
8.7%
Max gradient
0h 28min
Drive time (approx.)
The Tail of the Dragon map
20.9 km · 6 hairpins · 597 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Tail of the Dragon look like?

Deals Gap-Welcome to NC
Washuotaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
US 129 Lake Calderwood Overlook - panoramio
Pete Seabolt · CC BY 3.0

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

Start
Swain County
35.46478, -83.92092
Finish
Blount County
35.54162, -83.99586

Along the road

Fuel

1
Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort 0.2 km · 512 m

Restaurants and cafés

1
Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort 0.2 km · 512 m

Rest areas

1
Service & Maintainance area 0.2 km · 523 m

Parking

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 12.4 km to 20.9 km.

Viewpoints

2
View to the dam 15.0 km · 459 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 15.0 km to 19.0 km.