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RickyBobby · 06-17-2017, 07:55 AM

I try to do at least 4 or 5 Dragon runs a year since I live only ~25 miles away from it. Best time I have found for the least amount of traffic is in the morning between 8-10 AM and around sunset.

I did the Cherohala Skyway/Dragon loop on the 7th. I didn't get to the Dragon until ~11:30 AM and got stuck behind 2 slow cruisers. Not a good ride that day, but I've had runs where there was no traffic. Is it worth it? Hell yes!!
http://tailofthedragonmaps.com/tail-of-the-dragon-loop/

NC28, aka Moonshiner 28, is also a great driving road. Catch it on the NC side of the Dragon at Deal's Gap, stop at Fontana Dam.
http://tailofthedragon.com/maps/

Yeah, and watch out for the cops. A radar detector is a must.

06-17-2017, 07:55 AM	#6
RickyBobby Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S AT Location: Smokey Mountains Posts: 404 Thanks: 54 Thanked 261 Times in 138 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I try to do at least 4 or 5 Dragon runs a year since I live only ~25 miles away from it. Best time I have found for the least amount of traffic is in the morning between 8-10 AM and around sunset. I did the Cherohala Skyway/Dragon loop on the 7th. I didn't get to the Dragon until ~11:30 AM and got stuck behind 2 slow cruisers. Not a good ride that day, but I've had runs where there was no traffic. Is it worth it? Hell yes!! http://tailofthedragonmaps.com/tail-of-the-dragon-loop/ NC28, aka Moonshiner 28, is also a great driving road. Catch it on the NC side of the Dragon at Deal's Gap, stop at Fontana Dam. http://tailofthedragon.com/maps/ Yeah, and watch out for the cops. A radar detector is a must. Last edited by RickyBobby; 06-17-2017 at 09:32 AM.