Devils's Whip & Diamond Back
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Road Warrior
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Devils's Whip & Diamond Back
Rode these yesterday. Let me just say that I like the Devil's Whip (NC 80) better than I do the Dragon now & the Diamond Back was fun too. Blue Ridge Parkway was in the Area there at Little Switzerland. Absolutely no one on the roads! Was a day trip for us. 500 miles round trip. Already made reservations to stay in the area next month. Love this area. If y'all haven't rode these, I highly recommend it.
More curves with elevation changes than the Dragon & with a lot less traffic.
More curves with elevation changes than the Dragon & with a lot less traffic.
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Rode these yesterday. Let me just say that I like the Devil's Whip (NC 80) better than I do the Dragon now & the Diamond Back was fun too. Blue Ridge Parkway was in the Area there at Little Switzerland. Absolutely no one on the roads! Was a day trip for us. 500 miles round trip. Already made reservations to stay in the area next month. Love this area. If y'all haven't rode these, I highly recommend it.
More curves with elevation changes than the Dragon l with a lot less traffic.
More curves with elevation changes than the Dragon l with a lot less traffic.
Road Warrior
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Love to (!), and would commit to if not for the fact that I'm getting a disk removal and vertebrae fusion in my neck in 2 weeks, so my planning is non-existent until I see how I recover from that.
I WILL keep the offer in mind!
I WILL keep the offer in mind!
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Nice thread.
The part regarding no traffic is the best.
Will do it in early September.
Got two questions for those that have done it as I haven't had the pleasure yet.
Why is traffic so light?
Was it the time of day or the week day you did it?
I plan to head up that way from Texas area and going Natchez Trace up to Tn. then head across. May do it earlier as I keep hearing traffic is not an issue unless its the weekend/holiday weekend.
thanks
The part regarding no traffic is the best.
Will do it in early September.
Got two questions for those that have done it as I haven't had the pleasure yet.
Why is traffic so light?
Was it the time of day or the week day you did it?
I plan to head up that way from Texas area and going Natchez Trace up to Tn. then head across. May do it earlier as I keep hearing traffic is not an issue unless its the weekend/holiday weekend.
thanks
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Just not as commercialized area. It was around 1:00 when we were on it yesterday. The traffic on the Dragon of course heavy on Saturday & Sunday. But it's not unbearable for me though. There are so many great roads to ride in the Smokies. I just like the The Whip is only 3.5 hours from the house. You can pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway in Cherokee & go 469 miles!
Just not as commercialized area. It was around 1:00 when we were on it yesterday. The traffic on the Dragon of course heavy on Saturday & Sunday. But it's not unbearable for me though. There are so many great roads to ride in the Smokies. I just like the The Whip is only 3.5 hours from the house. You can pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway in Cherokee & go 469 miles!
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Are there maps to these roads available? I'll be at Deals Gap in a few weeks and am noting these suggestions but I'll need to be able to find them.
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Are their maps to these roads available? I'll be at Deals Gap in a few weeks and am noting these suggestions but I'll need to be able to find them.
http://www.thedevilnc80.com/
http://www.diamondbacknc.com/
http://www.421thesnake.com/
http://www.moonshiner28.com/
And, and couple of more "comprehensive" links for riding in the Blue Ridge/Smokies:
http://tailofthedragontours.com/
http://smokymountainrider.com/
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