The wife and I are planning a little getaway. Leaving out of Edgefield,sc(hwy 28) following it to 129 and then ???? maybe gatlinburg or pigeon forge. Any suggestions on sights or stops? Probably going in july. Thanks! Ride Free!

 

It will be HOT and very crowded in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.. At least in Gatlinburg once you are at the hotel you don't have to ride, you can walk around town and be very entertained with all the tourist.. not you of course.. but the other tourist..

 

Hopefully TN DOT will have 129 open by July as for now they don't plan on having the road open till the end of July or August.

 

The last I heard it was going to be August. No big deal. We can always go up to Highlands and Scaly Mountain, I have some family that lives there. This will be my first trip up there on the bike so it should be a good one.

 

I went to the Tail of the Dragon website and it says that 129 is open.

 

we arrived home sunday night from NC/Tenn area. we did not encounter any if 129 closed.the tail is still closed 11 miles in and also a section of the brp is still closed. however after all the rains this past week you might do some checking.

no more spring vacations going east for us.the rain and tornado's pretty much screwed up everything. the drive home down i40 was intense. neve rencountered rain like that b4.

 

On the way to the Cherokee Rally I went a little out of my way and caught 28 in Highlands and rode on up thru Franklin then to 74 "dang good ride". As far as getting to Gatlinburg from there why not go over Clingmans Dome thru Cherokee, We did that last year & yes another "Awsome ride". You could also stay in Cherokee I give them creidt they are really biker freindly around there. Just don't be way drunk in public! Anyway have fun & becareful!

 

Yeah, I love Highlands and Scaly mnt. My great grandparents lived there before they passed. I still have some family that lives up there,beautiful area. I had to ride up to kentucky for a few days to see my wifes dad and on the way back stopped in Tenn for gas and talked to a trooper. She said that 129 was opened back up. The highlight of the trip wont be the Dragon just wanted to knock it out while I was going up that way. I hear the Cheroholah Skyway is awesome. Cherokee is pretty cool although I was bummed when I went into Harrahs and there was no alchohol. This was a few years ago. I hear they serve it now. I'll def keep the clingmans dome in mind.

 

The dragon is open but the road past the dragon is closed. It,s a dead end right now, you have to turn around and run it again. Check out the Deals Gap web site.

 

I rode the Cherohola and Deals Gap a few years ago in July. Rode both early in the morning... 7-9a. E M P T Y. If you want to avoid two wheeled crowds and the heat, ride them early.... then get some pancakes at Gatlinburg.