Dragon Raid Ride Maps Iron Horse
North Georgia Area The routes that follow are sugges3ons that cover a selec3on of good roads in the area There are many varia3ons possible by combining parts of these routes so explore! We have ridden most of these roads in the past, BUT we cannot acest to the current condi3ons As the week passes and riders navigate these roads, we will try to pass the word if there are any major problems reported Version 2016
Deal s Gap Loop (97 Miles 2:23 Hrs)
Deal s Gap Loop (97 Miles 2:23 Hrs) 1 IronHorse 0 ft 0:00:00 2 Get on Lower Stecoah Rd and drive south 10 ft 0:00:00 3 Turn left onto Hwy 28 1.7 mi 0:04:16 4 Turn right onto US 74 11.3 mi 0:16:52 5 Turn right onto US 129 25.5 mi 0:38:25 6 Fugitive Dam (Cheoah Dam) 52.7 mi 1:09:06 7 US129&Hwy28(Deal's Gap) 54.9 mi 1:11:53 8 Dragon Overlook 64.3 mi 1:35:07 9 US129&Hwy28(Deal's Gap) 73.6 mi 1:58:21 10 Turn left onto Hwy 28 73.6 mi 1:58:21 11 Fontana Dam 81.4 mi 2:07:53 12 Turn left onto Lower Stecoah Rd 95.8 mi 2:29:02 13 IronHorse 97.5 mi 2:34:06 1 4 2 3 1. Check out the Fugi3ve Dam (Cheoah, where Harrison Ford jumped!) 2. Pick up a souvenir at Deal s Gap or Tail of the Dragon. 3. Ride the Dragon and check the view from the overlook in TN 4. See Fontana dam from below and above
Wayah Rd Loop (94 Miles 2:22 Hrs) 28 28 143 28 129 28
Wayah Rd Loop (94 Miles 2:22 Hrs) 1 IronHorse 0 ft 0:00:00 2 Get on Lower Stecoah Rd and drive south 10 ft 0:00:00 3 Turn left onto Hwy 28 1.7 mi 0:04:16 4 Turn left onto US 74 11.3 mi 0:16:52 5 Hyw28 N and US 19 14.4 mi 0:20:34 6 Turn right onto Hwy 28 to Franklin 14.4 mi 0:20:34 7 Turn right onto W Main St 35.2 mi 0:47:25 8 Turn left onto Porter St 35.3 mi 0:47:59 9 Turn right onto Wayah St 35.7 mi 0:49:09 10 Take the US-64 W ramp to the right 36.4 mi 0:50:42 11 US 23 to 64 36.6 mi 0:51:24 12 Get on Ramp and drive west 36.6 mi 0:51:24 13 Exit right to Mountain Waters Scenic Bywy 40.1 mi 0:55:03 14 Turn left onto Wayah Rd 40.4 mi 0:55:29 15 Turn left onto US 19 68.5 mi 1:46:55 16 US129andUS19 70.6 mi 1:50:21 17 Turn right onto US 129 70.6 mi 1:50:21 18 Turn right onto Sweetwater Rd (143) 82.1 mi 2:04:24 19 Turn right onto Hwy 28 90.9 mi 2:14:08 20 Turn left onto Lower Stecoah Rd 92.7 mi 2:16:52 21 IronHorse 94.4 mi 2:21:56 Lot s of nice mountains and streams along the way Check out this excellent restaurant in Franklin: Caff-E Rel (457 East Main) This route can be extended by adding the Deal s Gap por3on from Robbinsville. Adds about 50 miles and another back and forth on The Dragon!
Cherohala Skyway Loop (145 Miles 4:00 Hrs)
Cherohala Skyway Loop (145 Miles 4:00 Hrs) 1 IronHorse 0 ft 0:00:00 2 Get on Lower Stecoah Rd and drive south 10 ft 0:00:00 3 Turn right onto Hwy 28 1.7 mi 0:04:16 4 Turn left onto Sweetwater Rd 3.5 mi 0:07:00 5 Turn right onto Rodney Orr Byp 12.3 mi 0:17:32 6 US 129 in Robbinsville 12.5 mi 0:18:16 7 Turn left onto Cherohala Skwy (143) 13.7 mi 0:19:53 8 Continue to Hwy 165 southwest 54.3 mi 1:28:47 9 Go into TellicoPlains 65.2 mi 1:54:02 10 Return on 165 back to left onto Hwy 360 65.8 mi 1:55:18 11 Turn right onto US 411 88.0 mi 2:32:10 12 Turn right onto Hwy 72 90.6 mi 2:35:27 13 Turn right onto US 129 100 mi 2:45:00 14 US129&Hwy28(Deal's Gap) 122 mi 3:29:22 15 Turn left onto Tapoco Rd - Hyw 28 122 mi 3:29:22 16 Turn left onto Lower Stecoah Rd 144 mi 4:00:02 17 IronHorse 145 mi 4:05:06 1 2 4 3 1. See the old growth trees at Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forrest 2. Visit our sponsor member Cherohala Biker Gear 3. Good lunch at our favorite BBQ place Krambonz in Tellico Plains 4. Ride The Dragon home
Foothills Pkwy Loop (143 Miles 4:06 Hrs)
Foothills Pkwy Loop (143 Miles 4:06 Hrs) 1 IronHorse 0 ft 0:00:00 2 Get on Lower Stecoah Rd and drive south 10 ft 0:00:00 3 Turn right onto Hwy 28 1.7 mi 0:04:16 4 US129&Hwy28(Deal's Gap) 23.8 mi 0:36:14 5 Turn right onto US 129 34.7 mi 1:03:03 6 Turn right onto Foothills Pky 38.8 mi 1:10:37 7 Take the US-321 ramp to the right 55.6 mi 1:36:41 8 Smoky Mountains Hwy 55.7 mi 1:37:12 9 Turn right onto E Lamar Alexander Pky 55.7 mi 1:37:12 10 Turn right onto E Lamar Alexander Pky 63.1 mi 1:47:09 11 Turn left onto Laurel Creek Rd 65.4 mi 1:51:00 12 Get on Little River Rd and drive southeast 73.5 mi 2:11:57 13 Turn right onto US 441 82.8 mi 2:31:23 14 US 441 and Clingmans Dome Rd 95.8 mi 3:05:03 15 Bear left onto US 441 95.8 mi 3:05:03 16 Turn right onto Highway 19 N 115 mi 3:38:26 17 Turn left onto Hyatt Creek Rd 120 mi 3:46:22 18 Take the US-74 W ramp to the right 122 mi 3:48:08 19 Keep left onto US 74 133 mi 3:59:43 20 Turn right onto Highway 28 N 133 mi 3:59:50 21 Turn right onto Lower Stecoah Rd 143 mi 4:12:38 22 IronHorse 144 mi 4:17:24 1 2 3 1. Op3on to cut-off to Pigeon Forge 2. Op3on to cut-off to Gatlinburg 3. Check the view at Clingmans Dome
60 143 North Georgia Loop (226 Miles 5:40 Hrs) 129 129 19 19 141 129 60 69 17 129 348 60 19 Alt-75 Turner s Corner 28
North Georgia Loop (226 Miles 5:40 Hrs) 1 IronHorse 0 ft 0:00:00 2 Get on Lower Stecoah Rd and drive south 10 ft 0:00:00 3 Turn right onto Hwy 28 1.7 mi 0:04:16 4 Turn left onto Sweetwater Rd (143) 3.5 mi 0:06:49 5 Turn left onto 129 12.3 mi 0:17:21 6 Turn right onto US 19 23.8 mi 0:31:30 7 Keep right onto US 19 S 30.6 mi 0:39:10 8 Turn left onto Hwy 141 39.0 mi 0:47:54 9 Turn left onto E US-64-Alt 47.1 mi 0:56:53 10 Turn left onto E US-64 47.7 mi 0:58:35 11 Turn right onto Hwy 69 57.2 mi 1:08:40 12 Turn left onto US 76 61.8 mi 1:14:22 13 Turn right onto Hwy 17 69.3 mi 1:23:59 14 Turn right onto Hwy 75-Alt 85.9 mi 1:50:20 15 Turn right onto Hwy 348 88.2 mi 1:54:14 16 Turn left onto Hwy 180 102 mi 2:39:31 17 Turn left onto Gainesville Hwy 103 mi 2:41:20 18 GA129-19 105 mi 2:46:46 19 Blood Mountain Cabins & Country Store 109 mi 2:55:43 20 Get on US 129 and drive southwest 109 mi 2:55:43 21 Turn right onto US 19 116 mi 3:08:57 22 Turn right onto Hwy 60 122 mi 3:17:49 23 Suches 129 mi 3:35:12 1 2 3 1. Check out Blood Mountain Store 2. Turner s Corner (13870 Hwy 19 N) Good Food & Gas 3. Two Wheels of Suches Old landmark is back in business. Food only Saturdays & Sundays 4. Brother s Rest. good place to eat along the way 4
Whitewater Falls Blue Ridge Pkwy Loop(185 Miles 4:31 Hrs) 19 28 215 107 281 SC-S-37-413
Whitewater Falls Blue Ridge Pkwy Loop(183 Miles 4:36 Hrs) 1 IronHorse 0 ft 0:00:00 2 Get on Lower Stecoah Rd south 10 ft 0:00:00 3 Turn left onto Hwy 28 1.7 mi 0:04:16 4 Turn left onto US 74 11.3 mi 0:16:52 5 Turn right onto Hwy 28 14.4 mi 0:20:34 6 Hwy 28-Franklin 33.5 mi 0:44:49 7 Get on Bryson City Rd southeast 33.5 mi 0:44:49 8 Turn left onto Riverview St 33.6 mi 0:44:57 9 Turn left onto E Main St 35.1 mi 0:48:34 10 Turn right onto Highlands Rd 35.4 mi 0:49:21 11 Hwy 28 / US 64 37.9 mi 0:53:11 12 US64andHighlands 52.8 mi 1:19:07 13 Turn left onto Mirror Lake Rd 52.8 mi 1:19:07 14 Turn right onto Hicks Rd 53.7 mi 1:21:50 15 Turn right onto Flat Mountain Rd 54.5 mi 1:23:49 16 Turn left Cashiers Rd 54.6 mi 1:24:03 17 Continue on US 64 east 62.4 mi 1:39:00 1 2 30 Turn left onto Parkway Rd 93.3 mi 2:27:38 31 Blue Ridge Pky and Parkway Rd 110 mi 2:51:26 32 Turn left onto Pull Off 110 mi 2:51:30 33 Turn right onto Blue Ridge Pky 110 mi 2:52:25 34 BlueRidge-HighPoint 118 mi 3:03:09 35 Get on Blue Ridge Pky northwest 118 mi 3:03:09 36 Turn left onto Soco Rd ramp 143 mi 3:35:06 37 Take the US-19 ramp to the left 143 mi 3:35:44 38 Turn left onto US 19 143 mi 3:35:46 39 Turn left onto US 441-Br 154 mi 3:51:51 40 Turn left onto Seven Clans Ln 155 mi 3:52:59 41 Take the US-74 W ramp to the right 158 mi 3:58:29 42 Hwy19 W and Hwy 28 170 mi 4:10:54 43 Keep right onto Hwy 28 W 173 mi 4:14:04 44 Turn right onto Lower Stecoah Rd 183 mi 4:26:48 45 IronHorse 185 mi 4:31:34 4 18 Turn right onto Hwy 107 62.4 mi 1:39:01 19 Turn left onto Wigington Rd 71.6 mi 1:51:48 20 Turn right onto Whitewater Falls Rd 73.9 mi 1:57:50 21 281-SC 73.9 mi 1:58:03 22 Get on Whitewater Falls Rd north 73.9 mi 1:58:03 23 Whitewater Falls 75.3 mi 1:59:59 24 Get on Hwy 281 and drive north 75.4 mi 1:59:59 25 Rosman Hwy and Hwy 281 83.8 mi 2:10:42 26 Turn right onto Rosman Hwy 83.8 mi 2:10:42 27 Turn left onto Rosman Hwy 86.0 mi 2:14:26 28 Turn left onto Rosman Hwy 87.1 mi 2:17:40 3 1. Bridal Veil Falls - Ride under the falls 2. If bypass around downtown Highlands is closed, con3nue on US 64 3. Whitewater Falls - highest east of the Rockies 4. Highest Pt on the Blue Ridge Pkwy 29 Rosman Hwy and Parkway Rd 93.3 mi 2:27:38
Maggie Valley Blue Ridge Pkwy Loop(154 Miles 3:28 Hrs) 19 441 28 19 74 74 23 276 276 215
Maggie Valley Blue Ridge Pkwy Loop(154 Miles 3:28 Hrs) 1 IronHorse 0 ft 0:00:00 2 Get on Lower Stecoah Rd and drive south 10 ft 0:00:00 3 Turn left onto Hwy 28 1.7 mi 0:04:16 4 Turn left onto US 74 11.3 mi 0:16:52 Take exit 74 to the right onto US-441 N towards Great 5 Smoky Mts National Park/Cherokee/Speedway 26.4 mi 0:32:53 6 Turn right onto US 441-Br 30.5 mi 0:38:14 7 Turn right onto US 19 31.3 mi 0:39:28 8 Wheels Through Time 47.7 mi 1:03:23 9 Get on Soco Rd and drive east 47.7 mi 1:03:23 10 Turn right onto Russ Ave 53.0 mi 1:10:43 11 Turn right onto N Main St 55.5 mi 1:15:00 12 Turn left onto Pigeon St 55.9 mi 1:17:01 13 Turn left onto Blue Ridge Pky ramp 76.7 mi 1:46:09 14 Turn left onto Blue Ridge Pky 76.9 mi 1:46:58 15 BlueRidge-HighPoint 96.4 mi 2:13:43 16 Get on Blue Ridge Pky and drive northwest 96.4 mi 2:13:43 17 Take the US-74 W/US-23 S ramp to the right 109 mi 2:30:25 18 US 74 W and US 23 122 mi 2:43:53 19 Keep right onto Hwy 28 W 145 mi 3:06:57 20 Turn right onto Lower Stecoah Rd 154 mi 3:19:41 21 IronHorse 156 mi 3:24:27 Wheels Through Time Museum is home to the world's premier collec3on of rare American Vintage Motorcycles This route can easily be extended to include 2 great roads Go past the Blue Ridge on Hwy 276 to US 64 near Brevard, west to Hwy 215 back up to the Blue Ridge