Driving Roads / Tail of the Dragon
Tail of the Dragon
It packs 318 curves into 11 miles with no intersecting roads or driveways, making it America's most famous sports-car and motorcycle road. It runs about 11 miles along US-129 at Deals Gap in Tennessee / North Carolina, roughly 25-35 minutes one way of driving.
11 mi
Length
25-35 minutes one way
Drive time
Tennessee / North Carolina
Region
What to track on Tail of the Dragon
This is a Segments road first and foremost: set the full 11-mile Deals Gap run as a personal-best segment and replay the corner-by-corner line, since cornering g-force matters far more than top speed here.
The posted limit is 30 mph and the road is heavily patrolled; ride within your skill and stay in your lane on blind curves.
Record your run on Tail of the Dragon
Open Road is free on iPhone and Android.
Questions, answered
- How long is Tail of the Dragon?
- Tail of the Dragon runs about 11 miles along US-129 at Deals Gap, roughly 25-35 minutes one way of driving without stops.
- Where is Tail of the Dragon?
- Tail of the Dragon is in Tennessee / North Carolina, following US-129 at Deals Gap.
- What's the best app to track a drive on Tail of the Dragon?
- Open Road records the whole run automatically — route replay, distance, drive time, top speed, and g-force — and saves it to a stat card. Free on iPhone and Android.