[CMHGUY]

This is off Facebook::

Tail of the Dragon April 9, 2010: The rock slide on US 129 is located between the Dragon and Happy Valley Road/Foothills Parkway. TDOT has announced in a press release that the 11 mile section known as the Tail of the Dragon will be open from 8 am to 8 pm beginning Monday April 12, 2010. The only access is from North Carolina US 129. THP... announced that there will be zero tolerance for traffic violations.


Tail of the Dragon Blue Ridge Parkway is open and ready to ride !! Only section closed is south of Asheville near Mt. Pisgah. Park officials have indefinitely closed a 1.5-mile
section of the Parkway near Mt. Pisgah - south of Asheville. Barricades
are at the Bad Fork Valley Overlook at milepost 399.7 and the Wash
Creek Valley Overlook at milepost 401.1. Easy ride-around.

 

[CMHGUY]

Tail of the Dragon Really good info - Great Smoky Mountain National Park Trip Planner, a pdf with park info including maps. http://www.romanticasheville.com/images2009/GreatSmokiesPlanner.pdf

:bigthumbsup:

 

[BobbyMac]

Good news for sure.....looks like we might be able to hit it during our May get together afterall.

 

[08-109LE]

Hey Eric,

Have you ridden it? It is something I have always wanted to do. I am just not sure if I could ride all the way down there without being too sore to ride...so a break in the middle may be just the thing...

If you plan to go this summer, let me know, maybe I will ride down and meet you and we can ride down together...maybe I'll bring some more Wolverines along so you don't feel lonely... :doorag:

Chip

 

[CMHGUY]

hey Chip..

yup hitting it this summer before the VA meet in June.. I am trailering down with Hink and anyone else that wants to tag along... trailer or ride...

:bigthumbsup:

 

[GeorgiaRoller]

First they say not open until September.......now it will be open on Monday?? :dontknow: This is a good thing though.

 

[08-109LE]

hey Chip..

yup hitting it this summer before the VA meet in June.. I am trailering down with Hink and anyone else that wants to tag along... trailer or ride...

:bigthumbsup:

PM'd ya...

 

[CMHGUY]

PM'd ya...

back at cha!

 

[Whoa!]

Yep, the section below Pisgah Mountain is open. We initially started in Asheville and rode South for 6 miles until we reached the barricades. Then we tracked back and headed toward Pisgah Mountain. It was still barricaded there. So finally we were able to get on near Waynesville. I rode it last Saturday with the Atlanta Wing Masters.

 

[4U2NV]

Awesome news!! I'm heading there in July for my first time. Can't wait.