{
  "name": "Tail of the Dragon",
  "slug": "tail-of-the-dragon",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/tail-of-the-dragon/",
  "summary": "318 curves in 11 miles, America's most famous driving road.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 129"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Tennessee / North Carolina",
    "start": {
      "name": "Deals Gap",
      "lat": 35.469762,
      "lon": -83.921755
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Tabcat",
      "lat": 35.548153,
      "lon": -83.991484
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 13.2,
    "lengthKm": 21.2,
    "driveMinutes": 32,
    "corners": 70,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 596.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Relentless blind, off-camber bends",
    "Riders crossing the centre line",
    "Roadside photographers"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Calderwood Dam Overlook",
    "Deals Gap",
    "Shaw Grave Gap"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 274
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}