MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Moonshiner 28
Deals Gap to Franklin
- Distance
- 55 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 24m
- Climb
- 5,213 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April through October. Fall color along Fontana Lake peaks in mid to late October.
- Fuel
- Fuel at Fontana Village, then not again until the US 19 and US 74 corridor. Fill up in Franklin at the end.
- Watch For
- Blind curves, gravel spilled from driveways, deer and slow traffic towing boats near Fontana Lake.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
NC 28 leaves Deals Gap at the end of the Tail of the Dragon and runs past Fontana Lake and Fontana Dam, the tallest dam east of the Rocky Mountains. It continues through the Stecoah valley and the Little Tennessee River country to Franklin. The road is a long chain of curves with fewer crowds than the Dragon next door.
Stops
- StartDeals Gap
- FinishFranklin
