Holy Land Tour
Intro
Dates: August 10th - 19th
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This is a 10 day tour of the motorcycle holy land, the mountains of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. We’ll be riding fantastic iconic roads including The Tail of the Dragon, The Back of the Dragon, Cherohala Skyway and Blue Ridge Parkway to name a few.
The trip will be based out of Tazewell, Virginia and the first and last days will be spent slabbing it over interstates to and from there. Those that want can trailer down but you’ll have to make your own accommodations to store the trailer.
Itinerary:
Saturday August 10th
Travel day from Royersford meetup point to Tazewell, VA. This will be a long day where we have approximately 500 miles to cover. We will be taking highways, primarily Rt 81. Alan will lead those bikers wishing to ride down. Some will opt to trailer their bikes down. Others will be taking an extra day, leaving Friday and meeting us down there.
- Lodging: Fincastle Motor Inn
Sunday August 11th
Ride day from Tazewell, VA to The Little Switzerland, NC area. This will be a 200-250 mile day. We’ll be looking to cover 2 great roads, Back of the Dragon and The Snake
- Lodging: Pine Valley Motel
Monday August 12th
Local ride day hitting a couple of area roads and back to the hotel. Roads we hope to cover this day are The Diamondback and Devil’s Whip.
- Lodging: Pine Valley Motel
Tuesday August 13th
This is a travel/ride day. We’ll be relocating to the Robbinsville, NC area today. We’ll start out heading west to Hot Springs then ride the Rattler/Gambler route down to Robinsville. Expect this to be a 150-200 mile day.
- Lodging: Phillips Historic Motel
Wednesday August 14th
We’ll be in the Robbinsville area for 4 nights and will be exploring the area roads. We plan to see Deals Gap and ride the Tail of the Dragon one of the days.
- Lodging: Phillips Historic Motel
Thursday August 15th
Rides this day are still being worked out. Don’t worry, you can’t swing a dead cat down there without hitting an amazing road to ride on like the Cherohala Skyway and the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Lodging: Phillips Historic Motel
Friday August 16th
Perhaps we’ll ride as far south as Georgia on The Gauntlet
- Lodging: Phillips Historic Motel
Saturday August 17th
Travel day back to Tazewell and the Fincastle, likely 250-300 miles this day.
- Lodging: Fincastle Motor Inn
Sunday August 18th
We’ll explore the Tazewell area a bit more. It’s not just about the Back of the Dragon, ya know. Alan and Carl have personally scouted a number of amazing roads in this area like The Widow Maker!
- Lodging: Fincastle Motor Inn
Monday August 19th
Travel day back home. Yup, another 500 miles of slabbin’ it. Some folks will grab their trailers in Tazewell and head home that way. Others may be taking an extra day to split up this trip. But some of us have to get back to work. ;-)
- Lodging: Home sweet home (not mine! I’ve seen enough of you folks at this point)
Hotels to Book
When making reservations, mention Montco Riders
Fincastle Motor Inn
Telephone: 276-988-2531
Website: Fincastle Motor Inn
Dates to book:
- Saturday Aug 10th
- Saturday Aug 17th
- Sunday Aug 18th
Price: $70/night
Cancellation policy: 7 days
Local eateries:
- Italian Village Restaurant closes 8pm.
- El Moriachi Mexican closes 1030pm
- The Front Porch on Main closes 9pm closed on Sunday.
- Couple cafes and fast food restaurants.
Pine Valley Motel
10 mins north of Little Switzerland, NC
Telephone: 803-460-8195
Website: Pine Valley Motel
Dates to book:
- Sunday Aug 11th
- Monday Aug 12th
Price: $98/night
Cancellation policy: 24hr
Local eateries:
- Western Sizzlin closes 830pm.
- CJ’s BBQ closes 830pm.
- Puerto Nuevo Mexican & Seafood closes 10pm (Near WalMart)
- Fast food & cafes
Phillips Historic Motel
Talk to Bill
Telephone(land): 828-479-3370
Telephone(cell): 828-735-4850
Booking Reference #: LH24022038623147
Dates to book:
- Tuesday Aug 13th
- Wednesday Aug 14th
- Thursday Aug 15th
- Friday Aug 16th
Prices: There are rooms with Kings, Queens, Doubles & Fulls. $78, $82, $86, $87, $89, $91, $105, $110. Call for room type.
Local Eateries:
- El Pacifico Mexican Restaurant closes 9pm
- Southern Gals Country Cooking 7am-8pm
- T-Dubbs Home cooked food and sandwiches. Don’t miss this place. Small hut outside seating. Get there early because a local great! M-F only 11am-2pm.
- Cafes & Fast Food. Grocery store sells beer/wine.
- Ace Hardware (for other needs, probably not much worth eating there)