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Back of the Dragon (VA 16)

Marion

Distance

33 mi

Duration

1h 1m

Checkpoints

2

Road type

Mountain twisty

Region

Mid-Atlantic

Length

Medium (20-50 miles)

Surface

Paved - modern

Intensity

Technical

Season

Fall

Winter status

Sometimes closed

About

VA 16 from Marion to Tazewell: 32 miles, 438 curves and three mountain crossings. Virginia signposts and markets it as a driving road in its own right, and it earns it — switchback climbs, high open ridges and a descent that keeps going long after you expect it to end. Photo: Virginia State Parks / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Checkpoints

2

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