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Outdoors and Sports Back of the Dragon

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    Route 16
    Tazewell, VA 24651
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Tazewell County is home of the “famed” Back of the Dragon”, Virginia’s only designated motorcycle route and the premier riding road on the East Coast boosting thirty-two miles and over three hundred curves.  Ideal for sports cars or motorcycles,  road crosses three mountain ranges and offers knee dragging fun, switchbacks, slaloms, hairpins, limited access and spectacular views. 

  

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Southwest Virginia - Heart of Appalachia

Last Updated: 05/20/2020

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  • Thompson Valley Market
    Thompson Valley Market
    5171 B F Buchanan Hwy
    Tazewell, VA 24651
    1.47 MI
  • The Cottage at Crab Orchard
    The Cottage at Crab Orchard
    3663 Crab Orchard Road
    Tazewell, VA 24651
    1.67 MI
  • Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park
    Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park
    3663 Crab Orchard Road
    Tazewell, VA 24651
    1.7 MI
  • Between Friends Gift Boutique
    Between Friends Gift Boutique
    293 W. Main St.
    Tazewell, VA 24651
    1.72 MI
  • Kimberly's Greenhouse at Pisgah
    Kimberly's Greenhouse at Pisgah
    1801 Pisgah Road
    Tazewell, VA 24651
    1.91 MI

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