2026 EVENT RIDES

THURSDAY MORNING

8:30 AM kickstands up for a Breakfast ride.

Ride begins at Cardinal inn. We will ride through Maggie Vally to Granny's Kitchen. 

ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET!

After breakfast about 10-10:30am depending on how fast we are seated. We will go kick stands up for a group ride up into Cherokee to hit the blue ridge parkway to the wheels through time museum.

38 mile ride

RIDE MAP!

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THURSDAY AFTERNOON

1 PM Kickstands up.

Start location Wheels Through Time Museum.

this ride will take us into Waynesvlle NC to catch a potion of the Blue Ridge pkwy. The ride will take us to around 6,000 ft into the NC mountains. The ride will end at the event hotel.

There will be a 3 mile run on the great smoky mountains expy. 

33 mile ride

RIDE MAP

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THURSDAY NIGHT

Bryson City Brewing

Bryson City Brewing social

6pm kickstand up at the cardinal inn.

This ride will be 27 miles

RIDE MAP!

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FRIDAY MORNING

Kick Stands up at 9 AM

Ride begins at Cardinal inn.

This ride will be 74 miles about 3 Hours including gas stops. 

First gas stop will be in 15 miles. Then next fuel stop will be 40 miles away on the back side of the copper heads loop.

RIDE MAP!

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FRIDAY NIGHT

6PM Dinner ride to Granny's Kitchen for all you can eat country cooking!

Ride begins at Cardinal inn.

This ride will be 15 miles 25min

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SATURDAY MORNING

Kick stands up at 9 AM 

Ride begins at Cardinal inn.

This ride will be 68 miles. 1 hour 45 min to get to deals gap. Run the dragon and back about an hour. Hour 45 Min ride back. Be a good 5 hour ride give or take.

Meet at deals gap to fill up for a roll out at around 2pm. We will try to stick to this time but we know how traffic happens.

This ride will take you from Maggie Valley to Deals Gap NC. This will be the back way in over Fontana Dam to Run the tail of the dragon.

This route will take you on a minimum as possible 6 mile run on the Great smoky mountains expy.  So make sure your bike can make hwy speeds.

RIDE MAP!

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SATURDAY NIGHT

Kickstands up at 6pm at the cardinal inn. We will have a short dinner ride to the twisted spoke restaurant in Maggie Valley. We have to be there by 6:30pm so be ready to ride!

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