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Located just East of mile marker 4 on the Dragon is a pair of DO NOT ENTER signs marking the end of the one way, eight mile Parson Branch Road that starts in Cades Cove.
https://goo.gl/maps/EL3fHradS6s

The past two years the road has been closed due to tree fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park maintains this seasonal road and updates its status on the following webpage. The road was open for the 2014 Two Stroke Meet.
https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/seasonalroads.htm

This is the sign that greets visitors to the road.


I have taken this road multiple times in cars, vans, and on my KE. When the weather has been good, anything shy of a low slung sports car can make it through. When the weather has been bad a couple of the uphills can be a bit interesting and the multiple water crossing (paved) can be running high.

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Aaron
1980 KE100 (ZomBessie)

Thanks for posting. I want to ride that mainly to sightsee.

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1972 H2 750 (x2); 2003 Buell XB9S; 2008 ZZR 600

Riding this road/trail is on my bucket list. I might rent an enduro while I'm there this year. Anyone else interested? But...I want to ride it slow enough to see the scenery.

Chris

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1972 H2 750 (x2); 2003 Buell XB9S; 2008 ZZR 600

Then any street driven triple should make it through OK too. I'm game.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Any motorcycle can make easily. It is a gravel road with several water crossing.

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76 KH500, 20 Ninja 400, 03 Suzuki Burgman 650, H1 roadrace, A1 roadrace, 91 KX250, 81 Ke175, etc

So how many miles long is Parsons Branch Road? Sounds like a nice ride.

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

8 miles.......let search be your friend...........

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Busy doing more riding than wrenching.......

I went through it once in a Previa mini van . several very shallow water crossings too

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"Love people-Use things-NOT-Use people-Love things"

Parsons Branch is OK but if you want a great ride check out all the stuff off the Cherehola and on to Bald River Falls. The dirt roads are easily doable on a Triple. The area is well worth checking out. We will be heading though there sometime during the week so if you want to go along with myself and our Tour Guide LIRUS pm Russ.

You're my friend too Thanks friend

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350