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Historic National Road & Big Savage Mountain

United States · US-40 Alt

America's first federally funded highway crossing the Allegheny Front. Climbs dramatically up Big Savage Mountain with sweeping curves and hairpin ascents, offering vistas of Cumberland Narrows, historic stone taverns, and the 1813 Casselman River Bridge.

Historic National Road & Big Savage Mountain runs 25.5 miles between Cumberland, MD and Grantsville / Keysers Ridge, MD. We count about 85 corners along it, which is flowing rather than tight. Committed riding: real corners, real consequences.

Tank-bag quick reference

• StartCumberland, MD39.6529, -78.7625
• High640 ft - 2,880 ft (Big Savage Mountain Summit)elevation range
• EndGrantsville / Keysers Ridge, MD39.697, -79.2558

T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.

Repair within reach

• 46 miShenandoah HondaWinchester, United States
• 55 miTwigg CyclesHagerstown, United States

Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.

Somewhere to stop

• 59 miHarpers Ferry Historic Lower Town ConfluenceHarpers Ferry, WV

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Questions riders ask

How long does Historic National Road & Big Savage Mountain take to ride?

About 25 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does Historic National Road & Big Savage Mountain start and end?

It runs between Cumberland, MD and Grantsville / Keysers Ridge, MD. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is Historic National Road & Big Savage Mountain a twisty road?

We count about 85 corners across 25 miles, which is flowing rather than tight.

Is there a GPX file for Historic National Road & Big Savage Mountain?

Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

Where these numbers come from

Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.