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Little River Canyon Rim Parkway (AL-176)
United States · AL-176
Carving along the rim of Little River Canyon National Preserve—often called the 'Grand Canyon of the East' and one of the deepest canyon systems east of the Mississippi. AL-176 is an exhilarating, cliff-hugging two-lane road with dramatic 600-foot sandstone drops directly off the road shoulder. Features technical uphill S-curves, rapid direction changes, and pull-offs with breathtaking views of Little River Falls and Eberhart Point. Pavement is well-surfaced but narrow with zero runoff room on canyon-side turns.
Little River Canyon Rim Parkway (AL-176) runs 23 miles between Fort Payne / Lookout Mountain, AL and Eberhart Point / Canyon Mouth Park, AL. We count about 95 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Committed riding: real corners, real consequences.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartFort Payne / Lookout Mountain, AL34.4443, -85.7197
- High650 ft - 1,940 ftelevation range
- EndEberhart Point / Canyon Mouth Park, AL34.364, -85.6325
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Little River Canyon Rim Parkway (AL-176) take to ride?
- About 23 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Little River Canyon Rim Parkway (AL-176) start and end?
- It runs between Fort Payne / Lookout Mountain, AL and Eberhart Point / Canyon Mouth Park, AL. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Little River Canyon Rim Parkway (AL-176) a twisty road?
- We count about 95 corners across 23 miles, which is consistently bendy.
- Is there a GPX file for Little River Canyon Rim Parkway (AL-176)?
- 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.