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Caesars Head Mountain Pass & Standing Stone (US-276)
United States · US-276
Ascends the colossal granite outcrop of Caesars Head State Park in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness. Features stacked 180-degree switchbacks and rock overhangs that climb 2,000 feet in five miles. Offers a panoramic overlook across the entire South Carolina Piedmont before crossing into North Carolina.
Caesars Head Mountain Pass & Standing Stone (US-276) runs 22 miles between Cleveland Foothills, SC and Brevard Waterfall Capital, NC. We count about 145 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartCleveland Foothills, SC35.0565, -82.5298
- High1,120 ft - 3,208 ft (Caesars Head Overlook)elevation range
- EndBrevard Waterfall Capital, NC35.2334, -82.7343
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
Repair within reach
- 31 miEurosport AshevilleAsheville, United States
- 40 miWaynesville Cycle CenterWaynesville, United States
Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.
Somewhere to stop
- 43 miJoey's Pancake HouseMaggie Valley, NC
- 44 miWheels Through Time Motorcycle MuseumMaggie Valley, NC
- 59 miSwitzerland Inn & Diamondback Motorcycle LodgeLittle Switzerland, NC
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Caesars Head Mountain Pass & Standing Stone (US-276) take to ride?
- About 22 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Caesars Head Mountain Pass & Standing Stone (US-276) start and end?
- It runs between Cleveland Foothills, SC and Brevard Waterfall Capital, NC. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Caesars Head Mountain Pass & Standing Stone (US-276) a twisty road?
- We count about 145 corners across 22 miles, which is consistently bendy.
- Is there a GPX file for Caesars Head Mountain Pass & Standing Stone (US-276)?
- 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.