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Blue Ridge Parkway – stage 3/6: Deep Gap – Fancy Gap

United States · North Carolina
Distance 12074.3kmmi
Elevation 2,2087,240mft
Duration 2h 32m
Route type Point to point
Curviness Medium

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0 km0 miNorth Carolina, United StatesStart
120 km74 miFancy GapFinish

About this route

From Deep Gap through the far north of North Carolina, past the high meadows of Doughton Park and Cumberland Knob, into Virginia to Fancy Gap (US-52). Rolling high country with farms and long, flowing curves. Speed limit 45 mph at most, no trucks, and no fuel on the Parkway itself: plan your stops in the towns just off it. Sections close in winter and in bad weather.

Check road conditions, closures and opening dates before you ride.

Route line: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), America's Byways® layer, byway 129_NC/129_VA, layer version of 4 August 2026, public domain: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8bda53a21f8b4c7ca2fc76523ba2110a. Modified by Motarva: snapped to roads, split into stages. This is not an official route file from the FHWA.

Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), America's Byways America's Byways® layer FHWA_ScenicByways_08042026 (), byway 129_NC/129_VA. Changes: snapped to roads, split into stages.

Licence: Public domain (US federal government work) Modified by Motarva. Not an official publication of the source.

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02040608010002040601,192 mkm 1Medium 1473,910 ftmi 0.6Medium 1471,148 mkm 2Medium 1493,770 ftmi 1.2Medium 1491,026 mkm 5.5Medium 1693,370 ftmi 3.4Medium 1691,012 mkm 7.5Medium 1293,320 ftmi 4.7Medium 1291,062 mkm 8.5Medium 1143,480 ftmi 5.3Medium 1141,126 mkm 11.5Low 893,690 ftmi 7.1Low 891,069 mkm 13.5Low 703,510 ftmi 8.4Low 701,078 mkm 15Medium 1863,540 ftmi 9.3Medium 186995 mkm 16.5Medium 1023,260 ftmi 10.3Medium 1021,019 mkm 18Medium 1683,340 ftmi 11.2Medium 168985 mkm 21.5Medium 1463,230 ftmi 13.4Medium 146972 mkm 22Medium 1793,190 ftmi 13.7Medium 179945 mkm 24.5Low 663,100 ftmi 15.2Low 66963 mkm 27.5Medium 1313,160 ftmi 17.1Medium 131979 mkm 29.5Low 903,210 ftmi 18.3Low 901,045 mkm 31.5Medium 1313,430 ftmi 19.6Medium 1311,053 mkm 33Medium 1553,450 ftmi 20.5Medium 155963 mkm 35.5Medium 1873,160 ftmi 22.1Medium 187904 mkm 37Medium 1612,970 ftmi 23Medium 161926 mkm 39.5Medium 1053,040 ftmi 24.6Medium 105909 mkm 40Low 512,980 ftmi 24.9Low 51864 mkm 42Low 312,830 ftmi 26.1Low 31925 mkm 45.5Low 743,030 ftmi 28.3Low 74955 mkm 46Medium 1443,130 ftmi 28.6Medium 144980 mkm 48.5Low 803,220 ftmi 30.2Low 801,067 mkm 51.5Medium 1763,500 ftmi 32Medium 1761,096 mkm 52Low 473,600 ftmi 32.3Low 471,059 mkm 54.5Medium 1703,470 ftmi 33.9Medium 1701,069 mkm 57Medium 1173,510 ftmi 35.4Medium 1171,089 mkm 58Medium 1933,570 ftmi 36.1Medium 1931,128 mkm 60Medium 1213,700 ftmi 37.3Medium 1211,005 mkm 63.5Medium 1783,300 ftmi 39.5Medium 1781,003 mkm 65.5Medium 1763,290 ftmi 40.7Medium 176901 mkm 67.5Medium 1732,960 ftmi 42Medium 173858 mkm 69.5Low 52,810 ftmi 43.2Low 5839 mkm 70High 2122,750 ftmi 43.5High 212813 mkm 72Low 732,670 ftmi 44.8Low 73799 mkm 75.5Low 972,620 ftmi 46.9Low 97835 mkm 77Low 752,740 ftmi 47.9Low 75794 mkm 78.5Low 622,600 ftmi 48.8Low 62804 mkm 80Medium 1512,640 ftmi 49.7Medium 151819 mkm 82Low 842,690 ftmi 51Low 84861 mkm 84.5Low 522,820 ftmi 52.5Low 52904 mkm 86.5Medium 1552,970 ftmi 53.8Medium 155870 mkm 88Low 972,850 ftmi 54.7Low 97786 mkm 91.5Medium 1522,580 ftmi 56.9Medium 152769 mkm 93.5Medium 1572,520 ftmi 58.1Medium 157766 mkm 94Low 572,510 ftmi 58.4Low 57804 mkm 97.5Medium 1512,640 ftmi 60.6Medium 151819 mkm 98.5Medium 1242,690 ftmi 61.2Medium 124834 mkm 101.6Medium 1012,740 ftmi 63.1Medium 101867 mkm 103.6Low 852,840 ftmi 64.3Low 85882 mkm 104.1Medium 1252,890 ftmi 64.7Medium 125837 mkm 107.6Low 552,750 ftmi 66.8Low 55862 mkm 108.6Medium 1642,830 ftmi 67.5Medium 164896 mkm 111.6Medium 1022,940 ftmi 69.3Medium 102910 mkm 113.6Low 712,990 ftmi 70.6Low 71931 mkm 115.6Low 813,050 ftmi 71.8Low 81881 mkm 117.6Medium 1682,890 ftmi 73Medium 168903 mkm 119.6Medium 1332,960 ftmi 74.3Medium 133
49.1 of 120 km in corners30.5 of 74.3 miles in corners41%

Measured from the route itself, with roundabouts and slip roads left out. Corners are counted, not judged.

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