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Blue Ridge Parkway – stage 4/6: Fancy Gap – Roanoke

Motorcycle route from Fancy Gap to Clearbrook · United States · Virginia
Distance 12778.9kmmi
Elevation 2,1577,080mft
Duration 2h 40m
Route type Point to point
Curviness Medium

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0 km0 miFancy GapStart
127 km79 miClearbrookFinish

About this route

From Fancy Gap through the rolling high country of southern Virginia, past Mabry Mill and Rocky Knob, to US-220 at Roanoke. Meadows, farms and split-rail fences, with gentle 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. When we imported this route, our map data showed the Parkway around Roanoke closed, so stage 5 starts at US-460 on the other side of the city.

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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110°/km Medium
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02550751001250204060889 mkm 0.5Medium 1492,920 ftmi 0.3Medium 149926 mkm 2.1Medium 1203,040 ftmi 1.3Medium 120891 mkm 5.3Medium 1222,920 ftmi 3.3Medium 122864 mkm 6.4Low 932,830 ftmi 4Low 93836 mkm 10.1Low 812,740 ftmi 6.3Low 81833 mkm 11.7Low 812,730 ftmi 7.3Low 81866 mkm 13.3Low 262,840 ftmi 8.2Low 26888 mkm 15.4Low 902,910 ftmi 9.6Low 90862 mkm 18.6Medium 1202,830 ftmi 11.5Medium 120840 mkm 19.1Medium 1202,760 ftmi 11.9Medium 120836 mkm 22.8Low 692,740 ftmi 14.2Low 69851 mkm 24.4Low 562,790 ftmi 15.2Low 56855 mkm 25.5Low 562,810 ftmi 15.8Low 56907 mkm 28.7Medium 1332,980 ftmi 17.8Medium 133853 mkm 30.8Medium 1132,800 ftmi 19.1Medium 113874 mkm 31.9Medium 1132,870 ftmi 19.8Medium 113893 mkm 34Low 852,930 ftmi 21.1Low 85880 mkm 37.7Medium 1332,890 ftmi 23.4Medium 133879 mkm 38.2Medium 1432,880 ftmi 23.8Medium 143919 mkm 41.9Low 903,020 ftmi 26.1Low 901,027 mkm 44.1Medium 1243,370 ftmi 27.4Medium 1241,056 mkm 44.6Medium 1243,460 ftmi 27.7Medium 1241,005 mkm 48.3Medium 1623,300 ftmi 30Medium 1621,008 mkm 50.4High 2723,310 ftmi 31.3High 272927 mkm 52.6Medium 1653,040 ftmi 32.7Medium 165854 mkm 54.7Medium 1182,800 ftmi 34Medium 118836 mkm 55.2Medium 1182,740 ftmi 34.3Medium 118806 mkm 57.3Low 812,640 ftmi 35.6Low 81778 mkm 61.1Medium 1082,550 ftmi 37.9Medium 108804 mkm 62.7Low 662,640 ftmi 38.9Low 66763 mkm 63.7Low 662,500 ftmi 39.6Low 66754 mkm 65.8Medium 1192,470 ftmi 40.9Medium 119844 mkm 68Medium 1542,770 ftmi 42.2Medium 154769 mkm 70.1Low 682,520 ftmi 43.6Low 68781 mkm 73.3Low 782,560 ftmi 45.5Low 78757 mkm 74.3Low 742,480 ftmi 46.2Low 74756 mkm 78.1Low 602,480 ftmi 48.5Low 60802 mkm 80.2Low 522,630 ftmi 49.8Low 52770 mkm 82.3Medium 1152,530 ftmi 51.1Medium 115819 mkm 84.4Medium 1442,690 ftmi 52.5Medium 144793 mkm 86.5Medium 1042,600 ftmi 53.8Medium 104832 mkm 87.1Medium 1042,730 ftmi 54.1Medium 104807 mkm 89.2Medium 1822,650 ftmi 55.4Medium 182867 mkm 92.9Low 762,840 ftmi 57.7Low 76895 mkm 94.5Low 972,940 ftmi 58.7Low 97909 mkm 97.2Medium 1752,980 ftmi 60.4Medium 175918 mkm 97.7Medium 1753,010 ftmi 60.7Medium 175859 mkm 99.8High 3022,820 ftmi 62High 302866 mkm 103.5Low 482,840 ftmi 64.3Low 48906 mkm 104.1Low 972,970 ftmi 64.7Low 97887 mkm 107.8Medium 1262,910 ftmi 67Medium 126794 mkm 109.9High 2002,600 ftmi 68.3High 200766 mkm 110.4Medium 1852,510 ftmi 68.6Medium 185566 mkm 114.2Medium 1611,860 ftmi 70.9Medium 161533 mkm 114.7Medium 1611,750 ftmi 71.3Medium 161449 mkm 117.3Medium 1251,470 ftmi 72.9Medium 125361 mkm 120.5Low 961,180 ftmi 74.9Low 96356 mkm 121.1Low 961,170 ftmi 75.2Low 96421 mkm 124.8Medium 1031,380 ftmi 77.5Medium 103416 mkm 125.3Medium 1031,360 ftmi 77.9Medium 103
51 of 127 km in corners31.7 of 78.9 miles in corners40%

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

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