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Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway: Lake Hartwell – Gaffney

United States · South Carolina
Distance 189118kmmi
Elevation 2,1717,120mft
Duration 3h 49m
Route type Point to point
Curviness Low

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0 km0 miSouth Carolina, United StatesStart
189 km118 miGaffneyFinish

About this route

Highway 11 along the foot of the Blue Ridge in upstate South Carolina, from near Lake Hartwell past Lake Keowee, Table Rock and the turn for Caesars Head to Gaffney. Gentle curves through orchards, farmland and small towns, with the mountains on your left. A good link to the twistier roads up the escarpment, such as US-276 over Caesars Head.

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 153_SC, layer version of 4 August 2026, public domain: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8bda53a21f8b4c7ca2fc76523ba2110a. Modified by Motarva: snapped to roads. 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 153_SC. Changes: snapped to roads.

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

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Motarva Lv.1 · Rider · Posted 1 week ago

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Steady riding, no stretch stands out as especially twisty.

38.4 of 189 km in corners23.9 of 118 miles in corners20%

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

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