The Blue Ridge Turnpike

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39.6 km

Length

+376 m

Ascent

−361 m

Descent

243 m

Highest point

Hairpins

5.8%

Max gradient

0h 53min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 243 m

17 °C clearsky

wind 3 m/s · clouds 0%

At the start

18 °C clearsky

wind 3 m/s · clouds 0%

	Min	Max	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	12 °C	17 °C	3 m/s	clearsky
Friday 23 Oct	8 °C	14 °C	4 m/s	partlycloudy
Saturday 24 Oct	6 °C	14 °C	2 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 9:47 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 98%

Roads nearby

Skyline Drive

168.4 km
Length: +3,305 m
Ascent

Skyline Drive

168.9 km
Length: +2,904 m
Ascent

The Valley Pike

464.7 km
Length: +4,140 m
Ascent

39.6 km · 1 hairpin · 243 m

Elevation profile

What does The Blue Ridge Turnpike look like?

2016-07-21 13 16 25 View north along Virginia State Route 231 (Blue Ridge Turnpike) just north of U.S. Route 29 Business (Main Street) just north of Madison, Madison County, Virginia · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

2016-09-06 16 07 00 View north along U.S. Route 522 (Sperryville Pike) at Virginia State Route 231 (F.T. Valley Road) in Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Madison municipal building · Nyttend · Public domain

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Madison County

38.37013, -78.26593

Finish

Sperryville

38.65144, -78.21709

Along the road

Parking

9 unnamed places along the road, from 0.5 km to 29.4 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Mandarin Express 0.5 km · 194 m

Miranda's Restaurant 6.2 km · 180 m

Mad Pepper 6.2 km · 179 m

Pig N Steak 6.3 km · 179 m

Jenny Lynd's Pizza 6.3 km · 179 m

Fuel

Madison Exxon 2.4 km · 189 m

BP 6.3 km · 179 m