26.7 km
Length
+680 m
Ascent
−260 m
Descent
1,023 m
Highest point
7
Hairpins
8.7%
Max gradient
0h 36min
Drive time (approx.)
The Devil's Whip map
26.7 km · 7 hairpins · 1,023 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Devil's Whip look like?

Buck Creek Gap-2014
Buck Creek Gap-2014 · Washuotaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
ISS043-E-243509 - View of Earth
ISS043-E-243509 - View of Earth · Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain
Sun Rise - panoramio - RnR
Sun Rise - panoramio - RnR · RnR · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marion, NC 28752, USA - panoramio - RnR
Marion, NC 28752, USA - panoramio - RnR · RnR · CC BY-SA 3.0
Uromyces ari-triphylli (06)
Uromyces ari-triphylli (06) · Evan M. Raskin · CC BY 4.0
Graphisurus despectus 21029941
Graphisurus despectus 21029941 · Ken Kneidel · CC0

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

Start and finish

Start
McDowell County
35.71641, -82.07119
Finish
Hamrick
35.81652, -82.19235

Along the road

Parking

2
2 unnamed places along the road, from 16.3 km to 25.0 km.

Viewpoints

2
Buck Creek Gap Parking Overlook (MP 344.1) 16.3 km · 1,020 m
Swimming Spot 24.4 km · 843 m

Restaurants and cafés

2
J & J's Grill On The Green 20.3 km · 874 m
Hawtree's Pub and Grill 20.4 km · 876 m

Fuel

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 25.5 km to 25.5 km.