65.2 km
Length
+1,306 m
Ascent
−775 m
Descent
954 m
Highest point
4
Hairpins
10.5%
Max gradient
1h 27min
Drive time (approx.)
The Highland Turnpike map
65.2 km · 4 hairpins · 954 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Highland Turnpike look like?

2016-05-19 12 20 36 View west along the Highland Turnpike-Hanky Mountain Highway-Shenandoah Mountain Road (U.S. Route 250) crossing Shenandoah Mountain and entering Highland County, Virginia from Augusta County, Virginia
2016-05-19 12 20 36 View west along the Highland Turnpike-Hanky Mountain Highway-Shenandoah Mountain Road (U.S. Route 250) crossing Shenandoah Mountain and entering Highland County, Virginia from Augusta County, Virginia · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
2016-05-19 12 25 09 View west along the Highland Turnpike (U.S. Route 250) descending Shenandoah Mountain in eastern Highland County, Virginia
2016-05-19 12 25 09 View west along the Highland Turnpike (U.S. Route 250) descending Shenandoah Mountain in eastern Highland County, Virginia · Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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What is art · Ned Hartley · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Start and finish

Start
Staunton
38.14958, -79.07156
Finish
Highland County
38.39814, -79.54844

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

32
Pampered Palate Cafe 0.0 km · 424 m
Accordia 0.0 km · 424 m
Cranberry's Grocery & Eatery 0.0 km · 424 m
Byers Street Bistro 0.0 km · 424 m
The Depot Grille 0.0 km · 424 m
Reunion Bakery & Espresso 0.0 km · 424 m
Mill Street Grill 0.0 km · 424 m
Taste of India 0.0 km · 424 m
Ubon Thai 0.0 km · 424 m
The Frenchmen 0.0 km · 424 m
The By & By 0.0 km · 424 m
The Shack 0.0 km · 424 m
20 more

EV chargers

1
Greenlots 0.0 km · 424 m

Parking

107
New Street Parking Garage 0.0 km · 424 m
Wharf Parking Lot 0.0 km · 424 m
Staunton Municipal Parking Garage 0.0 km · 424 m
RMA Parking Lot 0.0 km · 424 m
Grafton Lot 0.1 km · 435 m
Administration Lot 0.1 km · 439 m
Spencer Lot 0.2 km · 448 m
Firehouse Parking Lot 0.2 km · 450 m
Sky I 0.3 km · 450 m
Alumnae House Lot 0.3 km · 448 m
Sky II 0.3 km · 447 m
Sky III 0.4 km · 443 m
7 more
88 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 54.5 km.

Fuel

8
Citgo 0.0 km · 424 m
BP 0.6 km · 436 m
Royal 1.5 km · 441 m
Shell 2.6 km · 456 m
Exxon 6.8 km · 434 m
Liberty 13.1 km · 449 m
Mountain View General Store 29.4 km · 577 m
Mountain Oasis 55.2 km · 653 m

Toilets

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 0.2 km to 39.9 km.

Viewpoints

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 39.9 km to 39.9 km.