74.2 km
Length
+986 m
Ascent
−1,242 m
Descent
659 m
Highest point
11.0%
Max gradient
1h 39min
Drive time (approx.)
The Ocoee Gorge map
74.2 km · 659 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Ocoee Gorge look like?

Highway 64 west near Siler city NC
Highway 64 west near Siler city NC · Jak · Public domain
Knightdale Bypass Bridge
Knightdale Bypass Bridge · James Willamor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Raleigh Skyline seen from I-40 US 64
Raleigh Skyline seen from I-40 US 64 · DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Raleigh Skyline seen from I-40 US 64 2
Raleigh Skyline seen from I-40 US 64 2 · DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0
I-495 US 64 US 264 Raleigh (2014)
I-495 US 64 US 264 Raleigh (2014) · Washuotaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
I-495 US 64 US 264 Raleigh (2016)
I-495 US 64 US 264 Raleigh (2016) · Washuotaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hinton Rowan Helper House from US 64
Hinton Rowan Helper House from US 64 · Nyttend · Public domain
Center Arbor Methodist tabernacle
Center Arbor Methodist tabernacle · Nyttend · Public domain

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

Start and finish

Start
Cherokee County
35.07306, -84.05180
Finish
Polk County
35.11116, -84.68343

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

4
So's Good Kitchen 0.0 km · 512 m
Rib Country BBQ 0.9 km · 492 m
Herb's Pit Bar-B-Que 22.8 km · 597 m
Ocoee Dam Deli 74.0 km · 254 m

Fuel

6
Hot Spot 6.3 km · 496 m
BP 6.3 km · 498 m
Citgo 9.1 km · 497 m
Shell 36.9 km · 513 m
Circle K 37.0 km · 508 m
Shell 72.1 km · 231 m

Toilets

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 41.2 km to 62.1 km.

Parking

16
Ocoee #3 48.8 km · 350 m
Big Creek Launch 58.6 km · 263 m
Clemmer Trailhead parking area 62.5 km · 257 m
13 unnamed places along the road, from 41.3 km to 70.3 km.

Rest areas

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 42.7 km to 42.7 km.

Viewpoints

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 43.5 km to 43.5 km.