MotoRevRoute Historic Staff Pick
Ashley River Road (SC 61)
West Ashley, Charleston to Givhans Ferry State Park
- Distance
- 27 mi
- Riding Time
- 38 min
- Climb
- 522 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- October through May. Summer is hot and humid.
- Fuel
- Fill up in West Ashley or Summerville.
- Watch For
- Narrow lanes under the tree canopy, visitor traffic turning in and out of the plantations, and no shoulders.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
Ashley River Road is a National Scenic Byway and one of the oldest roads in South Carolina. Its lower end runs under live oaks hung with Spanish moss past Drayton Hall, Magnolia Plantation and Middleton Place along the Ashley River, then continues through the Lowcountry toward the Edisto River.
Stops
- StartWest Ashley, Charleston
- FinishGivhans Ferry State Park