MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (SC 11)
Gaffney to Lake Keowee
- Distance
- 81 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 48m
- Climb
- 2,746 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- March through November. Spring brings peach blossoms and fall brings color on the escarpment.
- Fuel
- Fuel is available in Gaffney, Chesnee, near Travelers Rest and US 276, and near Pickens.
- Watch For
- Farm equipment, cross traffic at rural junctions, and tourists slowing for orchards and parks.
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.
SC 11 follows the base of the Blue Ridge Escarpment across upstate South Carolina, through peach orchards and small towns with the mountains rising to the north. It passes Cowpens National Battlefield, Table Rock State Park and the turnoffs to Caesars Head, ending near Lake Keowee.
Stops
- StartGaffney
- FinishLake Keowee
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