MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway (US 276)
Pisgah Forest to Cruso
- Distance
- 23 mi
- Riding Time
- 40 min
- Climb
- 3,438 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April through November. Summer weekends are busy around the waterfalls.
- Fuel
- Fill up in Brevard or Pisgah Forest. There is no fuel in the forest.
- Watch For
- Parked cars and pedestrians near Looking Glass Falls and Sliding Rock, wet shaded pavement and cyclists on the climb.
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.
US 276 climbs through Pisgah National Forest from Brevard to the Blue Ridge Parkway and down the other side toward Waynesville. Along the way are Looking Glass Falls, right beside the road, Sliding Rock and the Cradle of Forestry, the birthplace of forestry in America. The climb to the Parkway is a fine run of curves under heavy forest.
Stops
- StartPisgah Forest
- FinishCruso
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