Route Scenic Staff Pick
US 276 Forest Heritage Byway
Brevard to Waynesville
- Distance
- 39 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 12m
- Climb
- 3,235 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 1
- Likes
- 5
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Brevard up US 276 past Looking Glass Falls, over the Parkway at Wagon Road Gap, and down to Waynesville. Waterfalls, switchbacks, and the Cradle of Forestry on the way up.
Stops
- StartBrevard
- 2Looking Glass Falls
- 3Wagon Road Gap
- FinishWaynesville
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