Distance
23 mi
Duration
45m
Checkpoints
8
Road type
Desert / open
Region
Southwest
Length
Medium (20-50 miles)
Surface
Paved - modern
Intensity
Moderate
Season
Winter
Winter status
Open year-round
About
In Big Bend National Park, begin at the intersection of 118 and Costolon/Santa Elena Canyon. Head south on the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive.
The road
Ross Maxwell Route in Terlingua, Southwest is graded at 249 corners, about 11 for every mile you drive. 4 of them are genuinely tight, and the sharpest turns in at a 21 m radius.
- Graded corners
- 249
- Tight (1–2)
- 4
- Tightest radius
- 21 m
- Corners per mile
- 11
Corners are graded from the road’s own geometry on the rally 1–6 scale, where 1 is a hairpin. Road & Rally calls them out as you drive.
Checkpoints
8
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Fastest times
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