Distance
35 mi
Duration
1h 11m
Checkpoints
8
Road type
Mountain twisty
Region
Mid-Atlantic
Length
Medium (20-50 miles)
Surface
Paved - modern
Intensity
Spirited
Season
Fall
Winter status
Sometimes closed
About
You'll have a laugh-out-loud good time riding this scenic bypass! Pass historical buildings, a stunning waterfall, and charming small towns. Take a side trip to the Creation Kingdom Zoo, or spend another day floating down the Clinch River, dancing at Carter Family Fold, or kick back in front of a cozy fire at your cabin getaway!
The road
Skull Cracker in Gate City, Mid-Atlantic is graded at 359 corners, about 10.1 for every mile you drive. 40 of them are genuinely tight (11% of the road), and the sharpest turns in at a 10 m radius. The longest straight runs 2.8 miles, so there is room to breathe between the technical sections.
- Graded corners
- 359
- Tight (1–2)
- 40
- Tightest radius
- 10 m
- Corners per mile
- 10.1
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
No one has a time on this road yet. Drive it start to finish in the Road & Rally app and the first run sets the record.
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