Distance
69 mi
Duration
2h 18m
Checkpoints
8
Road type
Mountain twisty
Region
Mid-Atlantic
Length
Long (50-100 miles)
Surface
Paved - modern
Intensity
Spirited
Season
Fall
Winter status
Sometimes closed
About
Don't miss classic small towns like Honaker, Haysi, Richlands, and Cedar Bluff. Save some room on your memory card to capture the views atop the Cedar Bluff Overlook, which provides a stunning perspective any time of year. Virginia Route 80 is a designated Virginia Scenic Byway so allow time to stop and take in all the beauty only found in our neck of the woods.
The road
The Gargoyle in Honaker, Mid-Atlantic is graded at 775 corners, about 11.3 for every mile you drive. 66 of them are genuinely tight, and the sharpest turns in at a 10 m radius. The longest straight runs 3.3 miles, so there is room to breathe between the technical sections.
- Graded corners
- 775
- Tight (1–2)
- 66
- Tightest radius
- 10 m
- Corners per mile
- 11.3
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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