{
  "name": "Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway",
  "slug": "cherokee-foothills-scenic-highway-sc-11",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cherokee-foothills-scenic-highway-sc-11/",
  "summary": "SC 11 runs about 120 miles along the foot of the Blue Ridge from Lake Hartwell State Park to Gaffney, a National Scenic Byway past lakes, waterfalls and views of Table Rock, Caesars Head and Sassafras Mountain.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SC 11"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "South Carolina",
    "start": {
      "name": "Lake Hartwell State Park",
      "lat": 34.48936,
      "lon": -83.020426
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Gaffney",
      "lat": 35.075612,
      "lon": -81.646897
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 119.7,
    "lengthKm": 192.6,
    "driveMinutes": 219,
    "corners": 35,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 382.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy leaf-peeping traffic from late October to early November",
    "Cars pulling in and out of waterfall turnouts and roadside produce stands",
    "Local commuter and commercial traffic on a working road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Lake Hartwell State Park",
    "Keowee-Toxaway State Park",
    "Table Rock State Park Visitor Center",
    "Strawberry Hill USA",
    "Cowpens National Battlefield",
    "Peachoid"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 579
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}