{
  "name": "Devil's Whip",
  "slug": "devils-whip-nc-80",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/devils-whip-nc-80/",
  "summary": "A relentless 160-curve climb on NC 80, 17 miles from US 70 up to the Blue Ridge Parkway below Mount Mitchell.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "NC 80"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "North Carolina",
    "start": {
      "name": "Pleasant Gardens (US 70)",
      "lat": 35.692096,
      "lon": -82.061916
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Blue Ridge Parkway (Mount Mitchell)",
      "lat": 35.805806,
      "lon": -82.201875
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 17.6,
    "lengthKm": 28.3,
    "driveMinutes": 43,
    "corners": 160,
    "hairpins": 4,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1022,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Off-camber blind switchbacks with no guardrail",
    "Gravel and leaf litter on the road",
    "Oncoming motorcycles crossing the centre line"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Buck Creek Gap"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 255
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; 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": "2026-07-25"
}