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Mount Pleasant

SC · 32.8231, -79.8456

Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway and Long Point Road Scenic Highway are 2 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Take US-17 North out of Charleston across the Ravenel Bridge. Or, take I-26 W out of Charleston to I-526 E
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6 scenic drives near Mount Pleasant

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Mount Pleasant. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Ashley River Road

    National Scenic Byway · 11 mi out

  2. 02

    Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · starts in town

  3. 03

    Long Point Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 1 mi out

  4. 04

    Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 6 mi out

  5. 05

    Riverland Drive Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  6. 06

    Bohicket Road Scenic Highway

    State scenic byway · 15 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 152 mi

7 h 58 loop · 8 stops · back by 11:57 PM. Rides the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway and the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway (+2 min).

  1. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Marker · 30 min
  2. John P. Grace Tower Marker · 30 min
  3. Edward "Pat" McKevlin Memorial · 30 min
  4. Septima P. Clark Expressway Marker · 30 min
  5. Coburg Cow · 30 min
  6. Depreciation · 30 min
  7. Fontaine Fishing Charters · 10 min
  8. Raven Hill · 15 min

Touches Edisto Island National Scenic Byway, Ashley River Road, Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Mount Pleasant?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Mount Pleasant: 4 h, 78 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 152 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Mount Pleasant?

The 8 h loop stops at Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Marker, John P. Grace Tower Marker, Edward "Pat" McKevlin Memorial, Septima P. Clark Expressway Marker, Coburg Cow, Depreciation, Fontaine Fishing Charters and Raven Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Campgrounds

Lookouts

Named places

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