Mountain pass · Texas

Persimmon Gap by motorcycle

Persimmon Gap tops out at 2,864 ft (873 m) in Texas. It is the 3rd highest of the 5 passes in Texas on the Motoseyir map. Below: the road surface, when it is usually closed, the passes around it and a loop you can ride over it.

At a glance

Elevation
2,864 ft (873 m)
Location
Texas, United States
Road surface
Paved
Winter
No seasonal closure is recorded for this road in our data. High roads can still close after snow, so check before you go.
Coordinates
29.6600, -103.1733
Sources
Wikipedia · OpenStreetMap

Elevation is the figure on the pass’s OpenStreetMap entry or its source page; the point is the summit on the road itself.

Ride a loop over Persimmon Gap

The web route planner opens with Persimmon Gap as the start point. Choose a direction, how long you want to ride and how twisty the roads should be, and it draws up to three round trips that come back to the pass. Send the one you like to your phone with a QR code and ride it in Motoseyir.

Plan a loop over Persimmon Gap

Persimmon Gap in the Motoseyir app

Persimmon Gap is on Motoseyir’s pass map with its altitude and exact location, along with 1,600+ passes in 36 countries. Add it to your tour and go.

If your route crosses a pass that may be closed this month, the app tells you before you set off, and Generate a tour skips closed passes. Passes you ride over are ticked off from your ride log automatically.

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Pass data: Motoseyir’s pass list, compiled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the source page linked above.