Routes & Touring
Where to ride and how to plan it: route guides to roads worth the miles, navigation and planning tools compared, and the touring details — fuel stops, weather windows, gear that survives day five — that trip reports usually skip.
Best Motorcycle Roads in Wisconsin, Driftless and River
The Great River Road, WIS 33 through the Driftless coulees, WIS 131 and the Door County loop — what each gives you,...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Pennsylvania, Northern Tier Guide
US 6, PA 144, PA 44, PA 120 and PA 125 — what each road gives you across the Pennsylvania Wilds and...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Texas, Hill Country and West
The Twisted Sisters, FM 170 along the Rio Grande, the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop, the Devil's Backbone and Willow City — plus...
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Riding the Twisted Sisters, a Texas Hill Country Guide
RM 335, 336 and 337 form a 100-mile Hill Country loop — the switchbacks, the open range, the fuel gaps and when...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Utah, Byway 12 and Beyond
UT 12, the UT 128 river road at Moab, the Mirror Lake Highway at 10,715 feet and UT 143 to Cedar Breaks...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Washington, Cascade Passes
North Cascades Highway SR 20, Chuckanut Drive, the US 101 Olympic loop and Chinook Pass on SR 410 — with the seasonal...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Illinois, River Bluff Guide
The Great River Road, IL 84 through the Savanna bluffs, the Meeting of the Great Rivers byway and the Ohio River Scenic...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Minnesota, North Shore Guide
MN 61 on the North Shore, the Gunflint Trail, MN 16 through Historic Bluff Country and the Great River Road — mileage,...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in New York, Three Region Guide
NY 97 and the Hawk's Nest, the Adirondack roads NY 73 and NY 86, Whiteface and Kaaterskill Clove — what each gives...
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Best Motorcycle Rides in New England, Four Road Guide
The Kancamagus Highway, Vermont Route 100, the Mohawk Trail and Acadia's Park Loop Road — what each ride gives you, plus fuel...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Georgia, North Mountain Guide
SR 348 over Hogpen Gap, Wolf Pen Gap Road, SR 60 through Woody Gap and the Suches loop — what each road...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Virginia and West Virginia
Back of the Dragon, US 33 over the Allegheny Front, the Highland Scenic Highway and WV 72 — what each road gives...
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Natchez Trace Parkway Motorcycle Guide, 444 Free Miles
444 miles from Natchez to Nashville with no trucks, no fees and no fuel — how the milepost system works and what...
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Skyline Drive Motorcycle Guide, 105 Miles Through Shenandoah
105 miles, 75 overlooks and a strictly enforced 35 mph limit — what the $25 motorcycle pass buys, the closures that catch...
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Cherohala Skyway Motorcycle Guide, 43 Miles of Sweepers
43 miles from Tellico Plains to Robbinsville with no fuel, no signal and 4,500 feet of climb — the best stops and...
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Beartooth Highway Motorcycle Guide, US 212 to 10,947 Feet
68 miles of switchbacks and alpine plateau from Red Lodge to Cooke City — when the pass opens, what the weather does...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Michigan, Four Great Lakes Rides
M-22, the Tunnel of Trees, US 2 along the Lake Michigan shore and Brockway Mountain Drive — mileage, season, fuel gaps and...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Arizona, Desert to Pine Rides
SR 89A through Jerome and Oak Creek Canyon, the Coronado Trail, SR 260 on the Mogollon Rim, and what is actually rideable...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Kentucky, Eastern Mountain Rides
KY 160's 225 curves, the Rattlesnake, Red River Gorge and the Nada Tunnel, plus the Country Music Highway — corner counts, hazards...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in Ohio, Southeast Backroads Guide
The Triple Nickel, SR 26 through Wayne National Forest, SR 78, SR 536 and Hocking Hills — what each road gives you,...
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Best Motorcycle Rides in Colorado, 5 High Country Roads
Million Dollar Highway, Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road, Peak to Peak and Pikes Peak — elevations, season dates, fees and what altitude...
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Best Motorcycle Roads in California, 6 Worth the Trip
Angeles Crest, Sonora Pass, Big Sur, Highway 33 and more — what each California road asks of a rider, plus which sections...
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Pacific Coast Highway Motorcycle Guide, Riding CA-1
656 miles from Dana Point to Leggett, with Big Sur open again since January 2026 — sections, current closures, fog and fuel...
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Tail of the Dragon Motorcycle Guide, US 129 at Deals Gap
11 miles, 318 curves, a 30 mph limit and no vehicles over 30 feet — how US 129 at Deals Gap really...
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