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.
Mount Evans Road Now Mount Blue Sky, Rider Guide
North America's highest paved road climbs over 7,000 ft in 28 miles. Season dates, the timed reservation motorcycles now need, and what...
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Seattle and Portland Day Rides on a Motorcycle
Six Pacific Northwest routes compared, with verified pass seasons, distances and the official closure pages to check before you point the bike...
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Mount Hood Loop Motorcycle Ride from Portland
The 105-mile Mt. Hood Scenic Byway on two wheels — which direction to ride it, the OR 35 orchard leg, Timberline, winter...
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Columbia River Gorge Motorcycle Guide
The Historic Columbia River Highway on two wheels — which of the two open sections is worth your day, the Multnomah Falls...
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North Cascades Highway Motorcycle Ride Guide
SR 20 over Rainy and Washington passes, with the verified WSDOT closure gates and opening dates, the Diablo Lake stops, fuel gaps...
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Mount Rainier Loop Ride, a Motorcycle Day Trip Guide
Paradise, Stevens Canyon, Cayuse and Chinook passes on one loop from Seattle. Verified season dates, the 35 mph park limit, closures, fuel...
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Best Motorcycle Day Rides Near Los Angeles
Four mountain ranges within a tank of Los Angeles. Angeles Crest, the Malibu canyons, Ortega and Big Bear compared, with lengths, seasons...
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Big Bear Lake Motorcycle Day Ride from Los Angeles
SR 38 up to Onyx Summit at 8,443 ft, the lake shore, then SR 18 or SR 330 back down. Which way...
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Ortega Highway Motorcycle Guide, SR 74 to Elsinore
27 miles of SR 74 over the Santa Ana Mountains. Where the road turns tight, why the traffic mix catches riders out,...
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Malibu Canyons Motorcycle Day Ride from Los Angeles
Latigo, Mulholland, Kanan, Decker and Topanga form a grid above PCH. How to build a canyon loop, which roads to respect and...
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Angeles Crest Highway on a Motorcycle, Ride Guide
66 miles of SR 2 over the San Gabriel Mountains, which sections are closed right now, where the fuel is and what...
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New York and Philadelphia Motorcycle Day Rides
Eight roads within a day of New York or Philadelphia, with verified distances, seasonal gates, tolls and fuel notes for the Hudson...
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Hawks Nest and Route 97 Motorcycle Guide
The cliffside corners at Hawks Nest are only the first miles of NY 97. All 70.53 miles from Port Jervis to Hancock,...
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Delaware Water Gap Motorcycle Ride, Old Mine Road Loop
Old Mine Road up the New Jersey bank, US 209 back down the Pennsylvania side. River crossings, tolls, fees, closures and what...
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Catskills Motorcycle Loop Guide, NY 28 to 214 to 23A
Stony Clove Notch, a 2,300 ft crest and a 2,000 ft drop through Kaaterskill Clove. The Catskills day loop road by road,...
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Bear Mountain Motorcycle Day Ride from New York City
Seven Lakes Drive, Perkins Memorial Drive and the 1924 Bear Mountain Bridge make the closest riding day to New York City. Roads,...
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Phoenix and Las Vegas Motorcycle Day Rides Guide
Five desert day rides out of Phoenix, Tucson and Las Vegas, with current closure and reservation rules, seasonal timing and how to...
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Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire by Motorcycle
Two Las Vegas desert rides, Red Rock timed entry rules and hours, Valley of Fire seasons and its December closure, plus heat...
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Mount Lemmon Highway, a Tucson Motorcycle Day Ride
A paved 24-mile climb of nearly 6,000 feet out of Tucson, why the top runs 30 degrees cooler, how to ride the...
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Sedona to Flagstaff on 89A, Oak Creek Canyon Ride
The 15-mile Oak Creek Canyon run on SR 89A, how the switchbacks ride in each direction, when to clear Sedona, and how...
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Riding the Apache Trail, a Phoenix Day Loop Guide
SR 88 status as of August 2026, which half is paved, what the five unpaved miles at Fish Creek Hill ask of...
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Bay Area and Sacramento Motorcycle Day Rides Overview
Seven roads worth a day out of San Francisco or Sacramento — the coast, Mount Tam, Mount Hamilton, Highway 49 and Skyline,...
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Highway 49 Gold Country Motorcycle Ride from Sacramento
Placerville to Nevada City in 54 miles of Gold Rush two-lane — the Coloma run, the American River canyon at Auburn, plus...
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Mount Hamilton Motorcycle Guide, 367 Turns
Route 130 climbs 21 miles from San Jose to 4,200 feet with 367 turns in the last seven — grade, closures, the...
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