Motorcycle Routes in USA
Explore 39 motorcycle routes across USA — selected for scenery, road quality, and the kind of riding that makes you take the long way home.
Easy Featured Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)
📍 California, USA
Highway 1 along California's coast is America's most iconic coastal route. From Dana Point to Leggett, the road hugs dramatic cliffs above t…
Easy Featured Blue Ridge Parkway
📍 Virginia / North Carolina, USA
America's favorite scenic drive runs 469 miles through Appalachian mountain beauty. No commercial traffic allowed, just flowing curves throu…
Advanced Featured Tail of the Dragon (US-129)
📍 Tennessee / North Carolina, USA
318 curves in 11 miles make the Tail of the Dragon America's most famous motorcycling road. This technical masterpiece in the Smoky Mountain…
Medium Featured Going-to-the-Sun Road
📍 Montana, USA
Crossing Glacier National Park, Going-to-the-Sun Road offers some of America's most dramatic mountain scenery. The road climbs to 6,646 feet…
Medium Featured Beartooth Highway
📍 Montana / Wyoming, USA
Charles Kuralt called this 'the most beautiful drive in America.' Climbing to 10,947 feet, the Beartooth Highway offers alpine tundra, snowf…
Advanced Featured Million Dollar Highway
📍 Colorado, USA
US-550 through the San Juan Mountains is Colorado's most dramatic ride. From Silverton to Ouray, the road clings to cliffs with no guardrail…
Medium Trail Ridge Road
📍 Colorado, USA
The highest continuous paved road in America reaches 12,183 feet through Rocky Mountain National Park. Eleven miles above treeline offer alp…
Easy Route 66 Arizona Section
📍 Arizona, USA
Arizona's Route 66 preserves the spirit of America's Mother Road. From Holbrook to Oatman, experience classic Americana: diners, ghost towns…
Easy Skyline Drive
📍 Virginia, USA
Running the length of Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive offers 105 miles of mountain scenery. 75 overlooks provide Shenandoah Valley v…
Easy Overseas Highway (US-1)
📍 Florida, USA
The Overseas Highway hops across the Florida Keys on 42 bridges, including the famous Seven Mile Bridge. Tropical waters on both sides creat…
Easy Columbia River Gorge
📍 Oregon, USA
The Historic Columbia River Highway was America's first scenic highway, built 1913-1922. Waterfalls cascade from basalt cliffs, and the rout…
Easy US-101 Oregon Coast
📍 Oregon, USA
Oregon's coast highway offers 363 miles of dramatic Pacific scenery. Sea stacks, tide pools, quaint towns, and epic views make this one of A…
Medium Cherohala Skyway
📍 Tennessee / North Carolina, USA
Built specifically for scenic driving, the Cherohala Skyway crosses the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests. Sweeping curves and mountai…
Easy Death Valley Scenic Drive
📍 California / Nevada, USA
Death Valley offers otherworldly desert landscapes: salt flats, sand dunes, colorful canyons, and the lowest point in North America at -282 …
Medium San Juan Skyway
📍 Colorado, USA
This 236-mile loop through Colorado's San Juan Mountains includes the Million Dollar Highway. Historic mining towns, 10,000+ foot passes, an…
Easy Natchez Trace Parkway
📍 Mississippi / Alabama / Tennessee, USA
The Natchez Trace follows a historic travel corridor from Natchez to Nashville. No commercial traffic, a 50 mph limit, and gentle curves mak…
Medium Highway 12 Utah
📍 Utah, USA
Highway 12 traverses southern Utah's red rock country between Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef. The route crosses slickrock ridges, passes petr…
Easy Monument Valley Scenic Drive
📍 Arizona / Utah, USA
The approach to Monument Valley through the Navajo Nation is instantly recognizable from countless films. The iconic buttes and mesas create…
Easy Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway
📍 Oregon, USA
The Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway loops through Oregon's Cascade Range past alpine lakes, mountain views, and volcanic peaks. The route offers …
Medium Big Sur to San Simeon
📍 California, USA
This section of Highway 1 through Big Sur is among the world's most scenic coastal drives. Dramatic cliffs, redwood forests, and the famous …
Advanced Apache Trail
📍 Arizona, USA
The Apache Trail east of Phoenix traverses Sonoran desert and Superstition Mountain Wilderness. Part paved, part graded dirt, the route pass…
Medium North Cascades Highway
📍 Washington, USA
Highway 20 crosses the North Cascades, the wildest mountains in the lower 48. Alpine scenery, glacial peaks, and pristine wilderness make th…
Medium Hana Highway
📍 Hawaii, USA
Maui's Hana Highway features 620 curves and 59 bridges through lush tropical rainforest. Waterfalls, bamboo forests, and dramatic coastline …
Easy Crater Lake Rim Drive
📍 Oregon, USA
Crater Lake's 33-mile rim drive circles America's deepest lake. The impossibly blue water fills a volcanic caldera, and the road offers cont…
Medium Twisted Sisters (Ranch Roads 335/336/337)
📍 Texas, USA
Texas Hill Country's Twisted Sisters offer surprising curves through limestone canyons. Three ranch roads combine for over 100 miles of the …
Easy Lolo Pass
📍 Montana / Idaho, USA
US-12 over Lolo Pass follows Lewis and Clark's route through the Bitterroot Mountains. The Lochsa River corridor offers 99 miles of flowing …
Medium Mount Washington Auto Road
📍 New Hampshire, USA
The Mount Washington Auto Road climbs to the highest peak in the Northeast at 6,288 feet. The historic toll road offers above-treeline views…
Medium US-191 Arizona
📍 Arizona, USA
US-191 through the White Mountains offers Arizona's best technical riding. The 'Devil's Highway' designation was removed, but the curves rem…
Easy Glacier Highway
📍 Alaska, USA
The Glacier Highway north of Juneau follows the Mendenhall River valley. Glacier views, rainforest, and wildlife make this Alaska's most acc…
Easy Seward Highway
📍 Alaska, USA
From Anchorage to Seward, this highway offers Alaska's most dramatic coastal scenery. Dall sheep, glaciers, and fjords create a uniquely Ala…
Easy Kancamagus Highway (NH112)
📍 New Hampshire, USA
The Kancamagus Highway crosses New Hampshire's White Mountains with no commercial development. This scenic byway climbs to 2,855 feet at Kan…
Medium Adirondack High Peaks Loop
📍 New York, USA
This loop through New York's Adirondack Mountains passes Lake Placid, the Olympic venues, and numerous wilderness peaks. The route offers ex…
Easy Lake Superior North Shore
📍 Minnesota, USA
Minnesota's North Shore Scenic Drive follows Lake Superior from Duluth to the Canadian border. The route passes waterfalls, state parks, and…
Medium Black Hills Needles Highway
📍 South Dakota, USA
The Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road combine for the Black Hills' best riding. Pigtail bridges, tunnels framing Mount Rushmore, and gr…
Easy Badlands Loop Road
📍 South Dakota, USA
Badlands National Park's loop road winds through dramatic eroded buttes and spires. The moonlike landscape and abundant wildlife make this a…
Medium Glacier National Park Roads
📍 Montana, USA
Beyond Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier NP offers excellent perimeter riding. Two Medicine, Many Glacier, and the Blackfeet Highway provide st…
Easy Sonoran Desert Scenic Route
📍 Arizona, USA
This route through Arizona's Sonoran Desert passes towering saguaro cacti, dramatic mountain ranges, and Old West towns. The diverse desert …
Easy Sedona Red Rocks Loop
📍 Arizona, USA
Sedona's famous red rock formations create a stunning backdrop for this loop. The route passes through Oak Creek Canyon and Jerome, a histor…
Easy Lake Tahoe Perimeter
📍 California / Nevada, USA
Lake Tahoe's 72-mile shoreline loop offers stunning views of America's largest alpine lake. The route crosses between California and Nevada …