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"50 best Ohio roads"...does such a list exist? Do the roads exist?


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I found this map of Colorado's mountain passes that a MC club challenges members to ride. The "50 Pass" challenge is to ride (you guessed it) 50 passes. When complete, you get your wings (it's a Victoria MC club).

Granted, Ohio doesn't have any mountain passes (at least that I know of). Do we even have "50 Roads" that Ohio riders should try to ride at some point?

If we can identify 50 Roads, then maybe Ohio Riders could organize a similar challenge. Thoughts? :confused: (Maybe I'm dreaming, because Ohio's roads can never compare to Colorado's roads.)

adamgh81 and others posted some interesting ones here: http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?t=29301...some of the roads mentioned in the above post include (EDIT: List updated as new roads/routes added to this thread...):

  1. OH Rt 78 between McConnelsville-Glouster (map)
  2. 555?
  3. 536
  4. 56 from Ash Cave to 664? (Near Hocking Hills)
  5. 278 from 56 to Nelsonville?
  6. St.Rt. 83 from 60 @ Beverly, Ohio to 78. Turn left to see Big Muskie Bucket.
  7. Rosewood to Sidney on St. Rt. 29. A speeders delight. Long sweepers but a short 10 mi.
  8. 658
  9. rt. 39 from mansfield to millersburg isn't a bad run
  10. Rt. 97 from lexington to loudonville is a good road
  11. 374/56 around the Hocking area
  12. 557/643
  13. 541
  14. 206
  15. 715
  16. 374
  17. 676
  18. 255
  19. 149
  20. 139 from beverly down to belpre
  21. 335 from beaver to wheersburg
  22. 139 from jackson to portsmouth
  23. 772 from chillicothe to blain highway
  24. blain highway from 23 to 50
  25. 683 from 50 to 93
  26. 550 from athens to marietta
  27. 671 from 50 to 327
  28. 41 s from greenfield
  29. SE Ohio Rt. 26 out of Marietta
  30. 555 outta zanesville,
  31. 78 outta nelsonville and just about all the roads that run along the sciota river.
  32. 38 outta marysville towards and past London.
  33. 315 from Delaware to worthington
  34. 147 from Bellaire to Barnesville
  35. 9 from New Athens to Armstrong Mills
  36. 250 from Bridgeport to Cadiz
  37. 800 (OH-800 North from Woodsfield)
  38. 556
  39. 148
  40. 245 from St Rt 29 through West Liberty to St Rt 33
  41. 287 from St Rt 245 at Macochee Castles to St Rt 33
  42. 147
  43. 678/664
  44. 26
  45. 715
  46. 241
  47. 83
  48. 60 south of Killbuck
  49. 821 from marietta to beverly
  50. vigo rd from 50 to 35
  51. 327 from wellston to 50
  52. 73 from portsmouth to hillsboro
  53. 788 from jackson to 93
  54. 160 from gallpolis to hamden
  55. ...

More? If you know of any, post the road with start and end points. As I get time, I'll map them and add links to the maps (I don't have much time...).

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this one is the one i have used before.

http://www.motorcycleroads.us/states/oh.html

here is another

http://www.motorcycleroads.com/routes/MidWest/OH/OH_index.htm

and then the harley trip planner is pretty handy too.

http://rideplanner.harley-davidson.com/rideplanner/ridePlanner.jsp?locale=en_US

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How about that? Good roads do exist!

These links will help me plan for next season. Thanks for sharing.

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There are some really good roads here but idk if there are 50 of them...

:( Maybe we should try to get 20 first...50 might be a stretch.

depends on what you wanna call good? i can name about atleast 5 to 10 around coshocton...........

but what i like you might not.

I may ask you for details about those roads.

me support nicy idea !!!

Thanks!

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I could probably come up with 50 easy, but what defines a great road to me and what works for bikers in general are two different things.

For starters, I don't restrict myself to state routes or asphalt. Also, some roads I've been on were awesome in terms of layout and banking but the surface isn't smooth. Likewise, some roads that are very fun aren't technical or challenging. Are either great?

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Lurkers rejoice. The list is growing!

swingset brings up a good point: What defines a great road?

In my opinion, I'm interested in identifying roads and routes that are at least 10 miles long and have a decent number of curves. I'm not necessarily interested in "scenic" roads, but I've noticed that the "technical" roads tend to also be rather scenic.

To swingset's point, is the road/route fun? If yes, then I think it belongs on the list.

Side note...

I'm trying to figure out the best way to document these roads. I started a Google Map, but the maps on motorcycleroads.us are pretty good. So, my new plan is to film the roads in 2010 and link to the road on another site if it's already mapped. But that is just my plan as of today. It'll likely change. :)

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