New York Motorcycle Roads and Trips
From its majestic mountains, cities and lakes to pastoral farmlands and vineyards, the Empire State has it all! Upstate New York features motorcycle rides meandering through the Adirondack Mountains and the Appalachian Highlands. Between these two upland regions and along the eastern and northern borders, motorcycle rides will take place within a series of lowlands. The state is also blessed with good access to large lakes including Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain and majestic rivers like the Hudson and Allegheny. A great motorcycle ride in New York (NY) state can provide memories to last a lifetime!
 June 8, 2013 The scenery on this short route feature trees, valleys, farmland. Overall its a quick road between the town of Newark Valley and... Road has sweeping curves and two 90 degree turns near the end. Head out of Newark Valley NY toward Owego NY on rt38. Look for Gaskill rd on your left. | |
May 20, 2013 The park is roughly 17 miles long, covering 14,350 acres of land along the Genesee River, and is close to Castile, NY.... What I can remember it was paved roads but that was 25 years ago. This is just a suggestion since I don't have a motorcyle now. I have not been through the park since 1988. The... | |
April 2, 2013 This is some of the best scenery in NY ... up-state quality at its best. Tree covered highway in some parts, along... The road is really nice and new in some parts and not so nice in others. The Town of Pavilion has recently... You can meet up with the 19 in Brockport, Leroy Pavilion and Warsaw. It runs generally north-south. I have taken it all... | |
October 25, 2012 A scenic ride along side Chittenango Creek up to the Falls. The Fenner area has beautiful farm fields with rolling hills (Can... Falls Boulevard up to Cazenovia is a great road uphill ride with sweeping curves. The roads through the wind farm are quite... Starting off in downtown Chittenango, the route takes you up the beautiful Falls Boulevard, past Chittenango Falls Park (great place to check... | |
September 17, 2012 This is great Sunday afternoon - very green/rural with 5-star food/drink stops! Very green and rural, beautiful twists and lots of water... Perfectly paved rural roads, also the wonderful green racetrack that is the Merritt Parkway. This route starts and ends at the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan. Head north on FDR drive, continue north on Buckner... | |
August 1, 2012 Woods, rivers, streams, bridges...it's all here. You'll pass right next to Canopus Lake and Boyd Corners Reservoir, cross a bridge over West... Smooth and fast, a couple hiccups here and there with potholes but those are minimal. Good curves that open up to some... From I-84, take the Fishkill NY exit to route 9 south until you get to the intersection of Route 301 - this... | |
 April 10, 2012 This route gives you a great selection of views throughout the Catskill Mountains. You pass beautiful reservoirs go through several small country... The road quality ranges from a little rough to freshly paved.The roughest roads are when you are traveling from Grahamsville to Shokan.... The route is a loop so you can start from anywhere. I personally start in Grahamsville, NY which is the furthest south... | |
October 16, 2011 The terrain is typical of the Finger Lakes region. Rolling hills, long valleys running down between hill top that often sport hang... Excellent roads. No potholes that I remember. The road quality made it easy to sit back, slow down and drink in the... After you find your way to Honeoye, New York (14471), I head south on West Lake Rd. (CR-36). 15 miles down the... | |
August 20, 2011 This road is a nice drive through some nicely wooded acres. This road has allot of nice twisties throughout the whole road. Road is nicely paved with no potholes. Mill road can be entered off the express way at exit 71 heading east. Take the exit and then turn left on... | |
 May 19, 2011 This route takes you along the Mohawk River to where it flows into the mighty Hudson. You start among historic structures in... The roads on this route are in good shape overall. The only rough patch is Cresent Road between Cohoes and US 9... Take the Thruway to Exit 25, and I890 west to exit 4B (Erie Blvd) to start the route. Follow Erie Blvd out... | |
 May 19, 2011 Nothing but mountains, forest and lakes. Gorgeous drive through Adirondack park. Passes the Chain lakes, Eagle Bay, Old Forge, Blue Mountain Lake,... Awesome road with a ton of turns. It's very rare to go straight for more than 1/2 mile or so. Winds up... Start in Boonville NY. Coming either north or south on RT. 12, you will turn off onto Moose River Rd. You will... | |
May 19, 2011 This route traces the shoreline of the Great Sacandaga Lake. The lake itself and Adirondack Park lands surrounding it are absolutely gorgeous... Both North Shore and South Shore Roads are fantastic motorcycle roads. The roads' surfaces are well maintained for the most part with... Take the Thruway to Exit 26 at Amsterdam, ride Rt.30 north to Vail Mills and take a right on Rt. 29 (to... | |
May 19, 2011 Rt. 443 takes you from the urban congestion of Albany west across the beautiful Heldeberg Mountains to the placid Schoharie Valley. Along... Rt. 443 alternates between 50 mph sweepers and twisties for most of its route. The majority of the twisties are on the... Rt. 443 begins in Albany as Delaware Ave at the corner of Lark St. & Madison Ave (US 20). You can follow... | |
May 19, 2011 Great Lakes to rolling hills to open farm land, the route is constantly changing. This route runs most of the width of... The road is well maintained the whole way. Most of it is in great shape with a few sections of average quality.... Route 21 runs between Pultneyville on Lake Ontario and Andover on Route 417. There are two detours that I'd Recommend. The first... | |
May 19, 2011 This is an extremely beautiful river route. Rt 97 follows the river several hundred feet above the river. It offers exquisite panoramas... This is an well cared for state highway. The blacktop is in extremely good repair as are the roadside rests. This is... Start in Port Jervis, NY along I-84 on the Pennsylvania/New York border and take Rt 6W to Rt 97N. After 23 miles,... | |
May 19, 2011 From Stillwater, you get to ride by Saratoga Lake, up the casual 9N up the West side of Lake George to Ticonderoga.... 9N from Saratoga up to Ticonderoga, especially from Lake George up around the lake has the scenery, twists, turns, hills. All around... Stillwater - turn on Lake Road, stay straight until Saratoga lake. Turn right, stay along the lake until you get to the... | |
May 19, 2011 Truck-free roads, lush woods, peaceful water crossings, farms and vineyards, country estates all ending at spacious ocean beaches. Some hills, mostly flat, a few twisties, and one roller coaster at the end. Merritt Parkway north to Bridgeport, CT and cross the sound ferry to Port Jefferson, Long Island where your route starts. Rt. 25... | |
December 5, 2010 The route takes you through the gorgeous Schoharie Valley. Large farm fields stretch away from both sides of Route 30. Nice views... Route 30 is a first class road. The speed limit is 55 mph between the small towns that line it, its chock... If you're riding from the Capital District area, its best to take I-88 west to exit 23 (Central Bridge) to find the... | |
 January 1, 2010 Beautiful wine orchards, and farms with green pastures, you will also see white-tailed deer, red tailed hawks, and fox along the roads... Roads are pretty well maintained, some parts are newly paved. The route starts in Holbrook, N.Y. and it ends at Montauk Point N.Y. on Rt 27. You can find a detailed map... | |
August 1, 2009 Following 9W all the way down provides several opportunities for great views of valleys and long-distance views from the tops of hills.... 9W is generally very well kept up. I spotted very few hazards, mostly just some gravel on the shoulder. The "country" parts... -Get on 787 South. Follow it until it ends. -Make a right to get on 9W South. -Keep left at... | |
July 1, 2009 This tour begins at the end of Glen Cove Road (route 107) in Glen Cove on Long Island. As you meander through... Although this trip doesn't provide many stretches of road where you can open her up, the beautifully paved roads offer miles of... The route starts in Glen Cove, New York on Long Island. From the Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridges, you travel south on... | |
June 1, 2009 This ride runs through Taughannock Falls State Park where the tallest shear drop waterfall is east of the Rockies! You'll also... Nice hills and valleys put together a few twists a turns along the way. Start in Ithaca N.Y. Get on 89 north and take that north as it follows the western shore of Cayuga Lake. Take... | |
May 1, 2009 this is one of the most scenic roads in the entire state! you travel right thru the cannonsville reservoir which appears on... this is an older road with a concrete base which just recently was repaved, it is smooth and level with plenty of... This route is easy to describe as all you need to do is take Route 10 between Walton and Deposit. One suggestion... | |
May 1, 2009 A beautiful valley road that runs between Milford and Cherry Valley with good hills and sporadic residences. State road is well maintained that has sweeping curves and is reasonably banked. Small grass strip airport on east in Westville. This route end points are Milford and Cherry Valley, NY and all you do is take State Route 166 between the two... | |
August 1, 2008 After you take the Ilion gorge road from rt. 20 to Ilion take rt 5 east until you come to Ft. plain... The road quality for the most part is very good with a few spots that need to be watched out for, such... Ft. Plain NY is where you will pick up Route 80 and take it south to Cooperstown, NY ... approximately 30 miles.... |
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