Motorcycle Roads in California
"California (CA) offers an incredible diversity of motorcycle road scenery. The state is blessed with over 1,100 miles of Pacific Coast shoreline, countless miles of arid canyon and twisted mountain road riding, vast stretches of alpine mountain roads, and some of the most appealing cities in the world. And, as one of the most popular tourist states in America, the Golden State is sure to offer motorcyclists looking for things to do off the bike an amazing menu of choices.
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Best Rated Motorcycle Roads & Rides
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Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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Routes ranked below the top-5 are drawn in gray
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If you like twistys and Amazing mountain views you will get this for all 9 miles!
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First section there are farms as you get in the hills,Then you are in a heavy dense area of trees.
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Starts off with a bit of dead grass, but about 10 miles in is very green and stays that way the rest of the ride. You can see plenty of farm land and lots of cattle grazing. You get up into the…
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Although I tried looking at the scenery the curves in the road made it difficult to enjoy it. There are points to pull over and look out over the mountains but it you are going to fast you will pass…
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California rolling hills with two beautiful farming valleys. It takes you back to Old California. Oaks and some pines all along the route. Great view from many points. Breathtaking view of Lake Santa…
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Gorgeous view on the Valley and the ocean. You reach the east sides of the mountains fairly quickly.
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The Comptche road part of this ride will take you from the lush moist forests of the coastal mountains to the arrid rolling hills around Ukiah, stark contrasts in climate in only 40 miles! The road…
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This ride starts as Joshua Trees that start small and sparse and increase in quantity and size for the first 1/4 of the ride as your elevation increases. The midway point has a small town on the…
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This route runs through Southern Coast Range in California. The scenery is comprised of rolling hills dotted with hardy blue oaks in a sea of golden grass unless you're riding in early spring, then…
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If you want to see some of the only remaining rural areas in the vicinity of Los Angeles while meandering through some awesome twisted mountain roads, the Topanga Canyon Loop is for you. Even though…
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This is an amazing road for scenery. It starts through rolling hills and through occasional wooded areas before it runs down along the Pacific Ocean. It then turns back inland twisting its way…
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This route lets you start out in a valley and gradually climb the foothills as you enjoy the long winding corners with scenic views of the beautiful Sierra National Forrest
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A rocky and picturesque creek bed accompanies this road along most of its way up/down this tight, twisty, and verdant canyon. There is very little traffic on this road, mainly bicyclists.
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A very scenic, easy ride through rolling hills and mountain roads with many wooded areas. You can pass along 3 different large bodies of water, Chesbro Dam, Uvas Dam, and Calero Dam. Many of the…
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The road goes past california's numerous avocado and citrus orchards, with views of the rolling east county hills. Expansive villas and small farms line this two lane road.
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The Mount Diablo Summit is a beautiful view that takes you up ~3800 feet and offers an astonishing view of the San Francisco Bay Area and central valley. On a clear day you can see the Sierras to…
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Riding through Santa Paula is a rollback in time as you zip through the sleepy little town and the 150 into Ojai is a new favorite, beautiful sweeping turns past farms and ranches with green meadows…
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Through the forest, up and down to rivers and streams. This road then ends up near the almost secret Hetch Hetchy entrance to Yosemite. Along the way you'll pass Cherry Lake with a campground; but…
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Lots of elevation changes different rock formations, steep canyons, Deer creek with 5 bridges crossings, pastures, Lake Almanor, and pine trees. You'll be passing through the beautiful Lassen…
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Climbs up along the coastal range as you travel west from Coalinga to San Lucas. The higher it climbs the more wooded it becomes. The scenery ranges from pasture to forest. At about the halfway point…