Motorcycle Roads in Idaho
"For motorcycle riders looking for some great scenery, you'll find many gem rides within the Gem State. Idaho (ID), is blessed with some of the country's most majestic scenic landscapes. The northern section features thick forests and cobalt blue lakes. Moving further south you'll find motorcycle roads winding through fertile stretches of the Rocky Mountains and deep inspirational canyons. Moving south of Boise brings motorcycle riders roads featuring desert landscapes with sun baked rocky formations and some surreal exposed volcanic lava fields. Moving further east and your motorcycle rides will pass through fertile valleys and gain access to bubbling hot springs as you approach Wyoming.
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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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This is a nice little side trip that can be added to the Camas Prairie Driving Tour and a portion of the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway on Hwy 12 for a great tour loop. The ride from Grangeville is…
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This drive has everything and is a fast favorite with local riders. Between Moscow and Princeton, you ride through farmland with fields and prairie in every direction. Past Princeton, the road…
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Characterized by the river it follows, this ride winds through the Salmon River Canyon from Riggins to White Bird. If you come during May/June, be warned that it's salmon season and much of the…
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This route simply offers some of the most stunning views in the entire American West. Bring plenty of film ... you'll need it. Along this route you will see vastly different landscapes and…
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The scenery begins about 10 miles outside of Boise on highway 55 and continues well past Horseshoe Bend along the Payette River until one turns east and travels toward Garden Valley. The climb in the…
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The scenery varies from wheat country to mountains and along the St Joe river. After you get on US-95, the ride from there is mixed wooded scenery and rolling hills until we reached Potlatch. Not…
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This route would get a 5 in my book if not for having to take the interstate back to Treasure Valley. The view of the Snake River defy description. There is also a lot of farm country and rolling…
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Once you get into the town of Arco until you end in Ketchum/Sun Valley you can see the Sawtooth Mountain Range. The Salmon River hugs the road most of the way also. The roads are a mix of straight…
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Scenery isn't anything to write home about, there are plenty of places to stop and look down at the valley. There are many other roads that give much greater scenery than this
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Initially, the route runs though farmland as the highway makes its way though the small towns of Filer and Buhl. It's not far past Buhl that the highway dips into the Snake River Canyon, offering a…
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Leaving Grangeville, you immediately find yourself in the middle of wide open farm fields that stretch for miles in every direction until they fade into the surrounding forested mountains. Toward…
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You'll see everything on this route, river canyons, rolling hill, farmlands and the Mountains. There is a real lack of traffic so that makes the ride even more enjoyable. Take a camera because…
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This is a beautiful drive through the wilderness where sightings of bear, cougar, coyote, wolf, deer, pheasant, grouse and turkey are common so bring a camera. You'll pass out of heavier woodlands…
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There's honestly nothing to see here, there are some new home developments and rolling hills. There are a few supersized homes, a few farms and a person who wants you to slow down so you don't take…