Motorcycle Roads in New York
"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!
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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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The scenery on this short route feature trees, valleys, farmland. Overall its a quick road between the town of Newark Valley and Owego NY. Many wonderfull turns on this road including some long…
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This route starts in a small town with cute little restaurants and goes along the Delaware River. The Hawks Nest is a high elevation with pull offs and wonderful views of the valley and river. Port…
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This route runs up, down, and sometimes across, the rolling hills along the north side of the Mohawk River. Riders will encounter a variety of scenery as a result. The eastern part of the route…
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This route meanders through the rolling hills and farm lands between Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties. There are a few scenic vistas in along the northern part of this route. Beware, you have to…
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This road is a real "Diamond in the Rough." The scenery ranges from open fields, mountain ranges, and tight downhill turns ( or Uphill depending on which way your going ) through the woods
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This route travels through the hills and open fields of the Mohawk Valley. The first stretch is a pleasant country road that will wind you through modest farm land and open fields. Then once on NY-…
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We undertook the ride while we were at the Americade. Fun as the event was, it didn't provide a whole bunch of eye candy, unless you are into trikes, and side cars. We heard the Auto Museum in…
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Nothing too special as scenery goes on this route. A couple of decent spots to look out over some forest/marshland, but that's about it.
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This route climbs over the Helderberg Mountains of western Albany County and down into the beautiful Schoharie Valley. The route undulates among farm fields, and winds through hollows cut by…
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I was expecting more of the reservoir to be seen along the way. I rated this a 4 because of the potential scenery during the color change in the fall.
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Bridges, riding next to the Hudson River, through wonderful beautiful farm lands and wooded areas.