Motorcycle Roads in Ohio
The Buckeye State offers a top quality collection of popular motorcycle roads and destinations among Midwestern states. Southeastern Ohio (OH) in particular is a motorcycle riding paradise filled with quaint country towns, hills, & twisty roads, many offering river hugging journeys. The northeastern portion of the state offers access to the 11th largest fresh water lake in the world - Lake Erie - with its 262 miles of Ohio shoreline. The rest of the Ohio offers motorcycle rides meandering through classic portraits of Midwest Americana.
Best Rated Motorcycle Roads & Rides
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Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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A few quaint small towns between the two larger cities. Mostly relaxed country two lane highway with more sky than land considering the terrain is mostly level.
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Uh, Fernwood State Park and Friendship Park are near here? I'm no Ernest Hemingway, so getting much more than 'trees and hills' out of if me might be a bit of a stretch.
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This is deep in Amish country and is very typical. For the most part it's farmland without electrical wires running through it. Family farm after family farm with animals along the way.
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This is beautiful country with a mix of family farms and forested areas. Elevations are generally low as much of the road is at the bottom of valleys, but some wide open vistas await around the turns…
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This is a nice day tour of rural central Ohio where you'll find lush woodlands and water bodies.
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3 in the green months, 4.5 in the autumn months is the ranking I give this road for scenery.
For starters, a video is worth millions of words. So, please, check out my video on this route on my…
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Not much in the way of scenery. It may be called Mt. Pleasant, but it's only a 'mount' for Ohio, so I wouldn't get my hopes up. Coming out of Martin's Ferry you'll be going uphill, but not passed any…
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This route starts off in a quiet residential area, so keep it composed for the locals, and as you wind up the ridge you climb into more scenic area. You do shave a few degrees of temperature off, as…
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This ride takes you through some old world Amish Country. Many panoramic vistas, a windmill, an Amish school house and the highlight of the ride, The Legends Of Music Barn at 12.8 mile from the start…
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This is riding through the valleys and ridge tops of reclaimed strip mining country and the views are great from ridge to ridge. Got done with a n/b trip and wanted to turn around and go back through…
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This road winds beautifully through farming valleys and forests. The road is mostly shaded through the entire trip!
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There is a lot of farm land mainly and really nice views of the rolling hillsides.
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Nice country ride thru small town of Winfield. Some good 20 mph twistys. Few blind spots and be careful after a hard rain, may be a little gravel from driveways. Some elevation towards the end with…
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This route covers some scenic areas of germantown metropark and the surrounding rural area. the loop road is somewhat twisty and hilly, and it's in a really nice forest area. The second section is a…
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The scenery on this route is mostly corn or bean fields, but if you go at dusk or dawn you get some really pretty scenes
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This route covers the area around and west of Pymatuning Lake. Along the route you will see the biggest man made lake in the United States, roll through quiet farm land, and have the chance to stop…
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This route covers a variety of scenery from rural farmland and small towns on the upper part to two spectacular river crossings over high bridges in Point Pleasant and Henderson. Then it's an easy…
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The route is a mix of farm country and woods. It's a relaxing ride. You can hammer down,or just enjoy a cruise. Police are non existent pretty much. There's lakes in Hamilton IN, and final…
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This ride takes you along the windy twisty roads through Lake Hope State Park and Zaleski State Forest. There was one area where there was a pond with the largest water lilies I have ever seen. The…
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The ride is pretty straight and open for the first couple legs. Once you get passed London it will start getting a little hillier and the best parts are between Cedarville and Dayton. Wish there…