Motorcycle Roads in Texas
"The Lone Star state offers motorcycle riders the best road trips and an exceptional array of scenic diversity with it's over 260,000 square miles of territory, altitudes ranging from sea level to 8,749 feet, and an incredible 624 miles of Gulf of Mexico shoreline. The panhandle region of north Texas (TX) features big rolling grassy plains. The Texas Hill Country found in the center southwest portion of the state offers rolling hills with breathtaking displays of wildflowers in spring. The area also enjoys a year-round lush green landscape with refreshing lakes and rivers making this area a clear favorite of motorcycle riders seeking scenic splendor. Moving further east (east-central and eastern TX) brings motorcycle riders to a vast area noted for its parries, lakes, and piney forest while becoming more green and moist as you approach the Louisiana border. Moving further south will bring you to the Texas Gulf coast region ... 624 miles of coast for you to explore and enjoy. Moving to the southwest corner of Texas will provide motorcycle rides with a scenic backdrop right out of an old western ... landscapes of arid and rugged mountains, blowing tumbleweed, valleys and sandy plains. With all of these choices, Motorcycle riders are sure to find countless miles of memorable motorcycle roads making it the best road trip in the Lone Star State!
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This route cuts through some nice Texas farm country that is scenic but not especially breathtaking.
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166 is listed as a Texas scenic route and is also a birding trail with several suggested bird watching areas. Wiki link for Texas 166: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Highway_166
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The first several miles on 1002 has a lot of 20-30 mph curves. As it progresses further north it straightens out, but has a lot of pretty farm land.
North of Hwy 2088 there it again becomes…
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The scenery isn't bad but its not the rolling hills and spectacular views you will find if up in Hill Country. Mostly open, flat, desert views but still better than highway riding.
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Hills, wild animals, creeks, and windy roads are some of the great features of this road. At the end you'll see "Enchanted Rock" which is an amazing site. From the Texas Parks and Wildlife website:…
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Sort of short but worth the gas. Excellent scenery set in rolling hills with tree lined 15 mile stretch of "real purty" starting in the town of Palo Pinto. The best scenery ends at junction of…
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Views of Brazos River, big oak trees with Spanish Moss and miles of Ranchland.
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On a whim, we left the planned route and took FM 279. The road is hidden under a canopy of trees and has many turns to keep it interesting. We road it during October, we saw the beginning of fall…
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This road is through the tall pine and oak forest of Sam Houston National Park.
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You'll see sweeping West Texas Plains, rocky mesas, dry washes, and desert-type plants.
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The bulk of this ride is on two lane country roads. If you ride RM 853 in the springtime when the wild flowers are out you will wish you had your camera with you to stop and get some photos of the…
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Beautiful vistas of hills and valleys, along a river at one point. Basically along switchbacks, distance vistas also.
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This route has turns and hills along with beautiful homes and landscapes.
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road runs along the top of a ridge. Lot's of trees, creek bottoms, very scenic.
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I really like how shaded this road is. There are some farm animals and open fields. This isnt the ideal landscape but its different in a great way that I really enjoyed the scene when I rode it.
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I'm gonna say that the scenery varies depending on the season in which you do this ride. Springtime is always nice when the flowers are in bloom (unless you suffer from allergies). Fall is also a…
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The scenery here is very nice and exceptional for North Central Texas. The rivers are clear and run over visible flat rock bottoms with little water falls. The hills are rugged and, while not…
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Cliffs, forest, skirt the Rio Grande River nearby. Big Bend National Park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States. Few…
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Nicely wooded farm country. You'll travel through heavy woods with rolling farmland along the way. This is a nice back area of Texas rarely seen except by locals. If you are looking for a less…
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This route cover everything from cultivated fields to raw ranch land with very little traffic. Once you head from Zephyr towards Comanche and beyond, the scenery is fantastic. Nothing but wide open…
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