"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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Best Rated Motorcycle Roads & Rides
Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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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…
The scenery down Hwy. 84 has mostly pine trees from all the managed logging land down both sides of the highway. However, during the fall all the hardwoods are changing colors and it's akin to a…
This route goes through south Texas farm/ranch land everything from Rice to wheat and livestock.
If you were looking at the scenery too much then you missed one of the turns. A lot of green, some hills, some water, some of just about everything that is up here.
You will see wildlife like coyote, deer, antelope, wild turkey and wild hogs as well as plant life common to this area.
If the cotton is green the area can be kind of pretty. It also is kind of…
The route runs along the side of San Angelo State Park so there is plenty of brush and trees along it. If during the dry season then you might have to deal with a good amount of bugs and dust.
Broad horizon views. Many ranches with ridges and assorted greenery. Big sky.
From the start you will see hills and high end property with homes. Your typical foliage as you ride but there are some curves and not a lot of traffic. As you get to the second leg of Smithson…
Very great wooded ride. It opens up to a great view at Sam Rayburn Lake. It's definitely worth the trip out.
The ride runs from Kennard to Hwy 59 through Texas Forest Country and Davy Crockett that passes tall timbers, the occasional country church, winding down and around and across streambeds with exposed…
Everything from open country roads between Tivoli and Beeville to highway cruising around Kennedy and isolated wooded areas past Hallettsville.
Piney woods galore!!!!!! You will cross the Trinity rivers pretty side and see farm land and old shacks along the way.
Typical East Texas scenery thru the piney woods. The lower part of the ride near Beaumont is okay but when you get to the Gulf, the view picks right back up.
Starts at Highway 21, weaving thru the pine trees right alongside the road, lush beautiful forest all the way to Augusta, and then opens up a little into pastures.
This route has some straight a ways with long views of Texas scenic beauty. Lots of wild life so don't nail a hog or a skunk! After that there is a nice balance of curves, rises, and straights. Note…
While this is not going to be one of those great scenic adventures...you will be surprised at the rolling fields of open grass, the upscale ranch homes, small lakes and ponds....in general a nice "…
Often flat to rolling through some pretty north Texas countryside. Beautiful forests and grasslands near and in the National Grasslands.
Beautiful Hill Country back road filled with oaks, creeks, loose livestock, ponds, hills, and very little traffic.
Farm to Market 353 didn't appear to be much, and my planning of this road was actually a slight detour from where I was previously headed. After about four hours coming from South Houston, it was a…
