Motorcycle Roads in West Virginia
The Mountain State is home to countless mountain traversing motorcycle rides as the state falls entirely within the Appalachian Mountain range and has an average elevation of 1,500 above sea level ... higher than any other state east of the Mississippi. Outside of it's scenic mountain scenery, West Virginia (WV) offers motorcycle riders access to notable Civil War historical sites, Appalachian arts/crafts/music, scenic railroads and historical coal industry museums.
Best Rated Motorcycle Roads & Rides
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Color Key: top-5 ranked routes in the state
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It's not a boring road. It's not crazy exciting, but if you're in the area it might be worth a look-see. The scenery is standard fare for that area of West Virginia. Hills and valleys with woods on…
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This road follows several creeks the entire length of the route. In that regard it's a pretty scenic road, and the fact that there's more than a few towns on this rear gets you an eyeful of rustic…
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This route hugs the Coal River in southern WV and then travels over mountains and through coal mining towns.
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Lots of rolling hills that eventually wind there way through a college town.
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West Virginia is mountains with many hills and turns. This route is spectacular for seeing new and old coal mines. The small towns that you pass through are right along the road, houses with…
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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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Along the various routes stemming from Baltimore, traffic will be busy, normal for this area. But I-70 has little traffic, generally wide lanes, and perfect, straight roads for just laying back and…
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There are some great views and it's pretty country - you are in the middle of nowhere when on 74 and Pullman Road. The scenery is dependent upon how hard you want to ride this route -- you can only…
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Heading out of Grundy, you travel the mountainous terrain of VA/WV. The roads are a little rough but the scenery is worth seeing. Once you get on Highway 52, you travel through one coal camp into…