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3.95 out of 5 Rider Rating 3.95
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The Red River Cruise

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By Guest (0 McR Points) on Oct 31, 2008

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Black Eye
May 5, 2014
I rode this route over the weekend 05/03/14.…
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venomousdecoy
February 7, 2016
This was originally a spur of the moment ride. I…
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This route starts and ends in Denton, and is one of my favorite Saturday rides! Heading north out of Denton on 2164 you hit some nice curves. Left on 455 all the way to Forestburg. This is North Texas Hill Country! Some peg scrapping turns as you head out of Bolivar. North out of Forestburg on 677 will take you within a stones throw of the Red River. The ride north out of Saint Jo takes you to a beautiful view as you drop into the river valley. Heading east on 373 parallels the river, passes by the Red River Motorcycle Trails near Bulcher. Nice smooth winding roads, hills, and a crazy experience driving up to and through the wind power generation farm. Munester has some great food. The trip back from there is highway cruisin, heading east on Hwy 82 to Gainesville, south back to Denton.

Scenery

Nice hills, beautiful countryside. As you approach Munester from the NW you go through a sci-fi like wind power generation farm. There are some really nice views into the valleys as you get into Montague county, and an awesome view as you cruise out north of Saint Jo ... the ride north from Saint Jo back around to Munester is great!

Drive Enjoyment

This trip has a nice mix of straight-aways on low rolling hills, some peg dragging S curves and long sweeping curves. A great chance to not only power-up out of the curves, but also do some serious flat out driving! 90% of the road is well maintained but through Wise and Cooke counties can get a little rough

Tourism Opportunities

Not much, until you get to Munester. Plan lunch or dinner there at either The Center or Rohmers.

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Guest
September 3, 2009
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Motorcycle Type : Cruiser
Very nice ride. Good scenery, nice roads.
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Jbmean
August 18, 2020
13 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Standard
This was my first ride, and I thought it was great. I had no idea the hill country was as scenic as it was. It reminds me of central Kentucky, where I grew up. I've only been riding about a month, but this was achievable at the speeds we were going. Rode it on 8/16/2020 in the morning, and there was very little traffic. Saw some other riders. The highlight for me was riding super close to the windmills! I have a 2019 CB300R, which handled everything fine, even the 75mph speed limit on 82 back towards I-35. I had a great first ride, and recommend this drive.
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PatrickH
June 3, 2018
4 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring
Great ride. Just went out this morning and really enjoyed. Beautiful scenery and fun roads, especially north of Forestburg. I deviated and didn't take 82 from Muenster, but instead stayed on 373 south, then east on 922 to Era. In Era, I took 51 south back down to 455 and then headed east on 455 back the way the route started. I live in the Grapevine area, so I went up 377 to get to the beginning of the route. Overall, one of the best rides I've taken in North Texas.
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