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2 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Great run , be careful on IN 45 it gets really twisty around Yellow-wood state forest and with no shoulders to speak of cars have a tendency to throw gravel from the side to the middle of the lane making it easy to loose traction in the turns when you don't expect it.

2 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

My wife and I rode this loop today. We truly enjoyed the ride. Roads were in good condition and not much traffic. Nice scenery. We did have some deer run in front of us, so be careful.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Good ride other than goose creek road. Will not recommend a touring bike on that road. No payment, just loose gravel and big holes

2 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

As others have stated, this is a great area to ride in South Central Indiana. I will admit I was only able to ride the northern and western legs of the published route. There is a bridge out for construction on RT 45 at the eastern end of Lake Lemon. Had I followed my first instinct, to back track just a little, I would have easily been back on track (there were no detour signs posted for assistance and while I did have my phone, I hate relying on GPS). So I took a relatively adventurous chance and headed back west along the south side of Lake Lemon, headed generally north on Shilo Rd then back east on E Anderson Rd then north on N Low Gap Rd then north west on Mahalasvile Rd toward Martinsvile. This detour was spectacular! I'll admit there were parts where the road was little more than a one lane paved path as it wound through the wooded areas, but there were also many more dwellings along this section than I expected. Low Gap Rd takes you past the residence of C R Schiefer stone sculptor. This was an almost foreign worldly experience and definitely unexpected.

4 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

The ride was stunningly beautiful. The road between the main forest road and Jordan Road has a lot of potholes. Hard winter.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Some of the best roads I have ridden anywhere in Central-Southern Indiana. Be aware that some sections of road going thru the Morgan-Monroe State Forest are fairly remote and have been topped with crushed gravel. Perfect for dual purpose or enduro style bikes. It didn't bother me much being that I was on my Ducati MS1000 with multi-purpose tires, but I could see where if someone was on a sport bike, they would be a little nervous having to ride over such a loose surface. Only about 1 mile of the road was like this but other than that, this is truly a fantastic ride. Watch out for the deer when going thru the state park. I had 5 of them cross 50 yards in front of me ! Thankfully I was only going about 30 mph at the time.

0 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Sport - Touring

Nice smooth winding roads on most of the trip. Beautiful scenery.

4 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

I have rode this loop many times. Wonderful, especially in fall with the fall colors at full bloom. Very good ride anytime.

6 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

It seems the forest roads have been damaged by a fire or some other issue in the last few years. There are large swaths of large loose gravel fill. Also if you take a wrong turn, some very treacherous all-gravel roads with turns and hills that can easily cause a spill (avoid East Farr Rd at all costs- being a new rider, I laid my bike down at slow speed here due to super loose gravel - gladly no damage aside bruises and some spilled gas) - take note that Google Maps may direct you down closed private roads that are not accessible to traffic. Other than the damage to the forest roads, this ride has nice scenery. I hope the forest roads are fully repaved soon.

217 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Touring

Nice scenic ride

5 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

Great ride, fantastic scenery and road is not busy.