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Suggestions for world's best roads
I am in the early stage of planning a 6 continent RTW trip with two other riders (trip 3 years away, BMW1200GSA). We have already sketched out a general route: Europe to Mongolia to Singapore; Australia; USA - Argentina, Cape Town to Cairo. We have started to plan in detail on Basecamp for uploading to Garmins. There are many considerations on finalizing the route, security, visas, weather, etc. But we would love suggestions for the WORLD's BEST MOTORCYCLE ROADS. Current examples include: Tajikistan - from Khorog to Osh; Romania: Transfagarasan; Bolivia: Old Yungas Road. Offroad/rough road suggestions welcome. Thanks!
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If you get the chance ride through New Zealand. No particular road, you will find stunning scenery everywhere you go with lots of twisty cambered corners leading onto straights passing through lakes, forests and mountains. Paradise! Am probably biased as I come from NZ but after living in the UK for 12 years I sure do miss it!
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Just to give a few examples, in Europe Norway is probably worth a visit, if you want spectacular roads. And in Asia, northern Thailand is famous for a reason. More mountainous areas in Laos are also great, even though its road infrastructure is less developed. And the Himalayas (northern Pakistan, India, Nepal) should also be a pretty safe bet. Also the roads to the hill stations in southern India are great in their own way. Do note, that if planning to ride from Mongolia to Laos you will need to get into, and cross China, which costs a lot of money, if you want to do it with your own bike(s). Plenty of active discussions about this at the HUBB. |
Thanks for feedback so far. Plan to do separate New Zealand trip in the next year, renting a bike. I have done several China trips (Silk Road, Tibet, Xinjiang) and am aware of the unfortunate high costs and requirements. Welcome further suggestions on other great roads...not much to brag about here in Hong Kong.
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South Island, New Zealand.
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Really is the ultimate bragging factor, if that is what turns you on. 5 motos have done the east half, and only 3 of them went on to the west half (which on its own is becoming more regularly travelled). But a 1200GSA is not the moto for that - no matter how much TT stuff you put on it. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=533442 |
There is some great riding to be done here in Northern Thialand - The Mae Hon Son Loop for a start its a far better road the the stelvio on the Trasfangarian, plus there are many fantastic offroad routes, it would be worth you renting a couple of KLX's for a few days and exploring.
Have a look at Ride Asia - there is a guy called phil and you can buy GPS maps off him for Thailand and LAos with all the good roads and trails on, well worth it!! |
A few from North America: Trans Am Trail, Continental Divide off-road "route", the Dempster highway, Duffy Lake road
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Nepal
If you get a chance ride from Pokhara to Muktinah ! It's by far the best ride I have done, roads are not to good & it is freezing, but you will be dually rewarded 10 fold.:thumbup1:
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"Offroad/rough road suggestions welcome."
If that is the way of your trip, my personal idea is: Better to choose a bike which is less heavy,spare parts easy,cheap and fast to find, and simple repairs can be done by yourself and everywhere.Even an old bike is a better choice. Currently a friend is stuck in Kenya after a small accident and still waiting for spare parts from Denmark since end of January.Trying to transfer him and his bike to Kampala-Uganda by helps of a British friend who lives there. About Turkey roads, I will certainly recommend you: (from west to east) 1-Stone Road and Dark Canyon (Kangal-Kemaliye-Kemah) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...6638060&type=3 2-Mediterrenaen Paradise (Pamukkale-Fethiye-Kaş) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7244272&type=3 3-Kings' Road (Mersin-Pozantı-Cappadocia) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7244272&type=3 Many national parks and free camping areas available around. Wish you all the best,happy and safe trips. |
Thanks - no doubt Turkey will be a highlight. Very much enjoyed Cappadocia on a previous trip (without motorcycle). Yes, I hear you on bike size, though I have not been able to persuade the other two riders yet, and we all want to use a common bike. I have taken a 1200GS up to Everest basecamp, very tough roads in Tibet, but still on-road. Tiring to pick those bikes up!
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I agree with several of the previous posters - New Zealand is amazing!! Right at the end of a 3 month trip. Rode the Forgotten World Highway yesterday ... just stunning! Mount Cook, Arthur's and Lewis passes etc etc.
Alaska is another area you should consider as there aren't many roads to choose from but they are all through stunning scenery and low traffic volume - good gravel options if that's your bent. Also West Coast Canada (Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta), Utah, Montana and Arizona - not difficult or technical riding but wonderful scenery, great small towns, friendly people and lots to see. Take your time Romaina impressed me too! Kate |
Don't forget the west coast of scotland, mid Wales for gloriously beautiful countryside and great riding roads
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To ask for a list of the best roads in the whole wide world is a big ask!
Somewhere else in here, the website shown below (and the route therefore) has been flagged up. It is a route that I have covered on a motorbike and it is certainly a contender for "best in the world" as far as Europe is concerned. La Route des Grandes Alpes - The trail - Association Grande Traversée des Alpes |
I guess since you listed bolivia you are aware of the Uyuni - Bolivia to San Pedro de Atacama - Chile ride. I did this last year and I must say that it is challenging in every way, from extreme corrugate gravel roads to no roads, through deserts gorges, mountain passes, river beds, riding up mountains over boulders the size of basketballs yet with sharp points like knives, to desert sand so soft that it's like riding in meter thick snow, to salt lakes covered with water and mud and... I could go on and on... it's definately one of the most challenging rides in the world (a friend of mine almost died in the desert when he took a wrong turn, hit deep sand and suffering exhaustion and insanity, dumped his bike and went for a walk, only surviving when he stumbled 5 hours later across a road and managed to flag down the last truck that passed that night just before it turned -25 degrees celcius). After you survive it you can say it was fun!!!
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Having had several close calls in the amazon areas of Bolivia I'd say the roads up there were far more dangerous and challenging. |
there's a National Geographic book called "drives of a lifetime" which has some good routes not mentioned here, it covers the world and breaks them into different catagories
or you could look at this, the 50 best adventure roads in the world - The 50 best adventure roads in the world - ADVrider |
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A MUST DO is> Thomsons Track Rainbow Road (Only open from Boxing day till end of January I think) Molesworth Station RD (Only open from Boxing day till end of January I think) Skippers School Denseys Pass Arthurs and Lewis Pass Get the New Zealand Motorcycle Atlas, a good Atlas makes life easier... Helped us a lot> This handy reference book is a must for all motorcycle enthusiasts. Containing 100 top rides, this atlas has suggestions for great trips on both sealed and gravel routes. The rides are categorised into North and South Island sections, and each section is colour-coded for easy reference. Users can easily follow the rides in the complete Hema road atlas at the back of the book. Features: * New Zealand's first full colour motorcycle guide * 100 top rides, written by Peter Mitchell: author of Great Escapes - A guide to motorcycle touring in NZ * Tough plastic sleeve to protect the atlas * 100 sealed and gravel routes shown * 80 pages of touring maps * 26 CBD maps * Camping Areas * Department of Conservation Camspite Facilities * Fully Indexed * Listing of National Parks showing facilities available * Rides categorised by State, each state section is colour coded for easy reference * Rides are actually marked on the map pages with a highlight and a number * Smile ratings to give readers a quick idea of how good each ride is * Handy list of every ride, and its smile rating, on the contents page EDITION: 2nd Edition SIZE: 168mm x 242mm PAGES: 196 pages BINDING: Spiral PUBLISHED BY: Hema Maps PUBLISHED DATE: 2007 ISBN: 9781877302329 |
Serra do Rio do Rastro in Brazil is also a great road to visit. Many people say that this road is the Brazilian version of the Passo dello Stelvio in Europe.
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Great photo and thanks to all for so many great suggestions. I will consolidate all on a website as things get closer to the trip. More suggestions please!
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Great Roads in Oz
Look out for the Great Ocean Road in Victoria Australia. Runs along the clifftops overlooking the Great Southern Ocean on a coast line called the Shipwreck Coast. This name harks back to the days when sailing ships enroute from Fremantle to the east coast ran on to this rugged bit of coast line in the night in the 1800's
Check out Great Ocean Road, Victoria - YouTube Have a great trip |
The Croatia costal road is pretty immense from Dubrovnik to Senj it is dream, lots of cafes, campsites too. Blue adriactic on one side, 1000 metre mountains on the other and enough corners to make it biking fun too.
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Himalayan rides are my favorite
How about the Karakoram Highway? I love that ride. Or Manali - Leh and the loop through Lahaul and Spiti. The rides to Badrinath and Gangotri East to West through Nepal Sikkiim... Ahh memories... |
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Happy travels CJ,
Coming down the KKH it's well worth doing a side trip out to Skardu & beyond. Can loop back via the Deosai Plains and Astor :thumbup1: |
My favorite road I've ever ridden is the croatian coast road from Rjekia to Dubrovnik.
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It has to be the IOM TT course.
That's 'Tourist Trophy' by the way, not another name you may see here and there..... |
My favourite so far
Sorry i'm lazy sitting here in a kiwi pub run by an Aussie in Riga Latvia so i copied from my log
27/3/12 The man at the hotel said there is a road from Manthali to Janakpur but it involves a suspion bridge, meaning less traffic as only motorbike/pushbike/pedestrion can go over it. This means a 160km trip about 6-7 hours instead of a 583km at least 2 day trip, sounds good to me. It was a nice ride to the suspension bridge although I had trouble getting directions in Manathali, one guy seemed to be sugesting that the Kathmandu way was better. When I got to the bridge there was a truck being loaded on the north side, seemed to be by most of the village all getting some Rupee for every bag they carried over. It was a dirt walking track up over a ridge and down to the bridge which had a que of people heading in each direction. This ment a bit of a squeese getting through at some points and the bridge got a good swing going by the middle, the policeman who was controlling the numbers on the bridge was a bit shocked to see a me but that is normal. Once I got to the road I found the truck that was being unloaded with ques pushing to get loaded. So I rode past and upto a bridge to no where, umm and from no where, new built with no entry or exit just 2-3 stories high spanning 50m maybe. I had been told there was a new road on the south side so headed off down the piece that was still being constucted, this lead to a detour which was shit. It has dust like what the Aussies call bull dust which covers all the holes and rocks and makes it look nice and smooth. After about 20min of this I had my first true crash, after 1.25 ish years of travel. Don't stress mum it was climbing a hill covered in this dust, which consealed a rock, and I lost the front end falling down onto a bank on my left trapping my foot under the bike. Lucky it is so light it was easy enough to pick up, then rode to the top of the hill and decided to have a break. Finally a bike come along so I stopped him to check if I was going the right way, I had been told it was a new road, and found out I was heading to Kathmandu not Janakpur, BUGGER. Once back at the village I found the right road, ie the one I hadn't been down yet lol, and after a very short distance it become the most beautiful new road I have ever seen. Oohh man it is amazing, like in the movies when you see the roads it Italy, can not wait for them, lots of twisty bits getting higher and higher then a 180 and continue to climb. When I got to the top I saw a awesome sight of even more brilliant road going down the other side hehehheee. If any bikers read this, this road is between Manthali and Sindhulimadh, not marked on my map or any I have seen. Soon after Sindhulimadh the road turned to shit, in fact for a few kilometers there is no road you are forced into the river bed to ride down. They are widing a section and none of it is that hard a ride just ruff. I got to the turn off to Janakpur at about 15:00 so decided to get further along the main road unfortunately not finding a hotel till 19:00. Check blog for photos and a video of me laughing at what i had to come. Enjoy the trip P.S don't plan too much i found the plan went out the window very quickly and often. |
Another +1 for New Zealand, but of course I would say that, wouldn't I!? I moved from the North Island to the South Island 20 years ago, and one of the biggest reason was for the riding.
If I was forced to name my favourite sealed road in New Zealand, it would be the run from Murchison, down the Upper and Lower Buller Gorge roads, and then down the West Coast past Punakaiki to Greymouth (well actually I turn off just before Greymouth to have a beer at "Formerly The Blackball Hilton", the pub that was sued by the Hilton Hotel chain so they had to change their name! Unpaved road? The Nevis Track near Queenstown. I'm a lucky guy... Cheers Nigel in NZ |
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additions....
Adding to the U.S. list: Route 66, Deal's Gap (318 curves in 11 miles), the Badlands of South Dakota, and the Beartooth Hwy.
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Deal's Gap is a great road on a motorcycle. Plus they have photographer's along the road taking your photograph. Watch for police speed traps. I did it on my Triumph Bonneville 4 times back-to-back, which equalled 1272 bends in about an hour and a half approx. A whole bunch of fun.
The Croatian coastline from Optaja to Dubrovnik is over 1000 miles (I think) of stunning scenery and an amazing road to drive down. Motorcycling heaven. I drove it in a car and I'm dying to go back on a bike. National Geographic has a book out that I am finding very useful: "Drives of a Lifetime - 500 of the World's Most Spectacular Roads". There's a road for every taste in that book. |
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I recommend the drive from Fort William to Mallaig via A830 is a must do. @ Mallaig take the ferry and go to Armadale and visit the curious photo gallery and art shop and of course the Armadale fort. |
7 Lakes in Tajikistan
I am not sure about motor bikes but my favourite drive of the trip to Mongolia and back (in our Landcruiser) was along the 7 Lakes (I think locally it is called Halfkul). It is a track but is a good to drive, going up one side or other of the lakes and winding upwards between them, high up into the mountains. There is a superb spot to camp between lakes 2 & 3 and superb viws in both directions all the way up and down. I filmed the whole lot up and down but unfortunately have not had time to edit it yet.
The Lonely Planet says you cant drive the last section between lake 6 & 7, but I lost count and drove the whole way. But apparantly they improved the road just before we got there so that the President could land in a helicopter and be driven down. At the end of the road a single track contiunues up to the end of the last lake (and beyond into the mountains). I could have stayed for weeks! It is off the road to Pendzihikent (close to the Uzbek border which was closed to foreigners when we were there in 2011), this road was pretty bad, with no-where to get off the road to camp so we ended up putting the roof tent up at a fuel station just after Ayni and watching football and drinking tea with the guys there. Warning - if you take the road north of Dushanbe do not go through the tunnel - take the road over the top! The tunnel was pitch black and under water (I would guess at least 300mm), with huge pot holes that you can't see because of the water. We just bashed through in the cruiser but cars we getting stuck in pot holes and cars and trucks alike were stopping to survey damage once out. To top that there was a huge bulldozer blockuing the tunnel in the middle, which resulted in cars trying to use both sides of the road in both directions, mayhem. Luckily I drove through a crater to one side that all the cars were avoiding when the dozer moved and made it through (but nothing followed me for some time). I had the camera running and took 19 minutes top clear, but fealt like a lifetime and could have taken a lot longer. |
Transfergarruson highway in Romania is vgood and nothing on it.
Icefields Parkway and Going to The Sun Road N America. Not forgetting the road to Sort in Spain |
Id say NZ both islands while your there but south island if you have to make one choice, road cambers are a real hoot.
Watch out for the car drivers (nutjobs) also having fun in the cambers coming the other way. Lived in Kiwi for five years but from the UK originally. :thumbup1: Mezo. |
something I learned from world travel
If there's a few things I learned recently this is one.
The amount of times I heard someone say ..... "Thats a good road" I've learned that their interpretation of a good road is well ... variable. A good road can be: Smooth tarmac and easy on suspension following 100kms of potholes. Gravel and potholes following 100kms of smooth. Twisty and winding after 3 days of motorway. Motorway after 3 days of twisty ..... Scenic, regardless of the road ... etc you get the idea. Personally I like sports bikes so enjoy fast winding roads with good surfaces and no speed cops. Therefore my recommendations are: Scotland - most of it north of Glasgow. France, most of it south of Paris. Tasmania australia - yes australia! the Hobart to Strahan road is 200kms of winding excellence, the best in oz. Scenic .... then Scotland (see a theme here) New Zealand Himalayas India to Nepal Alps in Europe lovely! There will be plenty others but these spring to mind for me. oh here look here Best Biking roads |
One year of the World's Best Roads
It has been a bit more than a year since I first started this thread, and I am very grateful for all the responses. The proposed RTW trip is now only two years away! Meanwhile, Manali-Leh trip planned this summer with son riding pillion on an Enfield. Keep the ideas coming. Thanks.
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stelvio over rated in my opinion, and very hard work on a bike, the turns are too twisty. There are much better roads in the Alps.
my two choices would be Tiz n test in Morocco and Transfagarassan (sorry, can't spell it!) in Romania http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps439f6323.jpg http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps51235f29.jpg |
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A bike in each port as they say, do they say that doh The Hobart to Strahan road is technically good, especially near the Strahan end near Queenstown. Another pleasant road is the east coast road of Tasmania. Ok, most roads here are quite good, just not down the middle, it's like riding from Lyon to Marseille, just a wide valley great for those travelling by mobile lounge room :tank: _____ Paul |
Best beach in the world
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I am going to add another one to this great list. It is in Spain, but not the Spain everybody know... this roads are in the north west of Spain, it is something like Scotland http://www.pacifly.org/wp-content/up...in-Galicia.jpg There are nearly more Km of coast in Galicia than the rest of Spain. The landscape is gorgeous, the food is delicious, the people are amazing and there is no tourist at all... and the wine ohh mama beer The route between Vigo (south,) and Viveiro is one of the best, but there is so much to explore. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8A45P3ud5u..._293x280_1.jpg And another reason... apparently there is an island (Cies Island) just right in front of Vigo with the BEST BEACH IN THE WORLD :Beach: and I'm not saying that... check this link. Top 10 beaches of the world | Travel | theguardian.com http://img.dare.co.uk/wp/galicia-coast.jpeg Enjoy! Martin |
Mexico Hwy 16 - Tecoripa to Yecora.
Rode the Sierra Madre from Tecoripa to Yecora, Mexico along Hwy 16 today, 200+ K's without any traffic! Ok I passed 1 bus, 2 wild boar, 2 deer, 1 squirrel, heaps of cows and dodged a couple of dozen football sized rocks and only 2 potholes. Its as good as any mountain road I've ridden to date, sensational in fact! More tomorrow ;-)
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Ya want real adventure? Even wrong way around guys didn't do this.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natio..._40_(Argentina) Sent from my SM-T211 using Tapatalk |
Not having experience with many other continents, I might be able to offer a couple of great roads in the United States, where riding varies greatly and you can find something to suit any level of adventure you want to pursue.
Utah - try the White Rim Trail, or Mokie Dugway...as well as perhaps the Potash Road. Colorado is filled with loads of mountain passes, off road trail riding, etc. to suit any skill level. Best wishes! Quote:
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I watched Long Way Round, an that does not make me a specialist, But since I also ride a GS1200 and an XT660, I know which one I will take to Mongolia and which one not :) I suspect, if I had a 250, that would have been my best option. But the rest of the road... perhaps the 1200 is not to bad. |
I hear you and am thinking more about my 650XC or perhaps the new Africa Twin!
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Georgia (The country)
If you pass through Georgia take some time to explore and you'll be rewarded with some fantastic scenery and interesting roads.
From Batumi to Akhaltsikhe is a bit beat up with lots of roadworks in progress but the views from the top of the pass are nice. After Akhaltsikhe the road is good and nice and twisty all the way down to Vardzia as it follows the river along the valley. I took the road from Vardzia to Alkhalkalaki whch is similar to the road down to Vardzia and then the dirt road over the mountain pass to Bojormi, a terrible pot holed road to the top of the pass but the views are spectacular then the road improves down the northern side. The road through Tbilisi National park is a good surfaced twisty road with little traffic the days I was there and again plenty of spectacular scenery. If you fancy some more difficult road the one into Tusheti National park is not to be missed with lots of twists and turns high up into the pass at just under 3000m and then down into the park itself, again very spectacular scenery. |
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I drove RTW , 11 month / 83.000km. One of the best routes is Chachapoyas - Celendin, Peru.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmmbLhiFINU |
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Just about anywhere in the Western Cape, South Africa. Especially from Gordons Bay round to Betty's Bay and beyond. Also Chapmans Peak Drive or up in the Cederberg Mountains or the R62. Actually just about anywhere in the Western Cape!
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I currently live in Zhejiang province, Eastern China, which is considered to be Chinese bike heaven. Beautiful deserted mountain passes everywhere, if you are willing to take the slog out of the city. |
Alps POI's (lesser known passes and roads)
I started an Open Street Map with .gpx points of many lesser know roads and passes in the greater european Alpine region. One layer is the suggestions from other folks at advrider.com , the other layer is over 200 gpx points from one riders decades of travels.
The layers can be toggled on/off. Additionally, the camping .gpx files found elsewhere on this site can be uploaded as a map layer. Very useful, I think. Europe moto roads and POI's off the beaten path - uMap I started a thread for additional contributions. |
Southern Africa
Western and Eastern Cape and Lesotho boast many scenic roads and beautiful mountain passes. The most spectacular roads in southern Africa are IMHO the following: Swartberg Pass, Western Cape (S33 18.996 E22 02.611) north to Prince Albert. Just north of the summit turn westwards for a detour to Gamka Kloof (De Hel). It's a 60 Km. Cul-de-sac with kiosk and campsites. Follow the road from Maclear (Eastern Cape) via Naude's Nek Pass (S30 45.882 E28 06.330) to Rhodes - Carlislehoekspruit Pass (S30 43.126 E27 57.410) - Volunteers Hoek (Bidstone) Pass (S30 42.900 E27 49.840) - Lundean's Neck Pass (S30 38.827 E27 44.530) – Telle Bridge Border Post to Lesotho – Quacha's Nek Border Post back to South Africa – Underberg (KZN) – Sani Pass (S29 35.290 E29 17.564) – northwards along the “Roof of Africa” route – Oxbow - Monontsha Pass (S28 35.197 E28 41.386), Border Post - Phuthaditjhaba (South Africa). And you shouldn't miss the Victoria Falls. Of course the Game Reserves in South Africa are well worth a visit, but m/c are not allowed. So you would need to do a day trip with local safari companies. |
fantastic and following ( i too am planning )
Northern California - Sierra Foothills Famous HWY 49 ( you can camp at my property also ) amazing curvy and great historic lil gold rush towns also its the best ride.. from west of Lake Tahoe, down to Yosemite ( 3 hours due east of San Francisco Bay Area)
Southern California - Big Bear LAKE and also south of HWY 10, up through Idlewild down to Palm Springs!! Also Southern Oregon follow the coast down from Coos Bay all along the amazing Oregon coast to Brookings then cross over to Medford, or reverse.. amazing and big Red woods.. along Rivers etc. Coco :Beach: |
world's best roads ?
Suggestions for world's best roads
Karakoram Highway, Pakistan. Ruta 40, Argentina. ... Route 1, Iceland. ... Transfagarasan Highway, Romania. ... Amalfi Drive, Italy. ... Pacific Coast Highway, USA. ... Leh-Manali Highway, India. ... Lysevegan Road, Norway. ... |
RAW 83: The 7 Wonders of the Motorcycle Travel World
Join the panel in this lively debate of the seven wonders of the motorcycle travel world, a list that will inspire riders to get out and explore, destinations and routes that add unparalleled cultural, geographical or experiential value to any motorcycle trip. With your host, Jim Martin, and co-hosts Sam Manicom, Shirley Hardy-Rix, Brian Rix, Grant Johnson and Michelle Lamphere.
We discuss some of THE great roads of the world! Isle of Man - https://new.horizonsunlimited.com/poi_entity/8418 Karakoram Highway - https://new.horizonsunlimited.com/destinations/poi/pk/karakoram-highway Pyrenees - https://new.horizonsunlimited.com/poi_entity/8419 Icefields Parkway - https://new.horizonsunlimited.com/poi_entity/8420 Dalton Highway - https://new.horizonsunlimited.com/poi_entity/8421 Mae Hong Son Loop - https://new.horizonsunlimited.com/poi_entity/8422 Patagonia Loop - Ruta 40 and Carretera Austral - https://new.horizonsunlimited.com/poi_entity/8424 |
Hello panelists,
That's great to choose the 7 wonders of motorcycle world. But I think there should be a road from Indian Himalayas. I am from India, so I could be little biased, but if you are talking about culture and geography then it should be considerable. Manali Leh highway should be considered for this. It is a 470 Km long highway which includes 4 high mountain passes up to 5300 meters altitude. and a 9 KM long tunnel at an height of 3000 meters. terrain offers from lush green Manali to cold desert sand dunes in Ladakh and snow clad mountains on the way. Moore plains offers you the view of a plateau. Journey includes from tarmac roads to off roads which includes many stream crossings. Himalayan weather changes in minutes and you can even witness snowfall in summers. It offers everything that an adventure rider likes. Manali is rich in Hinduism culture with many great temples and on the way Lahaul valley is a tribal area. Ladakh has Tibetan Buddhism culture where you can visit many great monasteries. In Manali there are many short treks to waterfalls and multi day long treks are also available for trekking souls. Manali also offers many adventure sports like paragliding, hot air baloon, river rafting etc. You have the opportunity to ride to the highest motorable road of the world. magnetic hill, moonscape site, see the double humped Bactrian camel and many more. In the end you can choose for a one side ride & fly. Or choose a circuit without repeating the same route. So it is the route of possibilities with diversity that can be considered as the 7 wonders of motorcycle world. |
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