In this month’s edition of American Motorcyclist magazine, The American Motorcycle Association has finally released it’s list of the top 15 motorcycle roads in the United States, based on votes from AMA members.  Within the past year and a half, I have had the pleasure of riding on four of those roads, so I can personally attest that they are all extremely fun rides with amazing scenery!  If you ever get the chance to ride any of the roads in the list, I would not hesitate.

First off, let me present you the list:

1. Beartooth Highway (Between MT and WY)
2. Blue Ridge Parkway (NC)
3. U.S. Route 129 – The Tail of the Dragon (NC/TN Border)
4. U.S. Route 550 (Ouray to Durango, CO)
5. California Route 1 – Pacific Coast Highway (CA)
6. Going to the Sun Road, Glacier National Park (MT)
7. Cherohala Skyway (NC and TN)
8. California Route 36 (CA)
9. U.S. Route 12 – Lolo Pass (MT and ID)
10. Angeles Crest Highway – California Route 2 (CA)
11. Natchez Trace (Natchez, MS to Nashville, TN)
12. U.S. Route 33 (Harrisonburg, VA to Seneca Rocks, WV)
13. California Route 58  (McKittrick to Santa Margarita CA)
14. Ohio Route 170 (Calcutta to Poland, OH)
15. Washington Route 129 and Oregon Route 3 (Clarkston, WA to Enterprise, OR)

As I mentioned already, I have had the opportunity to ride 4 of these roads in the past year and a half.  Mind you, 3 of them are right in my back yard, but still…  So in the following weeks, I will write about my experiences on each ride.  Stay tuned!