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Anybody here in Missouri? Wondering how the drive is on MO 19 from Salem to Winona. It looks pretty good just looking at it on a map (and on Curvature) but would love to hear from somebody who's driven it if it's a good drive. It would take me quite a while to get there from the Chicago burbs so I just want to make sure it's not gravel or 25mph and loaded with police before thinking about a trip down there. TIA
Arizona - outside of Phoenix
Route 88 from Apache Junction to Tortilla Flat
It begins with one of those curvy arrow yellow signs that says "next 37 miles".
I went out there almost every weekend about 6am on my GSXR-750.
Went out and back twice in about 3 hours.
Go home, hang up my helmet and go back on 4 wheels till noon.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
You need to go early if it's a weekend so you don't get stuck behind RV's and boats heading out to the lakes.
The road from Kingman AZ to Oatman Az. Extremely fun road to drive and lots of 10-15 MPH turns
One of my favorite roads to drive. You can have a lot of fun there, that's for sure. It reminds me of the crazy road I had the opportunity to drive in Germany. It's located in the area between Hamburg and Lubeck in Northern Germany. Of course, the car speed in Germany can't be huge but in some cases I had almost a heart attack driving there. It was fun tho, but I liked traveling by their railroads much more. We don't have many opportunities to do that in the US, but in Germany, it's on another level. I have got a couple of tickets at dbauskunft.com from Lubeck to Berlin and was surprised with the quality of their service and railroads. We should have smth like this in the US, imho.
The best road in NJ hands down is my driveway. There are no good roads in this state, so now you are down to 49.
No, this is wrong.
Granted, most of the good roads lead OUT of New Jersey, but that's to be expected because NJ is a small state.
Route 23 past High Point.
Route 10, if you stay on it past Randolph.
Lots of good back roads, like 646, Tempe Wicke Road, or Long Valley Road. Five miles from where I used to live, and you're in farm country.
Not high speed roads, but very scenic with curves and places to stop.
Reviving this again - any suggestions for northern Maryland?
The Porsche Club Founders Region had the fall drive through northern Maryland meeting near Poolsville and then driving north past Hagerstown into the mountains. It was a fun ride with plenty of twisty two lane roads and awesome fall foliage. I’m a fan of driving on Frederick Road, Route 28 and Clopper Road (the inspiration for “Country Roads” song by John Denver).
OK, I might be biased, but the best road(s) in Colorado make up the San Juan Skyway. You want twisting two-lane? Plenty. You want twisting two-lane with stunning mountain views? Yep. You want twisting two-lane, stunning mountain views, and 500 ft drops with no guard rails? Yeah, some of those, so pay attention.
As a loop you can start anywhere, but pick Durango. Go north on US 550 through Silverton and Ouray to Ridgway (81 miles), west on Hwy 62 to Placerville (24 miles), south on Hwy 145 past Telluride, through Ophir and Dolores to Cortez (85 miles), ad then east on US 160 past Mesa Verde National Park, through Mancos and Hesperus, and back to Durango (46 miles). Thats 235 miles total, with elevations ranging from 6000 to 11,000 ft.
Do it in a day or spend a long weekend. Besides driving, look for movie stars (Telluride), movie sets (Ridgway--the John Wayne version of True Grit), blue collar mining towns (Silverton), indian cliff ruins (Mesa Verde), and steam trains (Durango).
Old post, I know. But -
San Juan Skyway is the obvious answer and I don't disagree with you. I want to put in an honorable mention for CO 141 between Grand Junction and Naturita. It goes along the bottom of Gateway Canyon. Nobody seems to know about it and there are no obvious tourist destinations along the way except for the excellent Gateway Canyon Resort, which is in the middle of nowhere and contains an excellent automotive museum. The road is well maintained and sits in a part of Colorado where altitude is a little lower and there are fewer freeze-thaw cycles to tear up the road. It is less extreme (from an exposure perspective) than US-550. And, you're right there in the wine country if that is your thing.
San Juan Skyway is the obvious answer and I don't disagree with you. I want to put in an honorable mention for CO 141 between Grand Junction and Naturita. It goes along the bottom of Gateway Canyon. Nobody seems to know about it and there are no obvious tourist destinations along the way except for the excellent Gateway Canyon Resort, which is in the middle of nowhere and contains an excellent automotive museum. The road is well maintained and sits in a part of Colorado where altitude is a little lower and there are fewer freeze-thaw cycles to tear up the road. It is less extreme (from an exposure perspective) than US-550. And, you're right there in the wine country if that is your thing.
That does look like a very special 100+ mile section of road; much thanks for sharing! The total road (and especially the section between Gateway & Naturita) looks like it would require an immediate about-face to do it from the opposite direction if one didn't live in the area. Now the hard part will be for the west coast rally crew to build that into a very long road trip (a boy can dream, no?!)
In the meantime, glad that you are enjoying it for us! Thanks so much and keep up the suggestions...
12-07-2020, 05:43 PM
