Goldring Road, La Porte, IN

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Average Rating - This road has been rated by 6 visitors

State: Indiana
Date Submitted: February 1, 2007
Submitted by: VFRidergal
Motorcycle Road Length: 3.5 Miles

Written Directions

To start this route you need to get yourself to La Porte, Indiana. From there you need to:

1) Travel west on Hwy 2 from US 35 (La Porte, IN).
2) Turn North on south 500 West at the Pinola Mart gas station.
3) Turn West (left) on "Small" Road. Small Rd will turn into Goldring Road. (Goldring Road is often vandalized to read GoldWing Road.)

Suggest you use the online map above and zoom in and out till you get your bearings and figure out the best way for you to get there.

Scenery

Scenery is limited to the wooded area the road was carved through, along with some rural residential areas.

Road Quality

I call this road the "Dragon" of Northwest Indiana. It's the twistiest road in Northwest Indiana, and is a far cry comparing it to Deal's Gap. HOWEVER, this is relative to our portion of the state. It's a short run (3.5 mi.) but is worth every minute! Watch out for some gravel in corners. Not many elevation changes. Definitely a hidden road and only known to locals... until now. :-)

Roadside Amenities

Country road... nothing to offer other than a great hidden road.

Additional Info

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Reviewed by da-mack on August 3, 2011 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Da-Mack
motorcycle_year: 2002
motorcycle_make: Suzuki
motorcycle_type: Cruiser
Comment: At the north end of this route jog west to Wosniak Rd and follow it down to HWY6. Wasniak is a bit twisty with lots of tree covered section and back road farm land. Then take 6 back to 35 and north back to La Porte for a nice loop. Wosniak is nice, new pavement where as Goldring is a bit rough but not bad. Be prepared for some down shifting and don't go too fast. Note the neat old mansions just outside of La Porte. This a great route!
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Reviewed by Guest on January 25, 2011 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Dan
motorcycle_year: 2006
motorcycle_make: Suzuki
motorcycle_type: Sport
Comment: totally not worth it. I kept waiting for it to get fun and it never did.
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Reviewed by Guest on October 12, 2010 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Disappointed
motorcycle_year: 2010
motorcycle_make: Harley-Davidson
motorcycle_type: Touring
Comment: If you are a true rider, this road is a BIG let down. Don't even put it in the same breath as the Dragon. Its like riding through a subdivision for a couple miles. Don't even bother going out of your way for this.
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Reviewed by Guest on July 5, 2009 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Miles
motorcycle_year: 1995
motorcycle_make: BMW
motorcycle_type: Touring
Comment: I would make this ride longer by starting in LaPorte on lake shore drive. Nice lake views and some curvy road through the parks . The road turns into greenleaf and dumps you onto small road.
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Reviewed by Guest on June 1, 2009 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Tracy
motorcycle_year: 1998
motorcycle_make: Harley-Davidson
motorcycle_type: Sport-Touring
Comment: Took this road as part of a larger trip. Short road but, very beautiful tree lined street. Easy turns to make, nothing too crazy.
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Reviewed by Guest on February 16, 2009 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Nate
motorcycle_year: 2006
motorcycle_make: Honda
motorcycle_type: Touring
Comment: There are some other nice roads in the area, this one is pretty short. We swung by here as part of a lager trip to the Indian Casino (FourWinds) in New Buffalo Michigan.
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