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New York Motorcycle Roads and Trips

From its majestic mountains, cities and lakes to pastoral farmlands and vineyards, the Empire State has it all! Upstate New York features motorcycle rides meandering through the Adirondack Mountains and the Appalachian Highlands. Between these two upland regions and along the eastern and northern borders, motorcycle rides will take place within a series of lowlands. The state is also blessed with good access to large lakes including Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain and majestic rivers like the Hudson and Allegheny. A great motorcycle ride in New York (NY) state can provide memories to last a lifetime!

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	Honeoye Lake-Naples Loop October 16, 2011 The terrain is typical of the Finger Lakes region. Rolling hills, long valleys running down between hill top that often sport hang... Excellent roads. No potholes that I remember. The road quality made it easy to sit back, slow down and drink in the... After you find your way to Honeoye, New York (14471), I head south on West Lake Rd. (CR-36). 15 miles down the...
	Mill Road August 20, 2011 This road is a nice drive through some nicely wooded acres. This road has allot of nice twisties throughout the whole road. Road is nicely paved with no potholes. Mill road can be entered off the express way at exit 71 heading east. Take the exit and then turn left on...
	Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway May 19, 2011 This route takes you along the Mohawk River to where it flows into the mighty Hudson. You start among historic structures in... The roads on this route are in good shape overall. The only rough patch is Cresent Road between Cohoes and US 9... Take the Thruway to Exit 25, and I890 west to exit 4B (Erie Blvd) to start the route. Follow Erie Blvd out...
	Boonville to Lake Placid May 19, 2011 Nothing but mountains, forest and lakes. Gorgeous drive through Adirondack park. Passes the Chain lakes, Eagle Bay, Old Forge, Blue Mountain Lake,... Awesome road with a ton of turns. It's very rare to go straight for more than 1/2 mile or so. Winds up... Start in Boonville NY. Coming either north or south on RT. 12, you will turn off onto Moose River Rd. You will...
	Capital Region to Fort Ti Loop May 19, 2011 From Stillwater, you get to ride by Saratoga Lake, up the casual 9N up the West side of Lake George to Ticonderoga.... 9N from Saratoga up to Ticonderoga, especially from Lake George up around the lake has the scenery, twists, turns, hills. All around... Stillwater - turn on Lake Road, stay straight until Saratoga lake. Turn right, stay along the lake until you get to the...
	The Great Sacandaga Lake Loop May 19, 2011 This route traces the shoreline of the Great Sacandaga Lake. The lake itself and Adirondack Park lands surrounding it are absolutely gorgeous... Both North Shore and South Shore Roads are fantastic motorcycle roads. The roads' surfaces are well maintained for the most part with... Take the Thruway to Exit 26 at Amsterdam, ride Rt.30 north to Vail Mills and take a right on Rt. 29 (to...
	Rt. 443 and Thatcher Park May 19, 2011 Rt. 443 takes you from the urban congestion of Albany west across the beautiful Heldeberg Mountains to the placid Schoharie Valley. Along... Rt. 443 alternates between 50 mph sweepers and twisties for most of its route. The majority of the twisties are on the... Rt. 443 begins in Albany as Delaware Ave at the corner of Lark St. & Madison Ave (US 20). You can follow...
	Ferries to Montauk May 19, 2011 Truck-free roads, lush woods, peaceful water crossings, farms and vineyards, country estates all ending at spacious ocean beaches. Some hills, mostly flat, a few twisties, and one roller coaster at the end. Merritt Parkway north to Bridgeport, CT and cross the sound ferry to Port Jefferson, Long Island where your route starts. Rt. 25...
	New York Rt 21 May 19, 2011 Great Lakes to rolling hills to open farm land, the route is constantly changing. This route runs most of the width of... The road is well maintained the whole way. Most of it is in great shape with a few sections of average quality.... Route 21 runs between Pultneyville on Lake Ontario and Andover on Route 417. There are two detours that I'd Recommend. The first...
	The 20-Mile Delaware River Tour May 19, 2011 This is an extremely beautiful river route. Rt 97 follows the river several hundred feet above the river. It offers exquisite panoramas... This is an well cared for state highway. The blacktop is in extremely good repair as are the roadside rests. This is... Start in Port Jervis, NY along I-84 on the Pennsylvania/New York border and take Rt 6W to Rt 97N. After 23 miles,...
	Schoharie Valley Loop December 5, 2010 The route takes you through the gorgeous Schoharie Valley. Large farm fields stretch away from both sides of Route 30. Nice views... Route 30 is a first class road. The speed limit is 55 mph between the small towns that line it, its chock... If you're riding from the Capital District area, its best to take I-88 west to exit 23 (Central Bridge) to find the...
	The Montauk Lighthouse Run (on Rt 27) January 1, 2010 Beautiful wine orchards, and farms with green pastures, you will also see white-tailed deer, red tailed hawks, and fox along the roads... Roads are pretty well maintained, some parts are newly paved. The route starts in Holbrook, N.Y. and it ends at Montauk Point N.Y. on Rt 27. You can find a detailed map...
	Capital District to OCC August 1, 2009 Following 9W all the way down provides several opportunities for great views of valleys and long-distance views from the tops of hills.... 9W is generally very well kept up. I spotted very few hazards, mostly just some gravel on the shoulder. The "country" parts... -Get on 787 South. Follow it until it ends. -Make a right to get on 9W South. -Keep left at...
	Long Island's North Shore Tour July 1, 2009 This tour begins at the end of Glen Cove Road (route 107) in Glen Cove on Long Island. As you meander through... Although this trip doesn't provide many stretches of road where you can open her up, the beautifully paved roads offer miles of... The route starts in Glen Cove, New York on Long Island. From the Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridges, you travel south on...
	Cayuga Lake Tour June 1, 2009 This ride runs through Taughannock Falls State Park where the tallest shear drop waterfall is east of the Rockies! You'll also... Nice hills and valleys put together a few twists a turns along the way. Start in Ithaca N.Y. Get on 89 north and take that north as it follows the western shore of Cayuga Lake. Take...
	RT 10 - Walton to Deposit May 1, 2009 this is one of the most scenic roads in the entire state! you travel right thru the cannonsville reservoir which appears on... this is an older road with a concrete base which just recently was repaved, it is smooth and level with plenty of... This route is easy to describe as all you need to do is take Route 10 between Walton and Deposit. One suggestion...
	NY State Route 166 May 1, 2009 A beautiful valley road that runs between Milford and Cherry Valley with good hills and sporadic residences. State road is well maintained that has sweeping curves and is reasonably banked. Small grass strip airport on east in Westville. This route end points are Milford and Cherry Valley, NY and all you do is take State Route 166 between the two...
	Route 80 August 1, 2008 After you take the Ilion gorge road from rt. 20 to Ilion take rt 5 east until you come to Ft. plain... The road quality for the most part is very good with a few spots that need to be watched out for, such... Ft. Plain NY is where you will pick up Route 80 and take it south to Cooperstown, NY ... approximately 30 miles....
	Adirondack Lake Loop April 1, 2008 The scenery on this route is outstanding as you'll be passing through Adirondack Park and along the shoreline of multiple lakes.... 9N is a great scenery road, but it does have rolling curves and a few twisties, though nothing that will push your... Start in Lake George, NY and head north on Canada St(the main drag), Lake George. -Veer east onto 9N (Lake Shore...
	The Taborton Loop April 1, 2008 Farm to Market Road is a scenic part, with sweeping hills that give great vistas at the top. Taborton road is mostly... This is definitely a technical, twisty ride. Farm to Market (included because rt2 is easy to get to from a lot of... Start just east of Brunswick, NY (just northeast of Albany, NY - see online map!) at the intersection of 351(Farm to Market...
	Spooky Sleepy Hollow Three Day Tour November 1, 2007 The area covered by this ride is nestled between the Appalachian Mountain Range, and The Mighty Hudson River. This is Washington Irving... This route keeps you off the highways, and through mostly quiet towns. RT 22 can be very hilly, and twisty; so if... Start your ride in Petersburgh, NY, just over the MA line at the meeting of RT 2 and 22. Take 22 South,...
	Cherry Valley Turnpike - US 20 August 1, 2007 Cherry Valley Turnpike (US-20) takes you through some of the most picturesque landscape in all of New York state. Farms, hills, Windmills,... US 20 is basically a 4 lane road with parts restricted to 2 lanes. Visibility is very good and road quality excellent.... The Cherry Valley Turnpike runs from Skaneateles NY to Cobbelskill NY. Skaneateles and is accessible from I 81 near Lafayette NY. This...
	Lake George into the Adirondack State Park & Museum June 1, 2007 The road starts out traveling along the western edge of Lake George, which is huge and stunning. Then you wind up... Lots of curves, climbs and twists. A few grades are steep, and there's a couple of deep curves on some serious declines.... This Ride starts in Lake George, NY. Take Rt 9N North, along the western edge of Lake George. You wind up into...
	Lake George to Saratoga Springs June 1, 2007 We undertook the ride while we were at the Americade. Fun as the event was, it didn't provide a whole bunch of... Just fine. Some twists, but not a lot of inclines, or anything hairy. Vintage Vincent motorcycle at the Saratogo... Start in Lake George Village and head NW on Rt 9, in Warrensburg. Keep a sharp eye out, and just past the...
	The Ilion Gorge Run March 1, 2007 This short and sweet 10 mile run is a NY route that is one of those routes that is a well kept... The quality of the road varies, they State keeps it up pretty well, but the extremely sharp turns (which are all banked... Start your route in the town of Ilion, NY (which is just 10 miles southeast of Utica, NY) and head south on...