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Title: Missouri Wine Country Tour
State: Missouri

Submitted By: Kulbikr

Date Submitted: Oct 02

Motorcycle Type: 97 Suzuki Katana

Motorcycle Road Length: 60 Miles (or 130 Miles for full trip)

 
Motorcycle Road Scenery:

      This route starts right outside of West St. Louis and takes you through the beautiful Missouri River Valley and into the best wine-country in the Midwest.  After the wineries stop near the town of Herman, you can continue on for another 50 or so miles if you like the route's twisty turns and hills (full trip).  MotorcycleRoads has designated this route as a "Buried Treasure Route" because of its outstanding balance of scenery, motorcycle-road quality and amenities.

Along this route you will see some of the best scenery that Missouri has to offer.  The route hugs the Missouri River and you will view the river at different points along the route.  Because of the fertile river valley land, the area is filled with picture perfect farms and wineries.  There are also large limestone bluffs that the river runs next to at points giving you some great photo opportunities.  These bluffs rise as much as 400 feet above the Missouri River.

 
Motorcycle Road Quality:
      This route hugs the Missouri River and has plenty of twists and turns and hills to keep all of us on motorcycles very happy.  Keep in mind though, in the spring, occasional river flooding can cause problems on some of the stretches of 94.  Try going on a Sunday instead of on a Saturday (very very crowded during the wine season at least). Many biker sightings on the way. The only con is that until you actually get out of the suburbs there are a gazillion stop lights that you might have to encounter...but after that its pure motorcycling bliss. The towns are spread out nicely along the route, which gives you a chance to get some uninterrupted riding in between stops.  Overall, this route is among the best Missouri has to offer and anybody who owns a motorcycle in the area would be making a big mistake not to drive it at least once or twice in a season.   
 
Motorcycle Roadside Amenities:

      This route takes you on a tour of the Missouri Rihneland or wine-country.  If you enjoy wine tasting and aren’t stupid enough to drive when you’ve had too much too drink, then this will be one of the top routes in all of Missouri for you. 

The August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area can be found by taking a detour at Rte. D west for about 2 miles.  It offers thousands of acres for hiking, picnicking, hunting and fishing. 

If you take another detour off of Rte. 94 west on Rte. F for about 5 miles you will see the Daniel Boon House.  Daily tours are offered March-November.  The house is a four story, plantation style house that Daniel Boone built with the help of his son.  It is here where Daniel Boone retired and lived his last years of life back in the early 1800s. 

The Katy trail is a biking and hiking trail that covers 200 miles of abandoned railroad paths.  From this route you can access the trails of this route.

Augusta Missouri is home of many of the area’s best wineries.  For an incredible view of the Missouri River valley and the area’s farms, visit the Montelle Winery (314-228-4464).  It sits atop a 400 ft bluff that overlooks the river valley below. 

Detour off of 94 heading south on Rte. 47 for about 4 miles.  There you will find the town of Washington, which sits next to the Missouri River and offers visitors a number of restaurants, Bed and Breakfasts and various arts and craft shops.  This town of 11,000 is relatively large by rural measurements and has a large number of attractive homes built in a “Missouri-German” style that visitors love to see.  It is also home of the world’s only existing corn-cob pipe factory that puts out an amazing 7,000 pipes a day and have been used by famous people such as Mark Twain and General Douglas MacArthur. 

Back on 94 a couple of miles west of the town of Dutzow look for a sign leading to the grave and monument of Daniel Boone.  Apparently Daniel Boone was originally buried here back in 1820 and his body lay next to his wife’s for 25 years until the State of Kentucky won a fight to have his body brought back to the state he helped found.  Rumor has it that the state of Missouri actually sent the bones of a young slave instead. 

The highlight of the trip may be its final stop in Herman.  This town was established by German immigrants who wanted to preserve their customs and architecture.  Today this hilly little German town is a popular tourist town because of the many bed and breakfasts, museums, and wineries.  Like any good German town, this place really comes alive during its many October Fests put together each year.  The town is neatly kept and offers blocks of shops and restaurants.  Go to the Stone Hill Winery (573-486-2129) if you want a great view overlooking the town.  Make sure you take the tour they offer to see its impressive wine cellars.  The Historic Herman Museum (573-489-5959) will tell you about the history of the area and its German-Americans that proudly built this beautiful town.

The wineries stop at Herman but if you continue on you will still see some pretty farms, pass through nice small towns and ride some great twisty stretches of 94 about another 50 miles all the way to capital city of Missouri - Jefferson City.

Missouri Division of Tourism (314-751-4133). For a Guide to the local wineries call 800-392-9463.  

 
Directions:
      Directions for this route are very simple.  Take state route 94 west from St. Charles Missouri all the way to McKittrick, MO.  To visit Hermann, one you get to McKittrick, head south on route 19 over the river and you'll be in Herman.  After Herman you can go back to 94 and return to St. Charles or continue west on 94 to do some more great driving.  You might want to take that road all the way to Jefferson City. 
 
Additional Information:
      - View the weather forecast for this area from Yahoo weather.
      - Missouri Division of Tourism (314-751-4133).
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Kevin - 1979 Harley-Davidson
This user rated the route: 8 out of 10     Posted 24 days ago
Great route! Very scenic and curvy. Definitely watch out for drunk drivers. It's no secret that people drive drunk out there and they often have police check points spring up out of nowhere.
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Randy - 2010 Honda
This user rated the route: 8 out of 10     Posted 36 days ago
Just completed this trip. Rode from Interstate 64 to Jeff city. Great rode to ride. I Would recommend doing this during the week. I could see how the weekend the road way would get busy with all the wineries along the way.
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Ike - 2001 BMW
Posted 717 days ago
Caution: Many wineries on the twisty, high speed, and narrow Hwy 94 between Hwy 40 and Augusta, MO make for frequent treacherous encounters with drunk drivers crossing the center line. Great ride for week days or before noon on weekends. Otherwise, I keep clear of this area. For more fearless riders, there are two excellent 'biker bars' in Defiance (not rowdy, good crowd, everyone welcome, frequent live music on weekends).
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jeff - 2006 Harley-Davidson
This user rated the route: 9 out of 10     Posted 44 days ago
Great winding road,,,smooth, curvy, with scenery around every turn....wine lovers beware, there are more than a handful of wineries who want to tempt you with their culinary tastes, make sure u end up at StoneHill winery , simply the best of the best....very historic little town to cruise around in as well......Daniel Boone's homestead on the route was well worth taking in , good for a little stretching the legs break, all in all,,,one of the best road trips I've encountered on two wheels...the only way to travel........
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4INer - 2005 Honda
Posted 869 days ago
While your running 94 you need to take a detour and head north toward Pendleton on B hwy. Doun't worry about how to get back to 94, after taking a run up B you will have no problem turning around and running it in the opposite direction. Great road, smooth pavement, but will definately challange you. Will also leave you grinning when you're finished.
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