Photo contributed by a visitor in Mar 09 - "Photo taken in fall of 2008 "
Motorcycle
Road Scenery:
Beautiful
isolated farms with rolling hills. You'll be driving next
to and through some of the Wayne National Forest.
Photo contributed by a visitor in Mar 09 - "Photo taken in fall of 2008 "
Motorcycle
Road Quality:
Lots
of very challenging twisties. Roads line the crests of rolling
hills ... an amusement park for sport and sport touring
bikes. NOT a novice road. One should attempt this
road with extreme concentration. Road conditions are fast
with little traffic.
Photo contributed by a visitor in Mar 09 - "Photo taken in fall of 2008 "
Motorcycle
Roadside Amenities:
Isolated.
You're there for one thing - to ride.
Photo contributed by a visitor in Mar 09 - "Photo taken in fall of 2008 "
Directions:
Written directions:
Not
too hard to find. Just south of Zanesville,
OH is the very small town of Brush Creek,
OH. Just get yourself to Brush
Creek and head south on route 555 for
about 30 miles till you get to the end point
of Chesterhill, OH.
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One of the best rides in the state, just hope that you don't get stuck behind some jerk on a cruiser making all kinds of noise and going 25mph the whole way, because there aren't a lot of opportunities to pass safely.
this isnt a road to be on at night. it's roughly 50 miles in its entirty from zanesville; will end at rt. 7 and at the river. this road isnt quite as technical as rt. 258 in the vicinity of newcomerstown, but its not 1 to disrespect. go north on 7 to hannibal and enjoy rt. 536; roughly about 45 mins give or take. its a ride not to be missed.
I was just on the southern end of 555 from where it intersects w/ 550. What a trip! A long straight on this ribbon can't be more than 50 yds long. You have to pay attention as the aforementioned cinder issue is real. Best to just take your time anyway and enjoy the magnificent countryside. Postcard pretty.
Watch out on 555. The road is often filled with cinders, not gravel. It reacts like gravel but you can't see it until you're on it. Small black pellets that work like vaseline under your tires. Beware on 555. Enough friends of mine have crashed on it that someone has made up a shirt saying, "Surf Ohio - Route 555".
This user rated the route: 9 out of 10
Posted 8 hours ago
Just road this at the end of June 09 and had come from the southeast to start, so went all the way up to (just short of) Zanesville to start it, per the recommendation of this site. From a sport-touring/sport perspective at first I was disappointed, because south of Zanesville to 37 it's really just another typical SE Ohio road but with more gravel in the turns. It gets better south of OH 37 though, and best south of 78. As Jim said, keep going after Chesterhill. Overall just if you're coming at it from the SE or SW and looking to chop some miles out of a long tour, drop the part north of 37.
This user rated the route: 9 out of 10
Posted 12 hours ago
We just finished a 2k fun ride vacation and 555 was one of the high spots. After all the heavy rains there was some gravel, with attention it wasn't a big problem. (Cinders are used in the winter for traction and stick around for a while). Don't forget 681, 690, 550, 26,536, old 33, and so many more in SE Ohio.
This user rated the route: 9 out of 10
Posted 9 days ago
JUST RODE GREAT LOOP THAT INCLUDED 258, 800, 26 AND 555. 555 WAS EXCELLENT. LITTLE TO NO GRAVEL, NO TRAFFIC. HANDS DOWN ONE OF TOP 5 ROADS IN OHIO TO RIDE. NOT SURE WHERE THE CINDER COMMENTS ARE COMING FROM. PAVEMENT WAS GREAT LAST WEEKEND. DID SEE A FEW ANIMALS ABOUT... A COW BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD... THAT WAS FREAKY! JUST BE CAREFUL AND RIDE WITHIN YOUR MEANS AND YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME ON THIS ROAD.
Beware on 555. Enough friends of mine have crashed on it that someone has made up a shirt saying, "Surf Ohio - Route 555".