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Motorcycle
Road Scenery: 
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Great
southern Ohio route with scenery that ranges
from dairy farms, rolling hills, river crossings,
and dense forests. A Fall run would be incredible!!!
Great stops in historic small towns with much history
and very well kept. Midway point is Marietta
- incredibly scenic town along the Ohio River
(perfect lunch stop).
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Motorcycle
Road Quality:
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Road
quality is excellent - much of the roads have been
recently re-surfaced. Lots of rolling hills with
gradual twists and turns. Mostly state routes -
not much traffic during weekdays. Be careful,
some of the twists and turns come over the hilltop
peaks with some blind spots - great for kick-starting
the ole pumper.
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Motorcycle
Roadside Amenities: 
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Very
good roadside amenities. Many nice towns
- will take you back to an era gone by. Enough small
roadside rest stops to tap the kidney and loosen
the legs (as well as take pictures). Most likely,
you'll meet other bikers on the way.
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About
60 miles southeast of Columbus, you'll find Burr
Oak State Park (near Glouster
Ohio). Start at Burr
Oak State Park and take Rt 78-NE to McConnelsville.
From there take Rt-60 southeast to Marietta. In
Marietta, pick-up Rt-550 west to Athens. In Athens,
get on Rt-13 north and take this back to Burr Oak
State Park.
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Additional
Information:
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I haven't taken this route or rode any of these roads in a year or so. The last time I remember there being some "sand" spots every so often. Hopefully the roads have cleaned up since I last went. I plan on taking this trip quite a few times this Spring/Summer.