On
this route you'll start out in lower altitude prairie environment
and then begin to enter vast foothills with sporadic trees.
As you rise up into the higher mountain elevations, the
forest will become much thicker and you'll be weaving in
and out of mountain top's and ridges as you cross the Helena
National Forest area. Also during the route you'll cross
countless rivers and have many opportunities to pull over
and explore beautiful Montana mountain territories on foot
if you'd like.
Motorcycle
Road Quality:
The
road is pretty mild in terms of curves and elevation changes.
There are no twisties on this route whatsoever but there
are some nice sweepers. Condition of the road is very good
as it didn't have any pothole or significant bumps to worry
about. There is a lot of gravel collecting in the spring
time as it gets a lot of snow in the winter.
Motorcycle
Roadside Amenities:
As
far as thing to do along the way, Lincoln is about your
biggest town to stop and there are a good amount of hotels
there and cafés and places to get gas or just stretch
your legs. If you want to do some camping or fishing,
you'll find plenty of opportunities to do that up there.
The real "amenities" attraction though is the route's
end point of Missoula, MT. I suggest you head downtown
as it has an awesome old west feel to it and you'll find
plenty of shops to take in while you are walking around.
If you ever take young kids to Missoula, you need to go
to the park downtown which as a huge wooden castle/play
ground. If you are heading the other direction and Great
Falls is your destination, the one thing you need to see
there is the C.M.
Russell art museum. In terms of western art, Charlie
Russell is the premier artist and this museum has more
of his works than any. Another place I would suggest would
be Giant
Springs Park.
Directions:
Written directions:
The
route is very easy to find and follow. Just
start out in Great Falls, and get on I-15
north up to Vaughn and get on Rt 200 and
take it east all the way to Missoula, MT.
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Andy Hayes - 2004 Victory
This user rated the route: 8 out of 10
Posted 101 days ago
A nice variation on this ride is the "double divide" - riding west from Vaughan (not east) on 200, you will cross the Continental Divide at Roger's Pass. About 10-15 miles further west, turn left on SR 279 (Flescher Pass Road). If you want "twisties" this is your route! It goes back over the Divide at Flescher Pass, then down into the Helena valley where it turns into Lincoln Road, and comes out at Interstate 15. Watch out for wildlife, I nearly hit a couple of deer.
