Washington Motorcycle Roads and Trips
Many of the country's best motorcycle rides fall within the borders of Washington (WA) state. The state is blessed with a vast diversity of breathtaking scenery including the Pacific coast, the Olympic Peninsula, the Cascade Mountains, the incredible Columbia River basin, and the arid rolling hills of eastern Washington. Although areas west of the Cascades are generally heavily populated, many outstanding motorcycle roads abound if you know where to look. The Cascades offer great mountain motorcycle riding along with wonderful destinations like Mt. Rainer and Mt. St. Helens State Park. To the south the areas around the Columbia river are home to endless magnificent winding motorcycle roads.
… then the climb to Mt Baker is the most scenic and where one will want to stop and take photos all the way up … the road turns into long sweeping high speed curves through Maple falls … the fun starts with about 15 miles of lots of hairpins and great scenery
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… when you reach the base of the mountain, you'll see some tideflats, and then you start to go through some beautiful forest, with cascading waterfalls … truly breathtaking views of the Puget Sound … stop at the Japanese garden at the base of the mountain just before the twisties begin
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"this is, in my opinion, one of the best rides in the entire NW as far as good sporting rides go! sure there are others that have more turns per mile and there are many rides with far better scenery, but, those rides generally have far more traffic, tourist's, and revenue collectors ( A.K.A. POLICE )."
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… travel along the incredible Columbia River where you stop and watch windsurfers, through farm country and deep forests … views of Mt Hood, Mt. Adams, and Mt. St. Helens as you travel through the Gifford Pinchot National
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… in a state where water, mountains & trees always add a little flavor, this trip combines all 3 to make a spectacular day trip! I've ridden a lot and on a sunny day, you can not beat this ride anywhere. Gorgeous!
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… start this ride from Mukilteo and catching the Ferry to Clinton … experience open fields to twisty mountain curves on Washington's beautiful Whidbey Island … highlight is Deception Pass … also suggest you visit the Mukilteo light house on this trip
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… beautiful scenery abounds throughout on this road with lots of variety … spectacular views of the Columbia river, especially at Cape Horn (pull over for this one), farmland, tunnels... the list goes on and one. A must ride!
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… beautiful ride along the upper Columbia River, plenty of mountains and forest to see … road hugs the Columbia River and takes you all the way to within 10 or so miles of the Canadian border … lots of winding roadway … amenities in Kettle Falls, Marcus, and Northport
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… you'll be amazed by 65 miles of old growth forest thru a national park with alpine vistas climbing from sea level to 8000 ft. on this VERY twisty road … end up in a great town Winthrop Washington. This is truly one of Washington's hidden secrets!!!
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.. the star of this trip is the 14,411 ft Mt. Rainier - … see many rivers, lakes, canyons and waterfalls often times dramatically and starkly outlined by the dark volcanic rock surfaces … road conditions are almost ideal for motorcycle enjoyment - plenty of zigs and zags and long climbs
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