Best American Motorcycle Routes:
Grab your Butler Map and begin traveling the roads less traveled. We have been using Butler maps for so many of the locations that we have visited over the last several years. Each map outlines the best roads in “red, yellow, and orange” as the most challenging or simply enjoyable to all motorcycle enthusiasts! These roads include “fast sweepers, elevation changes, tight corners, and everything in-between.” We have found that these maps provide a great way to experience each state, or in this case “Region” as a way to guide you to “Get out and ride!”
Butler Adventure Series and Maps:
Grab your Butler Map and begin riding the roads less traveled. We have been using Butler maps for so many of the locations that we have visited over the last several years. Each map outlines the best roads in “red, yellow, and orange” as the most challenging to simply enjoyable to all motorcycle enthusiasts! These roads include “fast sweepers, elevation changes, tight corners, and everything in-between.” We have found that these maps provide a great way to experience each state, or in this case “Region” as a way to guide you to “Get out and ride!”
We have listed all of the routes on Butler’s two maps: 30 Classic American Motorcycle Rides below and have them broken up into the Eastern and Western Segments featuring the “Best Rides Around the United States.” Print the list and see how many you spectacular roads you can check off of your bucket list of best U.S. rides.
There are still several routes that we have yet to discover but we can certainly say that we are incredibly grateful to have been able to experience so many on the list. Whereas Butler has their top list... we have added a few of our own. Drop us an email if you have suggestions of your own that we should add to that growing list!
We will continue to enjoy what we refer to as “helmet time” as we share laughter and deep conversations about the beauty and rewards of each road. 2024 may lead us to some very different terrain and locations than any of our previous years as we throw our legs over the new BMW’s.
To end: do as Butler says:
“Get out and ride!”
Or as we say:
“Travel safe... and we will see you out on the road.”
John and Caroline 🍀
To order your copy of a Butler Map you can go to: butlermaps.com and use the code SHAMROCK15 for 15% off of your purchase. (We are not sponsored and do not get any revenue from Butler Maps.)
The Tail of The Dragon: Tennessee in the fall. Don’t miss it. 318 curves in 11 miles!
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Western Segment - Classic American Motorcycle Rides:
Western Segment
17 Total Rides
13 States
☐ Mt Ranier National Park, WA (160 Miles)
☐ Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT (50 Miles)
Glacier National Park
☐ Hells Canyon, OR (195 Miles)
☐ Lolo Pass, ID & MT (175 Miles)
☐ Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND (209 Miles)
☐ Beartooth Pass &Chief Joseph Highway, MT & WY (113 Miles)
☐ Bighorn Mountains, WY (221 Miles)
☐ Black Hills, SD (113 Miles)
☐ Avenue of the Giants, CA (32 Miles)
☐ Pacific Coast Highway, CA (125 Miles)
☐ Death Valley National Park , CA (156 Miles)
☐ Bicentennial Highway, UT (202 Miles)
☐ Independence Pass, CO (43 Miles)
☐ Million Dollar Highway, CO (231 Miles)
☐ Highway 191, AZ (117 Miles)
☐ Silver City Loop, NM (125 Miles)
☐ Historic Route 66 (Total Miles: 2,851)
States: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois
Eastern Segment - Classic American Motorcycle Rides:
Eastern Segment
Rides
States
☐ Great River Road, WI & IA (119 Miles)
☐ The Covered Bridges Highway, OH (78 Miles)
☐ The Catskills, NY (166 Miles)
☐ Green Mountain Highway, VT (200 Miles)
☐ Acadia National Park, ME (96 Miles)
☐ Skyline Drive, VA (105 Miles)
☐ Blue Ridge Parkway, VA & NC (367 Miles)
☐ The Midland Trail, WV (115 Miles)
☐ Daniel Boone National Forest, KY (350 Miles)
☐ Tail of the Dragon, NC & TN (83 Miles)
☐ Cherohala Skyway, TN (50 Miles)
☐ Natchez Trace Parkway, MS & TN (430 Miles)
☐ Talimena National Scenic Drive, OK & AK (61 Miles)
☐ The Pig Tail, AK (129 Miles)
☐ The Twisted Sisters, TX (191 Miles)
☐ Florida Keys, FL (125 Miles)
Our “Grand Shamrock Rides” as an added bonus:
We would encourage any rider to add the following motorcycles rides to their bucket list!
☐ Oregon Coast, Highway 101, OR (370 Miles)
☐ Scenic Rim Ride, Crater Lake National Park, OR (33 Miles)
☐ Iron Mountain Road, SD (17 Miles)
☐ Scenic Byway 12, Utah (124 Miles)
☐ The Lost Coast Highway, CA (120 Miles)
☐ State Route 36, CA ( 184 Miles)
☐ Lake Ponchartrain, LA (24 Miles)
☐ Highway 30A on The Gulf Coast, FL (20 miles)
☐ Yellowstone National Park, WY (295 Miles)
☐ Sedona 89A to Flagstaff, AZ (21 Miles)
☐ Park Loop Road, Acadia National Park, Maine (60 Miles)
☐ Tunnel of Trees, Michigan (30 Miles)
☐ 555 The Triple Nickel, OH (62 Miles)
☐ The Sidewinder to Oatman, AZ (191 Curves in 9 Miles:)
☐ Badlands Loop Road, Badlands National Park, SD (30 Miles)
Crater Lake is Oregon’s only National Park and so worth the ride!
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South Dakota: A great place to ride. Who doesn’t like 314 Curves in 17 Miles? Also, do not miss The Needles Highway, Black Hills, and Spearfish Canyon while you are in the area as they have a map of their own and it is definitely worth seeing!
To order your copy of a Butler Map you can go to: butlermaps.com and use the code SHAMROCK15 for 15% off of your purchase. (We are not sponsored and do not get any revenue from Butler Maps.)
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One of our motorcycle music videos showing the spectacular Lake Ponchartrain in Louisiana: