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WESTERN
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Miles
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Resource
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SR 16
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East Aurora
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Derrick City, Pennsylvania
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66
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SR 19
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Bergen
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Gold, Pennsylvania
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98
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SR 98
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Batavia
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Arcade
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39
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SR 241
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Conewango
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Randolph
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7
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Short but sweet
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SR 242
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Little Valley
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Ellicottville
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9
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Back way into Ellicottville
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SR 353
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Dayton
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Little Valley
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18
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SR 417
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Wellsville
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Corning
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52
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Rolling hills & sweepers
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 426
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North East
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Corry
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27
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Plenty of short straights and medium radius corners
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Gold Wing World
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I-86
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Bemus Point
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Hinsdale
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65
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Scenic Interstate highway with sweepers & changes in elevation
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Letchworth State Park Road
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Mount Morris
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Portageville
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18
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scenic views of Genessee River canyon. Many elevation changes. Very twisty. Toll of $6.
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Letchworth State Park
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Seaway Trail
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State Line
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Rochester
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191
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Route: SR 5, SR 266, SR 384, SR 104, SR 18, and Lake Ontario State Parkway
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New York’s Scenic Byway - Seaway Trail
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FINGER LAKES
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Miles
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Resource
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SR 13
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Pulaski
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Alpine
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142
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the section from Cazenovia thru Chittennango Falls has great twisties
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Revolutionary Trail
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SR 14A
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Geneva
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Hall
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6
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Great road with several 90 degree corners. Well paved and maintained
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SR 21
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Canandaigua
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Hornell
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55
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Sweeping turns along northern section
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 26
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Bouckville
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Cincinnatus
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37
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Rolling hills & sweepers
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 34
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King Ferry
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Ithaca
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19
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America’s Byways™ -Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
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SR 41
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Skaneateles
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Deposit
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96
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SR 54A
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Pen Yan
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Hammondsport
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23
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Well worth the time if you like the twistys
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SR 79
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Watkins Glen
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Great Bend, Pennsylvania
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103
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SR 89
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Wolcott
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Ithaca
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62
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America’s Byways™ -Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
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SR 90
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Montezuma
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Homer
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53
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America’s Byways™ -Scenic Route 90, Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
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SR 174
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Camillus
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Marcellus
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8
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Tight sweepers w/ short straights & short sight lines
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 206
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Whitney Point
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Roscoe
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75
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Road cuts through western Catskills Mountains area, small towns, and hilly farm land.
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SR 327
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Enfield
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Junction SR 13
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8
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Robert H. Treman State Park
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SR 364
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Canandaigua
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Penn Yan
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25
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Sweeping turns and vistas of Lake Canandaigua
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SR 414
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Senaca Falls
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Corning
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60
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SR 417
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Ceres
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Corning
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70
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Rolling hills & sweepers
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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US 20
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Geneva
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Guilderland
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170
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US 20A
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Hemlock
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Bristol
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12
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Best ridden from west to east
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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CR 36
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Naples
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Honeoye
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15
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Winds through a scenic valley
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CR 60
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Sheds
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Erieville
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6
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There is a little bit of everything
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CR 223
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Swartwood
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Erin
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5
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Peg scrapping climbing turns
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Letchworth State Park Road
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Mount Morris
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Portageville
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18
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scenic views of Genessee River canyon. Many elevation changes. Very twisty. Toll of $6.
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Letchworth State Park
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Seaway Trail
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Rochester
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Texas
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85
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Route: SR 5, SR 266, SR 384, SR 104, SR 18, and Lake Ontario State Parkway
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New York’s Scenic Byway - Seaway Trail
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THOUSAND ISLANDS-SEAWAY
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Route
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From
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Miles
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Resource
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SR 3
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Baggs Corner
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Plattsburg
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173
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The hamlets are charming and the scenery is stunning
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Olympic Trail
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SR 13
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Pulaski
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Alpine
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142
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the section from Cazenovia thru Chittennango Falls has great twisties
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Revolutionary Trail
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SR 37
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Massena
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Malone
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37
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Military Trail
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SR 49
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Volney
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New London
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42
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SR 812
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Ogdensburg
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Lowville
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78
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The route showcases some gorgeous scenery as it crosses the Tug Hill Plateau
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Black River Trail
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Seaway Trail
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Massena
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Mexico
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156
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Route: SR 5, SR 266, SR 384, SR 104, SR 18, and Lake Ontario State Parkway
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New York’s Scenic Byway - Seaway Trail
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ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS
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Route
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From
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To
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Miles
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Comments
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Resource
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SR 3
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Baggs Corner
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Plattsburg
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173
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The hamlets are charming and the scenery is stunning
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Olympic Trail
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SR 5
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Utica
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Albany
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97
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Good scenery for the touring crowd
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Revolutionary Trail
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SR 8
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Junction SR 12
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Hague
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119
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roads are very good, and the surface was smooth
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The Motorcycle Roads
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SR 9N
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Keeseville
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Saratoga Springs
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144
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Great mix of scenic, and twisty turns with lakes and mountains
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Olympic Trail
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SR 10
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Higgins Bay
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Sharon Springs
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54
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great pavement and dozens of 25 and 30 mph twists and turns
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SR 12
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Lowville
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Boonville
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24
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The route showcases some gorgeous scenery as it crosses the Tug Hill Plateau
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Black River Trail
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SR 22
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Keeseville
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Bronx (New York City)
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310
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Some mountains and lots of little towns.”
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America’s Byways™ -Lakes to Locks Passage
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SR 22A
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Vergennes, Vermont
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Granville
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56
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SR 28
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Warrensburg
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Kingston
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284
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Fairly tight sweepers and light traffic except between Cooperstown & Oneonta
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Central Adirondack Trail
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SR 28N
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Long Lake
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North Creek
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41
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virtually no traffic (or houses) but watch out the road can get rough
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Roosevelt-Marcy Trail -
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SR 30
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Malone
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East Branch
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290
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pure riding pleasure, and fast sport touring
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Adirondack Trail
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SR 37
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Massena
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Malone
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37
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Military Trail
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SR 46
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Rome
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Oneida
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19
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The route showcases some gorgeous scenery as it crosses the Tug Hill Plateau
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Black River Trail
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SR 49
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Volney
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New London
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42
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SR 51
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Ilion
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East Winfield
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12
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Mini-Dragon! Keep speed down on the few straights as police do patrol
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SR 56
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Colton
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Junction SR 3
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23
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Excellent pavement, corners marked for recomended speeds from 15mph-50mph
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SR 69
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Camden
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Utica
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31
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Revolutionary Trail
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SR 73
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Lake Placid
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Underwood
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28
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America’s Byways™ -High Peaks Scenic Byway
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SR 74
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Severance, New York
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Cornwall, Vermont
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34
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Toll ferry across Lake George
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 80
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Fort Plain
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Cooperstown
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29
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See America’s Byways
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SR 86
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Lake Clear
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Jay
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36
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Good turns with hills, very scenic (river and cliffs
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Gold Wing World
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SR 167
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Little Falls
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Richfield Springs
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18
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See America’s Byways
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SR 365
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Rome
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Barneveld
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14
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SR 374
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Chateaugay
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Plattsburgh
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43
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This is a round trip must as the views differ depending on direction of travel. This road cuts across three mountian tops and spring and fall can be dangerous as temperatures can drop quickly and black ice forms.
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SR 812
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Ogdensburg
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Lowville
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78
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The route showcases some gorgeous scenery as it crosses the Tug Hill Plateau
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Black River Trail
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US 4
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Comstock
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Troy
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57
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America’s Byways™ - Lakes to Locks Passage
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US 9
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Champlain
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Keeseville
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35
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America’s Byways™ -Lakes to Locks Passage
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US 11
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Malone
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Rouses Point
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54
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Military Trail
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I-87
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Champlain
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Lake George
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120
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CR 21
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Lake Placid
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4
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Good pavement. Tight 20-25 mph turns, short, but fun.
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CR 61
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Booneville
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Woodgate
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10
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Has many little twisties
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CATSKILL MOUNTAINS
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Route
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From
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To
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Miles
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Resource
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SR 7
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Oneota
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Rotterdam
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89
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Mostly sweeping curves with only a couple of twisties
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SR 17
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East Branch
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Wurtsboro
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54
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SR 17B
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Callicoon
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Monticello
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22
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 23B
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Prattsville
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Catskill
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35
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real twisty
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SR 28
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Warrensburg
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Kingston
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284
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Fairly tight sweepers and light traffic except between Cooperstown & Oneonta
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Central Adirondack Trail
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SR 28A
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Boiceville
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Stony Hollow
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20
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down around the bottom of the Ashokan Resevoir
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 30
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Malone
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East Branch
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290
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pure riding pleasure, and fast sport touring
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Adirondack Trail
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SR 42
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Catskill State Park
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Sparrow Bush
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38
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 52
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Ellenville
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Pine Bush
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13
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Scenic, twisty and over a mountain
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SR 55
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Barryville
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Junction SR 299
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67
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scenic but it has nice sweeping turns
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 55A
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Unionville
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Lackawack
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10
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 80
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Fort Plain
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Cooperstown
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29
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See America’s Byways
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SR 97
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Hancock
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Port Jervis
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71
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Dramatic cliffs, sweeping vistas and glimpses of wildlife can all be found along the route
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New York’s Scenic Byways - The Upper Delaware Byway
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SR 206
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Whitney Point
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Roscoe
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75
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Road cuts through western Catskills Mountains area, small towns, and hilly farm land.
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SR 299
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Junction SR 299
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Highland
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13
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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US 9W
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Catskill
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Palisades
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99
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Curves, hills, convenient to NYC, but tends to get trafficky
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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US 20
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Geneva
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Guilderland
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170
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SeeAmerica.org
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US 209
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Kingston
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Wurtsboro
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40
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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HUDSON VALLEY
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Route
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From
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To
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Miles
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Comments
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Resource
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SR 2
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Troy
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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162
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Route 2 from Orange to Williamstown is known as the Mohawk Trail, one of America’s first designated automobile tour routes.
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America’s Byway’s™ -Mohawk Trail
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SR 17A
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Warwick
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Tuxedo Park
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14
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Starts flat for about 3 miles, then up a windy mountain
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SR 22
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Keeseville
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Bronx (New York City)
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310
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Some mountains and lots of little towns
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America’s Byways™ -Lakes to Locks Passage
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SR 67
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Mechanicville
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Schaghticoke
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6
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SR 218
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Cornwall
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Highland Falls
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11
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 301
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Cold Spring
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Carmel
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19
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US 4
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Comstock
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Troy
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57
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America’s Byways™ - Lakes to Locks Passage
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US 6
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Bear Mountain Bridge
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Peekskill
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4
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US 9W
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Catskill
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Palisades
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99
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Curves, hills, convenient to NYC, but tends to get trafficky
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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US 44
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Washington Hollow
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Winsted, Connecticut
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53
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Scenic,twisty fun
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CR 106
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Tuxedo Park
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Junction Seven Lakes Drive
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6
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CR 115
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Schaghticoke Hill
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Pittstown
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6
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Taconic State Parkway
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East Chatham
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Yorktown
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85
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Low traffic volume on this four lane divided highway
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LONG ISLAND
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Route
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From
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To
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Miles
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Comments
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Resource
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SR 25
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Hicksville
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Orient Point
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79
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SR 27
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Shirley
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Montauk Point
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59
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See America’s Byways
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Sound Avenue
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Wading River
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Greenport
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28
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twists you through the east end of LI, passing through farm land and vineyards
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The Ducati Index
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William Floyd Parkway
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Shirley
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Fire Island
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6
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See America’s Byways
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