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Big Bend Country
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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 17
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Balmorhea
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Marfa
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61
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Gold Wing World
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SR 54
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Junction US 62
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Van Horn
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55
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Northbound, there is an marvellous view for miles of the imposing Guadalupe Mountains ahead
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Scenic Roads in the USA
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SR 118
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Kent
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Boquillas del Carmen
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200
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Although the road reaches a fair altitude and has quite a number of bends, traffic is very light and driving is easy
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Scenic Roads in the USA
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SR 163
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Ozona
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Comstock
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83
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SR 166
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Junction SR 118
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Fort Davis
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43
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Gold Wing World
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SR 349
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Sheffield
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Dryden
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59
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Scenic rolling hills with lots of Yucca plants and canyons
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US 62
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El Paso
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Junction SR 54
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98
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US 67
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Marfa
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Presidio
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62
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Gold Wing World
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US 90
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Marfa
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San Antonio
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383
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Gold Wing World
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US 285
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Fort Stockton
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Sanderson
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64
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Gold Wing World
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US 385
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Marathon
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Panther Junction
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68
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Enjoy the natural beauty of the Chihuahan Desert
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Gold Wing World
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RR 170
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Presidio
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Study Butte
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67
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Follows the Rio Grande in a rollercoaster fashion. Presents grand views of the river and the surrounding mountains
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Gold Wing World
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Basin Drive
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Junction SR 118
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The Basin
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7
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climbs from the high desert at Big Bend National Park headquarters into the cooler, wooded peaks of the Chisos Mountains. The road is steep and winding
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Castolon Road
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Junction SR 118
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Castolon
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31
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one of the most scenic roads in Texas… The drive begins in the western foothills of the Chisos Mountains and winds down to the valley of the Rio Grande
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Panhandle Plains
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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 16
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Graham
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Brad
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38
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This is a very nice scenic road that meanders around Possum Kingdom Lake. Along with beautiful vistas of the lake, you ride through canyon type cutouts of the road. A very nice road to cruise around and check out the nice scenery all around the lake area
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SR 70
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Turkey
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Dickens
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56
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SR 86
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Silverton
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Turkey
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32
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SR 207
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Stinnett
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Silverton
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100
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US 60
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Pampa
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Canadian
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49
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This road goes from flat farmland to canyon breaks with good wide curves and nice elevation changes. A rare find in this flat part of the panhandle
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US 83
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Perryton
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Brownsville
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915
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US Highway 83 is one of the longest north-south US Highways in the United States, at 1885 miles. It is known as ‘The Road to Nowhere’.
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FM 651
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Crosbyton
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Post
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38
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RR 656/94
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Turkey
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Matador
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46
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This is a nice isolated road with a good number of high speed curves. It’s one of the better motorcycle roads in this flat part of the world
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Hill Country
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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 16
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Llano
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Bandera
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101
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Good Motorcycle Roads
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SR 39
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Junction US 83
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Ingram
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36
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SR 55
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Rocksprings
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Camp Wood
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30
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Drops 800 feet in 30 miles
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SR 163
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Ozona
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Comstock
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83
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SR 290
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Sheffield
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I-10, X343
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20
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Be sure to stop at road side park before Fort Lancaster to take in the view
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US 83
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Perryton
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Brownsville
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915
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US Highway 83 is one of the longest north-south US Highways in the United States, at 1885 miles. It is known as ‘The Road to Nowhere’.
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US 87
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Fredericksburg
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Comfort
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23
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US 90
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Marfa
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San Antonio
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383
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Gold Wing World
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US 183
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Briggs
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Cedar Park
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28
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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FM 152
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Junction US 87
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Llano
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28
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Two lane twisty that follows the south bank of the Llano River. Has some low water crossings that are usually dry during summer but be careful after sudden rain storms.
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FM 580
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San Saba
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Lampasas
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38
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Gold Wing World
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FM 965
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Fredericksburg
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Junction SR 16
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26
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Scenic and twisty, riding north the best path to see the Enchanted Rock State Park
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FM 1174
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Junction FM 963
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Junction FM 1431
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24
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1174 is a nice twisty. Interesting pulloffs to look at terrain and enough turns and dips to classify as a dance
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FM 1473
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Marble Falls
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Cedar Park
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38
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Nice sweeping high speed turns, elevation changes, awesome scenery
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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FM 2323
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Llano
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Hilltop
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34
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Nice sweepers & lots of Bluebonnets in Spring
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FM 2657
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Copperas Cove
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Briggs
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18
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Watch out for water in the road from boat trailers during the summer
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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RR 187
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Junction SR 39
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Utopia
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31
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Scenic ride through hill country
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RR 335
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Junction SR 41
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Barksdale
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31
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One of the ‘3 Twisted Sisters’ in the Hill Country
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RR 336
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Leaky
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Junction SR 41
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27
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Great ride and very scenic. Southern part twisty. Watch for deer, live stock and cattle guards
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RR 337
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Camp Wood
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Medina
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58
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This is a great twisty road
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RR 470
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Utopia
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Bandera
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29
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Beautiful hills and valleys but the wonderful curves will make you keep your eyes on the road.
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RR 674
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Rocksprings
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Brackettville
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58
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Excellent twisty / hilly road with beautiful scenery.”
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RR 1050
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Rio Frio
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Utopia
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15
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RR 2005
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Goldthwaite
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Hamilton
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33
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Cain City Road / Old 9 Highway
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Cain
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Junction RR 473
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17
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No centerline, historic road following an old rail line. Historic markers, geocache sites. Lightly trafficed, inconsistent pavement, off camber decreasing radius blind corners, drop offffffs, juuuuumps, low water crossings, and old railroad grade crossings.
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Cow Creek Road
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Lago Vista
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Junction FM 1174
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9
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a great road if you like a challenge.
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Lime Creek Road
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Cedar Park
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Volente
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11
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Road bordering Lake Travis, very technical, tight decreasing radius turns, elevation changes, off camber
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Gold Wing World
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River Road
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Sattler
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New Braunfels
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13
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it offers spectacular views and crosses the river several times
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Gold Wing World
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Willow City Loop
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Junction SR 16
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Willow City
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13
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Twisty. Best wildflowers in the state
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Prairies & Lakes
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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 16
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Graham
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Brad
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38
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Along with beautiful vistas of the lake, you ride through canyon type cutouts of the road.
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SR 22
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Hamilton
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Meridian
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33
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Nice ride – a bit windy and bright day
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SR 56
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Glen Rose
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Valley Mills
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64
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Biker Roads
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SR 75
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Streetman
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Conroe
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134
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SR 237
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Burton
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La Grange
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24
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SR 377
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Lake Texoma
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Denton
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54
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Very nice road to cruise on. Goes through some nice horse country, up to Lake Texoma
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FM 4
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Jacksboro
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Cleburne
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110
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Twisty and some hills. Fun road to ride
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Good Motorcycle Roads
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FM 51
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Granbury
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Chalk Mountain
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24
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FM 66
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Waxahachie
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Itasca
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27
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Asphalt road with lots of scenic views
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FM 149
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Montgomery
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Erwin
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33
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blackland prairie through the thick pine forests of the Sam Houston National Forest
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FM 157
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Mansfield
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Venus
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10
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Fairly decent road, but I’m afraid the pavement quality is no longer that great
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FM 166
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Caldwell
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College Station
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16
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A good riding road, if you don’t mind the occasional farm animal or slow moving truck
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Good Motorcycle Roads
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FM 219
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Dublin
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Clifton
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63
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Gold Wing World
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FM 362
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Navasota
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Junction FM 1488
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15
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Lots of twisties.
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FM 390
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Burton
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Junction SR 105
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30
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Very scenic, gentle rolling hills, and nice sweeping curves.
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FM 455
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Montague
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Westminister
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94
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sweeps and long hilling straights
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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FM 466
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Seguin
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Cost
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31
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Scenic and sweeping
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FM 532
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Gonzales
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Moultan
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19
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Scenic and sweeping
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FM 677
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Saint Jo
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Illinois Bend
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18
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Absolutely stunning scenery with nice turns about
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FM 696
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Elgin
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Dime Box
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36
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FM 697
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Sherman
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Whitewright
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16
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Great twisty and sweeping turns. Road is a little rough.
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FM 730
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Forestburg
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Decatur
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17
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Biker Roads
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FM 917
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Godley
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Mansfield
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30
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It has continuous twisties
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Good Motorcycle Roads
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FM 1189 / 1188
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Lipan
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Bluff Dale
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20
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A great well paved country road with many turns
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FM 1458
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Pattison
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Wallis
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21
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Sweepng turns with some twisty sections
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FM 1736
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Hempstead
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Prairie View
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18
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Scenic country road with sweeping turns and rolling hills
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FM 2123
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Bridgeport
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Junction SR 51
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17
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Nice road with sweeping turns.
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FM 2127
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Newport
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Chico
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15
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Fun and scenic ride through north Texas farm lands
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FM 2481
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Bluff Dale
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Duffau
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21
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A pleasurable country road with some ups and downs to add to the long sweepers.
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FM 3090
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Navasota
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Carlos
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18
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Twisty. Very Twisty. Lots of S curves, some sweepers.
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FM 2005
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Goldthwaite
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Hamilton
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33
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Biker Roads
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OSR Highway
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Junction SR 21
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Midway
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63
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It has sweeping turns through creek bottoms with some hill panoramas
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Piney Woods
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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 21
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Alto
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Crockett
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34
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Scenic Piney Woods with mostly sweeping turns but some tight ones.
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SR 75
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Streetman
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Conroe
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134
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SR 87
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Center
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Orange
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145
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SR 294
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Elkhart
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Alto
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32
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Really very pretty pine forest with sweeping turns and hills.
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US 59
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Marshall
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Lufkin
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100
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I-20
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Terrell
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Marshall
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118
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FM 19
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Frankston
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Neches
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14
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A ride through big hardwood forests,
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FM 149
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Montgomery
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Erwin
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33
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blackland prairie through the thick pine forests of the Sam Houston National Forest
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FM 225
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Henderson
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Nacogdoches
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54
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Hilly and twisting. Limited line of sight because of trees
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FM 226
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Nacogdoches
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Etoile
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24
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This is a very nice road to just cruise on, and an excellent road for sportbikes to carve the turns on.
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FM 250
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Marietta
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Lone Star
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24
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Nice twisty turns and scenic. Some 10 mph curves
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FM 256
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Woodville
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28
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Short straight-aways, sweeping curves and twistys, not to mention a few soft rolling hills.
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FM 314 / 315
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Edom
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Palestine
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47
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This is a narrow twisty road with hills and a few sweepers
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FM 322
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Palestine
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Elkhart
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14
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there are twisties and scenic views
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FM 343
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Rusk
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Nacogdoches
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37
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It has sweeping turns, tight turns, including one or two 90° turns, hills, and beautiful forest scenery.
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FM 357
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Kennard
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Wakefield
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33
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Sweeping turns, rolling hills and wide open straights in the Piney Woods.
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FM 729
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Lone Star
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Jefferson
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23
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Some tight turns, some sweepers, nice scenery.
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FM 768
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Jacksonville
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Rusk
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17
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Great sweepers second half, tight twisties the first half
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FM 837
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Tennessee Colony
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Frankston
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33
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Great vistas and long sweeping curves
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FM 850
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Tyler
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Overton
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20
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Short and peaceful with plenty of turns AND open straights
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FM 852
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Winnsboro
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Gilmer
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28
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Fun run with changing elevations and some tight turns and fast sweepers.
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FM 1414
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Burkeville
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Newton
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16
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woodsy, hilly, and very twisty.
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FM 1374
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Huntsville
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New Waverly
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20
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Really nice road up through the country with lots of nice vistas and scenery
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FM 1375
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Junction FM 149
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New Waverly
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16
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through the thick pine forests of the Sam Houston National Forest
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FM 1725
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Old Waverly
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Cleveland
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21
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Very nice up thru the National Wildlife Refugee
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FM 2961
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Cayuga
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Bradford
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13
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smooth asphalt road & scenery starts better than average to breathtakingly beautiful
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Honea-Egypt Road
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Honea
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Egypt
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8
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15 mph curves one after another, with elevation changes, and plenty of chance to drag knee
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Brush Country
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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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US 83
|
Perryton
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Brownsville
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915
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US Highway 83 is one of the longest north-south US Highways in the United States, at 1885 miles. It is known as ‘The Road to Nowhere’.
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US 90
|
Marfa
|
San Antonio
|
383
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Gold Wing World
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|
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Gulf Coast
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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 48
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Brownsville
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Port Isabel
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21
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US 83
|
Perryton
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Brownsville
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915
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US Highway 83 is one of the longest north-south US Highways in the United States, at 1885 miles. It is known as ‘The Road to Nowhere’.
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FM 1489
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Brookshire
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Simonton
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10
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Nice back county scenic road with some sweeping turns
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FM 3005
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Galveston
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Surfside Beach
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41
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Nice ride. There is also $2 toll bridge. Lotsa beach homes to see
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