Updated: November 16, 2011

Wherever I go, people are always asking me on what parts of the country that I liked best. My answer was always that it was quite hard to asking designate one part of the country over another. I thought about this more and I came up with this partial list of places around the country where I either liked the roadway or the views. Here are thirty different routes of enjoyable and scenic roadway around the country in twenty different states. I tried to find as many hyperlinks for information as I could.


Arizona:
AZ 60 and US 160 between Desert View and Tuba City - 39 Miles (62.4 KMS)

California :
Avenue of the Giants - (Northern California on old U.S. 101) - 30 Miles (48 KMS)

CA 1 between Monterey and Morro Bay - 114 Miles (182 KMS)

Colorado :
CO 14 between Fort Collins and Steamboat Springs - 162 Miles (259 KMS)

Florida :
A1A between Melbourne and Stuart - 100 Miles (160 KMS)

Withlacoochie State Trail between Dunnellon and Owensboro - 46 Miles (79 KMS)

Idaho :
Pend Orielle Scenic Byway - (ID 200) between Cabinet and Sandpoint - 30 Miles (48 KMS)

Illinois :
Fox River Bike Trail - between Algonquin and Aurora - 31 Miles (50 KMS)

Hennepin Canal Parkway - between Bureau Junction and Sterling - 105 Miles (168 KMS)

Illinois Prarie Path - DuPage County - 62 Miles (100 KMS)

McHenry County Prairie Trail - between Algonquin and Wisconsin State Line - 26 Miles (42 KMS)

Old Plank Road Trail - between Park Forest and Washington - 21 Miles (34 KMS)

Louisiana :
Tammany Trace Trail - between Covington and Slidell - 28 Miles (45 KMS)

Maine :
Maine East Coast Greenway - 480 Miles (768 KMS)

US 1 - between Belfast and Bath - 82 Miles (131 KMS)

Maryland:
C and O Towpath - between Cumberland, Maryland and Washington, D.C. - 185 Miles (296 KMS)

Great Allegheny Passage - between Pennsylvania State Line and Cumberland, Maryland - 20 Miles (32 KMS)

Massachusetts:
Cape Cod Rail Trail - MA 9 between Pittsfield and Northhampton - 20 Miles (32 KMS)

Minnesota:
Heartland State Trail - between Cass Lake and Park Rapids - 49 Miles (78 KMS)

Paul Bunyan State Trail - between Baxter and Lake Ithasca State Park - 120 Miles (192 KMS)

Montana:
MT 200 between Ravell and Heron - 118 Miles (189 KMS)

New York:
Erie Canal Heritage Trail between Lockport and Palymra - 100 Miles (60 KMS)

North Carolina :
NC 12 through the Outer Banks - 50 Miles (80 KMS)

Ohio :
OH 7 - along the Ohio River between Marietta and Bellaire - 81 Miles (130 KMS)

Oregon:
US 101 - between Brookings and Lincoln City - 140 Miles (224 KMS)

Pennsylvania :
Great Allegheny Passage - between Pittsburgh and Maryland State Line - 130 Miles (208 KMS)

Vermont:
VT 14 - between Barre and White River Junction - 51 Miles (82 KMS)

Washington :
Burke-Gilman Bike Trail System - (Seattle area) - 12 Miles (19 KMS)

Centennial Trail - Spokane, Washington to Couer d'Alene, Idaho - 24 Miles (38 KMS)

Wyoming :
US 287 - between Lander and Rawlins - 127 Miles (203 KMS)

I hope that this helps you in finding some place great to ride. To find more great rides around the country check out.