Fun Driving Roads

Since the "Tail of the Dragon" tread got some other roads mentioned, and it was suggested to start a new thread for these roads. Here it is.

My suggestion is Highway 187 going north from Hwy 54 in Shiocton, WI. Its paved two lane roads with some nice hills and unsuspecting turns along side of a river or creek. Its probably not on par with the Tail of the Dragon but its more fun than driving on county trunk roads bisecting a couple of 40 acres of farmers' fields like most of the roads in this area of Wisconsin.

theres a stretch of Kings mills road in Mason, Ohio that crosses a river and climbs a steep hill on either side, has a wicked 180° hairpin that climbs probably 10 feet or so at a 30' radius, a sever S turn on a tight corner of the bridge with a quick drop off at the end, and lots of twisties both on and off camber for extra hooliganism. it would make for a fun 40 seconds or so when driven in anger. You could combine several miles of street in the area into a real fun road course - all within 5 or ten minutes of each other...the only downside is theres several miles of straight in between each zone. Could be a cool TT course if you started and stopped the clock when entering/exiting the challenging spots.

Route 250 from Staonton, VA to Elkins, WV, then Rt 33 back to Harrisonburg, VA.

Bear Mountain Parkway in NY. Combines elements of the Tail of the Dragon and the Skyway for one sphincter-tightening run.

I think that I've mentioned this before, but here goes:

HWY 127 North of Jamestown, TN. Go through Pall Mall (Alvin C. York birthplace) and hit Rt. 200 about 100 yards south of the Forbus General Store (actually, stop and visit the Store ). You will hit a bar at the state line in KY at the top of 2 uphill hairpins. Great road...maybe 20+ miles.Go until you hit Rte 858, or continue on to Monticello, KY.

895 out in central/eastern Pa. Goes over the applacian trail. Aside from all the semis that use it, it is a hard to drive road that will reward when done right.. Several humps on it can be taken airborne at any speed over 70mph

NC hwy 80 n from Marion towards Mt. Mitchell , ( nothing but switchbacks and no driveways) NC hwy 9, from Bat Cave to Black Mountain, ( can be lots of traffic otherwise lots of fun) , US 25/70 from Hot Springs to I 81 in Tenn, (full of traffic right now due to I 40 closure, but that will change by spring .. we hope..) US 58 in the western end of Va

and just about anywhere here in WNC and ET

lots of crooked roads.

GA highway 60/180/19 loop near Dahlonega. 1 1/2 hours north of ATL at the end of route 400

Just as nice as the Dragon without the commercialization...

...or the idiots.

SVreX wrote: GA highway 60/180/19 loop near Dahlonega. 1 1/2 hours north of ATL at the end of route 400 Just as nice as the Dragon without the commercialization... ...or the idiots.

+1. did it last weekend.

Stop by Shenanigans in Dahlonega for a great meal afterwards.

I got a couple in california.

Highway 84 to skyline blvd. in the hills around the bay area. Good road, a bit of traffic though. You can also take woodside road to kings mountain road, a really tight road with a few hairpins to test the suspension. Very little traffic.

The road to the lick observatory above san jose is wild, tight, steep, and bumpy. Great way to test new suspension components. You can even go over the other side and end up in pleasanton.

I won't even mention the PCH between san simeon and big sur or mulholland drive as they are a given.

4cylndrfury wrote: theres a stretch of Kings mills road in Mason, Ohio that crosses a river and climbs a steep hill on either side, has a wicked 180° hairpin that climbs probably 10 feet or so at a 30' radius, a sever S turn on a tight corner of the bridge with a quick drop off at the end, and lots of twisties both on and off camber for extra hooliganism. it would make for a fun 40 seconds or so when driven in anger. You could combine several miles of street in the area into a real fun road course - all within 5 or ten minutes of each other...the only downside is theres several miles of straight in between each zone. Could be a cool TT course if you started and stopped the clock when entering/exiting the challenging spots.

nice to see someone from sw ohio. Another good set of roads is West Kemper. It leads to Old Colerain, lots of fast sweepers that really keep you on your toes. Right before that road gets twisty, there is a cut off to the right called Dunlap. Dunlap is downhill starting from Old Colerain and will scare you to death, very steep grades, blind off camber turns, good on cambers, and one spot that is ALWAYS slicked with gravel so you have to be careful. Really works your brakes... from there you keep that will eventually lead to River Rd. basically anything from there is good.... Bank Rd. Stonemill, and Yeatman... ughh... just as scary as Dunlap but one lane and the grades arent as steep.

These roads are fun but i definitely dont push anything hard on them. just spirited little trips... and I would avoid them in the dark.

^^^ btw all of these are just north of cincy between mason, hamilton, fairfield, colerain and ross.

OH got another just thinking about it... if you travel US 50 and go west from cincinnati you can find some really pretty scenery as you follow the river, and there is an are called shawnee outlook (i think?) that is beautiful in the fall. a lot of the offshoots from those two roads are fun. I think one is called Cliff rd.. its real high up and has some hills/twistys that overlook the river. Also very pretty in the fall.

I've got 2:

I can not remember the name of the road b/c I haven't been there in a while - In PA, the road between 222 headed towards Maple Grove Raceway

2nd is in Cali, Marin county: I think its Sir Francis Drake BLVD - out towards the Pt Reyes Lighthouse.

I 95 from Palm Beach county to South Miami. No curves to speak of, same with hills, but guaranteed a thrill a minute. Do it on a Friday afternoon for extra crispiness.

cwh wrote: I 95 from Palm Beach county to South Miami. No curves to speak of, same with hills, but guaranteed a thrill a minute. Do it on a Friday afternoon for extra crispiness.

I did see a girl do a 180 in a Jeep at the Copan's "curve" one time...surprisingly no one was hurt. I think the highest point is the I-95/595 interchange going to the Airport.

My suggestion was for a proper page, really, although this works ok. The idea being you could say to yourself "hey, im going to X state, let my search it on the good road finder because I am gonna have some time to kill" or "I wonder if there is any proper fun dirt roads around here... let me look it up!"

I'd do it myself if I knew how...

ALSO- my addition- The road going past West Point and up into the mountains in NY. Ill look it up one mapquest and ID the road properly when not at work...

cwh wrote: I 95 from Palm Beach county to South Miami. No curves to speak of, same with hills, but guaranteed a thrill a minute. Do it on a Friday afternoon for extra crispiness.

ya buddy.... I was on that rd ~ 10 am on a Thur morning (in '99 I think) driving in the left lane at 90 mph and I was in the way...... of blue haired 80+yo woman in Mercedes of some sort.... I decided I didn't need to be in that lane... the trucks had the right 2 lanes covered up running 75 - 80 ... this country boy really felt like he was a rolling road block

cxhb wrote:

4cylndrfury wrote: theres a stretch of Kings mills road in Mason, Ohio that crosses a river and climbs a steep hill on either side, has a wicked 180° hairpin that climbs probably 10 feet or so at a 30' radius, a sever S turn on a tight corner of the bridge with a quick drop off at the end, and lots of twisties both on and off camber for extra hooliganism. it would make for a fun 40 seconds or so when driven in anger. You could combine several miles of street in the area into a real fun road course - all within 5 or ten minutes of each other...the only downside is theres several miles of straight in between each zone. Could be a cool TT course if you started and stopped the clock when entering/exiting the challenging spots.

nice to see someone from sw ohio. Another good set of roads is West Kemper. It leads to Old Colerain, lots of fast sweepers that really keep you on your toes. Right before that road gets twisty, there is a cut off to the right called Dunlap. Dunlap is downhill starting from Old Colerain and will scare you to death, very steep grades, blind off camber turns, good on cambers, and one spot that is ALWAYS slicked with gravel so you have to be careful. Really works your brakes... from there you keep that will eventually lead to River Rd. basically anything from there is good.... Bank Rd. Stonemill, and Yeatman... ughh... just as scary as Dunlap but one lane and the grades arent as steep. These roads are fun but i definitely dont push anything hard on them. just spirited little trips... and I would avoid them in the dark.

I know that spot, youre right, its fun in the afternoon, at 9pm, not so much.

Another fun spot is in west chester, Barrett road where it comes off West Chester road, and heads up to Grinn st (yes, there is a corner of Grinn and Barrett ). A fun twisty that takes you through a roling S turn, down a pretty steep on camber long turn, through and then shoots you up through the trees by Kheener park

BobOfTheFuture wrote: My suggestion was for a proper page, really, although this works ok. The idea being you could say to yourself "hey, im going to X state, let my search it on the good road finder because I am gonna have some time to kill" or "I wonder if there is any proper fun dirt roads around here... let me look it up!" I'd do it myself if I knew how... ALSO- my addition- The road going past West Point and up into the mountains in NY. Ill look it up one mapquest and ID the road properly when not at work...

Probably Bear Mountain Parkway, or Saw Mill Parkway.

cwh wrote: I 95 from Palm Beach county to South Miami. No curves to speak of, same with hills, but guaranteed a thrill a minute. Do it on a Friday afternoon for extra crispiness.

There actually are curves, but you dont notice them at under 100 mph. That trip (about 70 miles) can be made in less than 30 minutes, when there is no traffic. a 6.75 twin turbo'd v8 and a police escort helps. dont ask me how i know...

mad_machine wrote: 895 out in central/eastern Pa. Goes over the applacian trail. Aside from all the semis that use it, it is a hard to drive road that will reward when done right.. Several humps on it can be taken airborne at any speed over 70mph

895? Are you actually talking about I-80?

" I think the highest point is the I-95/595 interchange going to the Airport. " That intersection is one mile from my house. At least once a week I hear the hovering choppers over there. Highest point is 80', and people drive over the walls to I-95 below. Death ensues.

There are plenty of good roads in Massachusetts.

8A north of Charlemont is the best, tight, twisty, uneven pavement, steep grades.

2 west of Greenfield is well known and very scenic with some nice curves and the spectacular Golden Eagle Four Dot Hairpin.

116 north of Amherst has some good sweepers on it.

78 way up north has one very tight section.

foxtrapper wrote:

mad_machine wrote: 895 out in central/eastern Pa. Goes over the applacian trail. Aside from all the semis that use it, it is a hard to drive road that will reward when done right.. Several humps on it can be taken airborne at any speed over 70mph

895? Are you actually talking about I-80?

nope.. 895.. from, rt 61 to 476. I used to work out there, at least once a day a semi would go by with their brakes on fire

Haven't driven it in several years ago but NC 191 from Flat Rock to Tuxedo was & may still be pretty good.