Best season
Spring – Fall (varies by elevation)
Kentucky
The best motorcycle roads and rider-grade stops in Kentucky, mapped corner by corner.
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Routes
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Rider stops
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Scenic miles
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Verified waypoints
// Featured in Kentucky
//Every road & stop
| Road | Length | |
|---|---|---|
Red River Gorge Scenic Byway A roughly 40-mile loop on KY-15, KY-77, and KY-715 through Daniel Boone National Forest from the Slade and Pine Ridge area, passing the historic one-lane Nada Tunnel and the Sky Bridge natural arch. Narrow forest pavement with sandstone cliffs and arches around nearly every bend. | 34 mi |
Surface
Paved two-lane
Verified by
Riders, not car-brain data
In the app
Offline maps + scenic routing
The best motorcycle roads and rider-grade stops in Kentucky, mapped corner by corner.
Why ride Kentucky?
Switchback scores every road in Kentucky by corner density and elevation, not by how fast it gets you somewhere. The result is a shortlist worth the detour — Red River Gorge Scenic Byway among them — each mapped mile by mile with the fuel stops, overlooks, and bailouts that actually matter on two wheels.
Plan before you ride
Mountain and high-desert routes in Kentucky can be seasonal — verify pass and weather conditions before you commit, top off fuel before long service gaps, and check the mile-by-mile breakdown on each road's page for the named corners, stops, and turnarounds. Pro riders get offline maps for the stretches where cell coverage drops out.
// Frequently asked
Every route is scored by corner density and elevation change, then verified by riders — not pulled from a generic car database. Stops are checked for bike parking, sightlines to your machine, and fuel before the dead zones.
Yes. Your profile, the Trophy Case, core badges, and the full atlas are free forever. Pro ($49.99/yr) unlocks scenic curvy-road routing, offline maps, group ride tools, and AI route narration.
No — browse the atlas and every mile-by-mile guide free on the web. The app adds turn-by-turn scenic navigation, offline maps, group coordination, and your live Trophy Case on the bars.
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