Road	Length	High point
Loup Rivers Scenic Byway About 150 miles along Nebraska Highways 11 and 91 from Wood River to Dunning, following the Loup river valleys from farm country into the edge of the Sandhills. A quieter mix of rolling plains and dune terrain than the better-known NE-2 corridor.	111 mi	—
Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway (NE-12) NE-12 follows the Missouri and Niobrara river bluffs for roughly 231 miles from South Sioux City to Valentine, with some genuinely sweeping curves near Niobrara State Park. Smith Falls, Nebraska's tallest waterfall, and Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge sit near the western end.	108 mi	—
Sandhills Journey National Scenic Byway (NE-2) NE-2 runs 272 miles from Grand Island to Alliance across the largest stabilized sand dune field in the Western Hemisphere, with long banked turns that follow the dune terrain. The scenery improves dramatically west of Broken Bow; plan fuel stops, as towns are far apart.	194 mi	—

By Switchback · Updated continuously

Best season

Spring – Fall (varies by elevation)

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 Nebraska, mapped corner by corner.

Why ride Nebraska?

Switchback scores every road in Nebraska by corner density and elevation, not by how fast it gets you somewhere. The result is a shortlist worth the detour — Loup Rivers Scenic Byway, Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway (NE-12), Sandhills Journey National Scenic Byway (NE-2) 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 Nebraska 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.