Best season
Spring – Fall (varies by elevation)
Ohio
The best motorcycle roads and rider-grade stops in Ohio, mapped corner by corner.
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Routes
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Rider stops
94
Scenic miles
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Verified waypoints
// Featured in Ohio
RouteOhio
7.9/10
Hocking Hills Scenic Byway
Ohio
A roughly 26-mile tree-lined rollercoaster on SR-374, SR-56, and SR-664 between Rockbridge and South Bloomingville, threading the Hocking Hills gorge country with access to Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave, and Cedar Falls. Expect heavy park traffic on summer and fall weekends.
32
miles
RouteOhio
8.4/10
The Triple Nickel (OH-555)
Ohio
Ohio's famous Triple Nickel runs about 60 miles from Zanesville to Little Hocking with a reported 751 turns — blind crests, decreasing-radius corners, and off-camber sweepers on recently repaved two-lane, ranked number one on Car and Driver's 2020 list of America's best driving roads. Watch for Amish buggies and road apples along the whole route.
62
miles
//Every road & stop
| Road | Length | |
|---|---|---|
Hocking Hills Scenic Byway A roughly 26-mile tree-lined rollercoaster on SR-374, SR-56, and SR-664 between Rockbridge and South Bloomingville, threading the Hocking Hills gorge country with access to Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave, and Cedar Falls. Expect heavy park traffic on summer and fall weekends. | 32 mi | |
The Triple Nickel (OH-555) Ohio's famous Triple Nickel runs about 60 miles from Zanesville to Little Hocking with a reported 751 turns — blind crests, decreasing-radius corners, and off-camber sweepers on recently repaved two-lane, ranked number one on Car and Driver's 2020 list of America's best driving roads. Watch for Amish buggies and road apples along the whole route. | 62 mi | |
Triple Nickel DinerStop A family-owned farm-to-table diner founded in 2016 by two former nurses, right off SR-555 in Chesterhill — homemade pies included. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. | — |
//Rallies & events
Rally · Every July, 3 days
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
Lexington, OH, US
The AMA's annual vintage festival at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with North America's largest motorcycle swap meet plus vintage racing across multiple disciplines.
NextJul 24–26, 2026
Scale~40,000 attendees in 2025 (Cycle News)
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 Ohio, mapped corner by corner.
Why ride Ohio?
Switchback scores every road in Ohio by corner density and elevation, not by how fast it gets you somewhere. The result is a shortlist worth the detour — Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, The Triple Nickel (OH-555) 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 Ohio 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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