Has anyone ridden the 70 miles of Hwy 12 from LaVeta to Trinidad? It's on the AMA's survey of best moto roads in the USA.
Has anyone ridden the 70 miles of Hwy 12 from LaVeta to Trinidad? It's on the AMA's survey of best moto roads in the USA.
Last edited by FZRguy; Wed Mar 16th, 2011 at 04:45 PM.
John
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Hmmm... Never been down there, but it could be a good day ride.
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Haven't ridden it, but have driven it a couple of times. Very fun but be careful of the loose sand in the corners. Lots of dirt driveways leading directly onto it.
I'd be up for a ride down that way.
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Yep, it's called the Hwy of Ledgends or something. It's great from La Veta up to the summit and alittle bit beyond but then gets boring after that. Watch for the police in town, as most small towns, 5 over will get you a ticket. It really doen't go anywhere but a good dirversion from the interstate heading south if one has a little more time.
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I'll have to check it out this summer. The only other CO road on the survey is Hwy 550. At the bottom, it asks if any good moto roads are missing.
Last edited by FZRguy; Thu Feb 10th, 2011 at 09:30 PM.
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Here's the link for the best moto roads in America as nominated by AMA members.
http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/bestroads
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I've been curious about that road for a long time and am another one interested in a ride there.
Last edited by Dave; Sat Feb 12th, 2011 at 10:22 PM.
Idaho Hwy 12 -- FTMFW!!!
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Okay, here's the top 15. I've ridden numbers 7, 4, 3 and some of 2.
15. Washington Route 129 and Oregon Route 3, Clarkston, Wash., to Enterprise, Ore.
14. Ohio Route 170, Calcutta to Poland.
13. California Route 58, McKittrick to Santa Margarita.
12. U.S. Route 33, Harrisonburg, Va., to Seneca Rocks, W.Va.
11. Natchez Trace, from Natchez, Miss., to Nashville, Tenn.
10. Angeles Crest Highway, California Route 2.
9. U.S. Route 12, Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana.
8. California Route 36.
7. Cherohala Skyway, North Carolina and Tennessee.
6. Going to the Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana.
5. California Route 1, Pacific Coast Highway.
4. U.S. Route 550, from Ouray to Durango, Colo.
3. U.S. Route 129 -- The Tail of the Dragon -- on the North Carolina-Tennessee border.
2. Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina.
1. Beartooth Highway, Montana and Wyoming.
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This!Originally Posted by Bashed
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