Minnesota / Western Wisconson favorite roads
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Minnesota / Western Wisconson favorite roads Hey if you live in these areas and have a favorite twisty stretch of road, I would love to know about it! I here good things about Hwy 95 in MN, along the St.Croix River.
Here is what a guy from a motor cycle club wrote:
B.C.: My ride covers a lot of the south metro area. I generally head out 94 east for some thud-thudding then turn off to go south on 95. When I get to this exit, I pull a U-turn and head back west on the south frontage road of 94 for about 1/2 mile to the next intersection. Turning left, I ride a nice relatively twisty road that meets up with 95 in a couple miles. I then merge back onto 95 heading south, which I follow all the way to where 95 veers back west. I stay on this road (which has turned into Highway 21 or St. Croix Trail) and continues on to a nice tight twisty ending at Highway 10.
A mile later I am back at 61 and go through Hastings, turning left on 316 just south of downtown Hastings and following this until it meets with 61. I turn left to head east for a few miles until I get to Welch Village Road. (Highway 7 or County Road what? I dunno.) This is a nice five or six mile stretch of twisty road with great visibility and VERY little traffic, as well.
Welch Village Road ends at Highway 19. From there I take 19 west to 52 (thud thud thud) for roughly eight miles to Highway 50, then 50 west again to I35 (ka-thud ka-thud ka-thud). I follow 35 to 13 west, go through Shakopee and take 101 north. After crossing the river on 101, it intersects with 212 and follows 212 for a couple hundred feet; here I turn right and continue north on 101. I'm sure every MC'er who's been around for a few years knows of this stretch of road. I generally will follow 101 ALL the way up to I94 in Elk River and head back home to Crystal from there. Those who want to cut out early can take the freeways home (101 crosses every major highway/freeway that runs west out of Minneapolis) or get off at Bass Lake Road (County Road 10) and enjoy a few scenic miles of country/farmland before coming back to suburbia again.
I am going to print up the directions and try some of the roads out this summer!
Here is what a guy from a motor cycle club wrote:
B.C.: My ride covers a lot of the south metro area. I generally head out 94 east for some thud-thudding then turn off to go south on 95. When I get to this exit, I pull a U-turn and head back west on the south frontage road of 94 for about 1/2 mile to the next intersection. Turning left, I ride a nice relatively twisty road that meets up with 95 in a couple miles. I then merge back onto 95 heading south, which I follow all the way to where 95 veers back west. I stay on this road (which has turned into Highway 21 or St. Croix Trail) and continues on to a nice tight twisty ending at Highway 10.
A mile later I am back at 61 and go through Hastings, turning left on 316 just south of downtown Hastings and following this until it meets with 61. I turn left to head east for a few miles until I get to Welch Village Road. (Highway 7 or County Road what? I dunno.) This is a nice five or six mile stretch of twisty road with great visibility and VERY little traffic, as well.
Welch Village Road ends at Highway 19. From there I take 19 west to 52 (thud thud thud) for roughly eight miles to Highway 50, then 50 west again to I35 (ka-thud ka-thud ka-thud). I follow 35 to 13 west, go through Shakopee and take 101 north. After crossing the river on 101, it intersects with 212 and follows 212 for a couple hundred feet; here I turn right and continue north on 101. I'm sure every MC'er who's been around for a few years knows of this stretch of road. I generally will follow 101 ALL the way up to I94 in Elk River and head back home to Crystal from there. Those who want to cut out early can take the freeways home (101 crosses every major highway/freeway that runs west out of Minneapolis) or get off at Bass Lake Road (County Road 10) and enjoy a few scenic miles of country/farmland before coming back to suburbia again.
I am going to print up the directions and try some of the roads out this summer!
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Rep Power: 394 Sceninc routes up north with twists, is Highway 210 through Carlton and through Jay Cooke State Park, with a stop along the Thompson Damn to see the water flowing.
Or try north of Duluth, along Lake Superior, seeing the hills, and the lake, stoping at Gooseberry Falls, and at Split Rock Lighthouse, and going farther north is nice, past Two Harbors is a nice drive on a Sunday afternoon
Or try north of Duluth, along Lake Superior, seeing the hills, and the lake, stoping at Gooseberry Falls, and at Split Rock Lighthouse, and going farther north is nice, past Two Harbors is a nice drive on a Sunday afternoon
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