Best 15 US Roads Challenge
Since 2011
Ride the Best Roads in the US, selected by riders.
Navigate through the US to see other interesting which lead to the iconic ones.
20 roads from the list, all over the US, in any order.
Include the Best 15 US in your Triple Crown Award plan.
Become part of the top tier group of 100+ finishers.
Take the challenge and ride what the SCMA considers to be the best 15 roads in the US in one calendar year.
In 2018 the American Motorcycling Association collected input and votes from almost half a million riders to
select the first list of best 15 roads in the US.
The SCMA has been providing variations on the ride challenge since 2011.
Best 15 US Roads Challenge
Every few years we make changes to the list of roads in the challenge. You need to ride all 15 roads in one calendar year. This year riders can choose from 20 roads.
Our former Best 15 US Roads Ride Chair, Bob Roger, wrote an article about his first Best 15 Rides for Rider Magazine. For a look at the ride, you can see the article here.
Best 15 US Roads Challenge Rules
Coming Soon!
Best 15 US Roads Challenge History
The SCMA Best 15 US Roads Tour was created in 2011 incorporating an idea from the AMA when they published the best 15 roads in the US.
All Roads Listed 2011 – 2022
Beartooth Pass / Chief Joseph Scenic Highways Red Lodge to Cody
Blue Ridge Parkway – Any 150-mile segment
The Tail of the Dragon / Cherohala Skyway
US 550 – Million Dollar Highway Durango to Montrose
CA1 – PCH – Monterey to Moro Bay
Going to the Sun Road Glacier National Park
CA36 – Susanville to Alton
US12 Idaho – The Lolo Trail Lewiston ID to Lolo MT
CA2 – Angeles Crest Hwy Wrightwood to La Canada Flintridge
Natchez Trace – Originally “The Length”
US33 – Harrisonburg VA to Seneca Rocks Later extended to Elkins, WV
CA58 – McKittrick to Santa Margarita
OH170 – Calcutta to Poland
WA129 / OR3 Clarkston, WA to Enterprise OR
WA20 – Concrete to Omak
Twisted Sisters RR337 / RR336/ RR335 TX41 Medina to Camp Wood
US16A – Iron Mountain Road Custer to Keystone, SD
CO12- Highway of Legends Trinidad to La Veta
VT100 – Stamford to Waterbury, VT
US191 – Three Way to Springerville, AZ
UT12 – Brice Canyon to Torrey
US50 – Ely, NV to Carson City, NV
Kancamagus Scenic Byway – Lincoln to Mt Washington Auto Road
VA16 – The Back of the Dragon – Tazewell to Marion
Big Bend Nat Park – Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive to Santa Elena Canyon
Acadia National Park – The Park Loop
CA70 – Oroville to Quincy
UT128 – Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric HWY I-70 ex204 to Moab
Great River Road – WI 35 Prairie du Chien to LaCrosse, WI
Ozark Hellbender – MO 19 Cuba to Winona
Rocky Mt Nat Park – Walden Loop
Apache Trail – Roosevelt Dam to Tortilla Flat, AZ (NOT the Direct route)
OH555 – The Triple Nickel – Zanesville to Little Hocking
AR23 – Arkansas Pig Trail – Ozark to Eureka Springs
US163 – Monument Valley – Kayenta AZ to Bluff UT
CO 145 – San Juan Skyway – Cortez to Placerville
ID55 – Payette River Run – Horseshoe Bend to Cascade
US14 – Big Horn Run – Ranchester to Greybull, WY
Geronimo Trail Hatch to Silver City NM (NM Routes 26,27,152,35 15)
MI 22 – Tunnel of Trees – Cross Village to Empire (MI Routes 119,31, 22)
Theodore Roosevelt Nat Park Park Loop (I-94 ex24) Medora ND
Enchanted Circle Loop out of Taos NM (US64, NM38, NM522)
Register for the Best 15 US Roads Challenge
Coming Soon!
For further clarification and questions about the Best 15 US Roads Challenge, contact:
Ride Chair – Charlie Lamb
best15-us@sc-ma.com
2025 Best 15 US Roads
Again this year, the registrant will have 20 great roads to choose from to select 15 for their own personal Best 15 US Roads list. Fifteen are required, but some will ride all 20 just for fun! The roads can be ridden in any order, and in either direction.
- Kancamagus Scenic Byway,
SR112 Lincoln, NH 23 miles to left onto Bear Notch RD to Bartlett, NH. 32 miles - Vermont RT100,
Wilmington, VT to Waterbury, VT 132 miles. - Hawk’s Nest Hwy,
SR97 Port Jervis, NY to Hancock, NY following the Delaware River 70 miles. - Triple Nickel,
SR555 Zanesville, OH to Little Hocking, OH 63 miles. - Blue Ridge Parkway Ride,
ANY 150 mile section of this 469 mile long scenic byway - The Snake,
US421 Mountain City, TN to Bristol, VA 33 miles - Pig Trail,
SR23 Eureka Springs, AR to Ozark, AR 80 miles. - Twisted Sisters in Texas Hill Country,
Suggested route: From Medina, TX RR337 west to Leakey,
US83 north to SR41 west to RR336 south, back to Leakey. RR337 west to Camp Wood,
then SR55 north 4 miles to RR335 north to SR41. 155 miles. - Highway of Legends,
CO SR12 Trinadad, CO to La Veta, CO. 65 miles. - Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric HWY,
UT128, Cisco, UT to Moab, UT. 47 miles. - Coronado Trail,
US191, Springerville, AZ to 3 Way, AZ. 130 miles. - Valley of Fire,
NV SR169 Overton, NV to Crystal, NV. 32 miles. - PCH,
CA1 Morro Bay CA to Monterey, CA. 120 miles. - Feather River Scenic Byway,
CA70, Oroville, CA to Quincy, CA . 79 miles. - Northern Cascades HWY,
WA20, Concrete, WA to Okanogan, WA. 145 miles. - Lolo Trail,
US12 Idaho, Lewiston, ID to Lolo, MT. 206 miles. - Beartooth/Chief Joseph HWYS,
US212 and WY296, Red Lodge, MT to Cody, WY. 112 miles. - Iron Mountain Road,
US16A, Custer, SD to Keystone, SD. 34 miles. - Theodore Roosevelt NP,
Medora, ND, Park Loop. (I-94 exit 24) 35 miles. - Great River Road,
SR35, La Crosse, WI to Prairie du Chien, WI. 63 miles.