USA Best 15 Roads Challenge

Have some time on your hands?  Take the challenge and ride what the SCMA considers to be the best 15 roads in the US in one calendar year.

Registrants will have a two-year window to complete the challenge, however, ALL roads must be ridden in one calendar year between January 15th and November 15th with ride logs submitted no later than November 30th.

Participants will receive a packet containing a Best 15 US Roads t-shirt, pin and patch. Finishers will also receive a personally engraved Buck 112 Ranger Knife and a certificate to commemorate their accomplishment!

Please make sure to click on the “Rules” link below before you register to be up to speed with the rules and requirements of completing this challenge.

Once you’re ready to take the challenge, click the “Registration” button below where you’ll be asked to log in if you aren’t already.  The registration page will all pertinent information.

SCMA 2024 Best 15 US Roads Challenge

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.

1. Kancamagus Scenic Byway, SR112 Lincoln, NH 23 miles to left onto Bear Notch RD to Bartlett, NH. 32 miles.

2. Vermont RT100, Wilmington, VT to Waterbury, VT 132 miles.

3. Hawk's Nest Hwy, SR97 Port Jervis, NY to Hancock, NY following the Delaware River 70 miles.

4. Triple Nickel, SR555 Zanesville, OH to Little Hocking, OH 63 miles.

5. Blue Ridge Parkway Ride ANY 150 mile section of this 469 mile long scenic byway.

6. The Snake, US421 Mountain City, TN to Bristol, VA 33 miles.

7. Pig Trail, SR23 Eureka Springs, AR to Ozark, AR 80 miles.

8. 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.

9. Highway of Legends, CO SR12 Trinadad, CO to La Veta, CO. 65 miles.

10. Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric HWY, UT128, Cisco, UT to Moab, UT. 47 miles.

11. Coronado Trail, US191, Springerville, AZ to 3 Way, AZ. 130 miles.

12. Valley of Fire, NV SR169 Overton, NV to Crystal, NV. 32 miles.

13. PCH, CA1 Morro Bay CA to Monterey, CA. 120 miles.

14. Feather River Scenic Byway, CA70, Oroville, CA to Quincy, CA . 79 miles.

15. Northern Cascades HWY, WA20, Concrete, WA to Okanogan, WA. 145 miles.

16. Lolo Trail, US12 Idaho, Lewiston, ID to Lolo, MT. 206 miles.

17. Beartooth/Chief Joseph HWYS, US212 and WY296, Red Lodge, MT to Cody, WY. 112 miles.

18. Iron Mountain Road, US16A, Custer, SD to Keystone, SD. 34 miles.

19. Theodore Roosevelt NP, Medora, ND, Park Loop. (I-94 exit 24) 35 miles.

20. Great River Road, SR35, La Crosse, WI to Prairie du Chien, WI. 63 miles.

Documentation 2024 for this Adventure CAN be captured via your PHONE. If you started using the previous method it will be accepted.

The application you will use is called DAY ONE and is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

Learn more about the Day One App

Submissions are made at the end of your tour to best15-us@sc-ma.com

Other rides that are great to combine with this one while you’re out are:

• USA Four Corners Tour

• The Three Flags Classic

• California Adventure Series

• Great Lakes Cabot Trail Tour

For further information contact ride chair, Charlie Lamb at best15-us@sc-ma.com

 Also, visit our Best 15 US Roads Challenge Facebook page.

The SCMA Best 15 US Roads Challenge opens for Registration January 15, 2024. ALL road/checkpoints must be completed in one calendar year between January 15th and November 15th with ride logs submitted no later than November 30th.

To participate in the SCMA Best 15 US Roads Challenge, you must be a current member of the SCMA.

Click Here to join or renew your membership.