The best motorcycle roads in Arkansas
The twistiest paved roads in Arkansas, from Arkansas Highway 217 in Phillips County on down. Distances, how twisty each one is and how to string them into a ride.
Plenty of roads in Arkansas go from A to B. These ones take the scenic way around every hill, creek and bluff. We checked 42 of them.
The headliners
Arkansas Highway 217
In Phillips County. 9.1 miles, about 20 minutes at a relaxed pace.
Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty
Angora Mountain Road
In Stone County. 10 miles, about 20 minutes at a relaxed pace.
Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty
Pink Twist Road
In Franklin County. 7.5 miles, about 10 minutes at a relaxed pace.
Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty
West Van Buren
Near Eureka Springs. 11 miles, about 20 minutes at a relaxed pace.
Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty
Arkansas Highway 375
In Polk County. 9.5 miles, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.
Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty
When you want to settle in
Not every ride is about hairpins. These are longer paved roads that keep twisting the whole way, good for a long cruise where you can find a rhythm.
- North Lee Creek Road, in Crawford County: 17 miles
- Arkansas Highway 311, in Carroll County: 16 miles
- Devils Den Road, in Washington County: 13 miles
How we picked them
We looked at the shape of every named paved road in Arkansas and measured how much each one bends along its length. Then we ranked them by bends per distance, so a short hairpin road and a long mountain highway are compared fairly. Gravel, tracks, residential streets and anything under about 6 miles are left out.
What this does not tell you: how nice the scenery is, how good the surface is, how busy the road gets, or whether it is closed for snow. Check before you go, especially in the mountains and in winter. Then ride it and see for yourself.
Turn it into a ride
Open the MotoRidez planner and link a few of these into a loop, or hit Surprise Me and let it pick a twisty route from wherever you are. Every ride you record is remembered, so next time it can send you down roads you have not tried yet.
Questions riders ask
What is the twistiest motorcycle road in Arkansas?
Arkansas Highway 217 in Phillips County. It is 9.1 miles long and bends more for its length than any other named paved road of that size in Arkansas.
How do you work out which Arkansas roads are twisty?
We measure how much each road bends along its length from its shape on the map, then rank roads by bends per distance. Gravel, tracks and residential streets are left out.
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