The best motorcycle roads in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has a lot of tarmac. We sorted through 76 named paved roads to find the ones worth leaning into.

The headliners

Mount Washington Auto Road

In Coös County. 7.6 miles, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Goose Pond Road

Near Canaan. 6.3 miles, about 10 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty

Winona Road

Near Center Harbor. 7.5 miles, about 10 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●○○○ Flowing and curvy

Cold Pond Road

Near Acworth. 6.7 miles, about 10 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●○○○ Flowing and curvy

Center Road

Near Lyndeborough. 8.3 miles, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●○○○ Flowing and curvy

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.

• New Hampshire Highway 137, near Dublin: 16 miles
• Forest Road, near Alstead: 13 miles
• Sawyer Highway, near Warren: 13 miles

How we picked them

We looked at the shape of every named paved road in New Hampshire 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.