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The best motorcycle roads in Texas

The twistiest paved roads in Texas, from Lime Creek Road in Travis County on down. Distances, how twisty each one is and how to string them into a ride.

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Straight roads are for commuting. We checked 59 named paved roads in Texas to find the ones that twist, wind and keep you busy.

The headliners

Lime Creek Road

In Travis County. 8.8 miles, about 20 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Park Road 1C

In Bastrop County. 11 miles, about 25 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●●○ Very twisty

Cow Creek Road

In Travis County. 8.4 miles, about 15 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty

Westlake Drive

Near Austin. 7.6 miles, about 10 minutes at a relaxed pace.

Twistiness: ●●●○○ Properly twisty

City Park Road

Near Austin. 6.6 miles, about 10 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.

  • FM 170 East, in Presidio County: 19 miles
  • Farm-to-Market Road 697, in Grayson County: 15 miles
  • Rebecca Creek Road, in Comal County: 13 miles

How we picked them

We looked at the shape of every named paved road in Texas 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 Texas?

Lime Creek Road in Travis County. It is 8.8 miles long and bends more for its length than any other named paved road of that size in Texas.

How do you work out which Texas 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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