KentuckyKentucky Sport Bike Roads

Start At Finish At Highway(s) Submitted by Notes
Murray Junction KY 280 and KY 121 Go east of Murray 2 mi. on KY 94 then KY 121 Jeff Wait Awesome road, be careful, best run in 2nd gear.
Irvine Beauville KY 52 Jason Abner 1st leg (about 25 miles) of a 200 mile route--some great twisties with some boring stuff between the great parts, continues on next row
Beauville Booneville KY 11 Jason Abner 2nd leg, continues on next row
Booneville Saylerville KY 30 Jason Abner 3rd (final) leg
North of Lexington--see notes Lexington KY 330 & KY 227 Gary Dehner Go north of Lexington on I-75 (about 27 miles from junction of I-64 7 I-75) to KY 330, then west on KY 330 then south on KY 227. You could then go east on US 460 to US 27 and do it all over again. Or go south on US 27 and end back in Lexington. Mileage for the loop is a little over 100 miles. KY 227 from US 460 to Owensboro is the local "Deals Gap" I counted over a hundred turns in the upper 10 miles. Watch for farm vehicles and mud from the farms. Road surface is good. Go north on KY 227, for about 5 miles, into Owensboro for gas or a snack.
North of Lexington--see notes Lexington US 62 & US 68 Gary Dehner Go north to US 62 (about 9 miles north of I-64 & I-75 junction ) then north through Cynthiana and on to Maysville. Many different turns, up hill and down. Some high speed sweepers. About 60 miles. Good restaurant in Cynthiana called Bianchas and a number of nice spots in Maysville. US 68 is a surprisingly nice ride back to Lexington KY if traffic is light.
Lexington Lexington   Gary Dehner Go south on US 68. Then north on KY 169. Go south on KY 33 and back to US 68 to the north and back to Lexington KY. Great rolling countryside. Everything from WFO almost straight to short kinking zigzags. About 40 miles.
Grand Rivers Hickman Creek, TN The Trace (US 68) Wm. Stacey Rigby Approximately 60 mile route through "the land between the lakes" area of Kentucky/Tennessee. Very scenic, watch for tourist traffic, beware of "bison"
Bardstown area   Several (see notes) Dirk Marsh Take 49 south to 527 to Raywick, south to Ky 84 and either go west or stay on 527 south. Meander down towards Columbia and take 704 or 61 south to 90. Go west 7 miles to Hwy 100 and go south to 214 over to Tompkinsville. Take 163 south into Tennessee Hwy 52 and head east to Celina. Just down the road is Standing Stone State Park near Dale Hollow Lake, one of the best stripper bass lakes in the U.S.! All this excitement has taken you about 4-5 hours and some 200 or so miles. From Standing Stone State Park, take 52 east to either TN 111 or on to Jamestown on Hwy 127. To return to Bardstown, I take 127 north into KY, and catch 76 at Russell Springs. Be forewarned: it's all dry counties below Campbellsville until you hit the TN line! Other great roads in this area are KY 62 from Bloomfield to Lawrenceburg: Hwy's 390 and 1160 just west of Harrodsburg are great too. Minimal traffic, fairly smooth, not many farm implements to dodge. The whole are between I-65 and I-75 and south of the Bluegrass Parkway to the TN line is some great ridin' with minimal traffic and "rollers". Of course, if you ride the "pace" as I do, you seldom have need for law enforcement officials! Let me hear from you out there. I'm 45 so I'm not looking for young hooligans to ride with, but if you check my tires, you'll see way more tread in the middle than on the sides! Out.
Brooksville Alexandria Rt. 22 & Rt. 10 Hamfist2@aol.com Routes 22 and 10 in northern Kentucky are very good. From Brooksville to Alexandria route 10 is fairly tight and there is not much traffic. Also 22 runs south to Falmouth off of 10 and is really one of the best roads in the Cincinnati area.
Monticello Monticello Various - loop route Frank and Claudia Christensen   (B-12 Bandits)

Monticello, Ky., a little town on Lake Cumberland, in south-central Ky., on the Tenn. border. Has 3 nice motels and a bunch of fast food joints; excellent Mexican restaurant, too.

  • Take Highway 90 West out of town about 23 miles, then

  • Turn LEFT onto Highway 1590, go about a half mile, then

  • Turn RIGHT onto HW 1351, following this nice, twisty road until it ends at a brick church, t-boneing into Highway 449.

  • Turn LEFT onto 449, continue on, passing the turnoff to Dale Hollow State Park, until 449 ends at stop sign,

  • Turn RIGHT down hill to HW 61. On HW 61,

  • Turn LEFT, continuing into and around Celina Tenn. (HW 61 becomes Tenn. HW 53 at the state line.) Follow HW 61/53 towards Gainsboro, Tenn. Nice easy sweepers, no traffic, excellent pavement. Gas available at several places. Follows the Roaring River. Right BEFORE reaching Gainsboro,

  • Turn LEFT up the hill onto HW 85, follow this ridge road into Livingston, Tenn. At the stop light,

  • Turn LEFT, through town. At the far end of town, bear RIGHT onto HW 52, at the Motel. Follow this fantastic little road for 38 miles into Jamestown, Tenn. At the stoplight, continue straight toward Rugby, an old English colony with some cool houses and a nice restaurant and gift shop. Stop. Eat. Continue on 52 out of Rugby until it T-bones into HW 27,

  • Turn LEFT toward Oneida, Tenn. Food and gas available here. Very nice steak house, too: Preston's Loft, across from Walmart. Stay on 27 N. into Pine Knot, at the stop light and overhead walkway

  • Turn LEFT at the school, and bear RIGHT at the stop sign onto HW 1651/92. Follow this to the next intersection with the convenient store on your left, then

  • Turn LEFT onto 92 back into Monticello, where you began.

Entire ride is about 235 miles, with a mix of twisties and sweepers; pavement good to excellent, gas and food available, with nice scenery and minimal traffic.

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Updated 12/07/07 by J Knutson (ytk@sportbikeroads.com)