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Big Bend National Scenic Byway
Ride Rating:
2
Ride Stats:
- Distance: 266 miles / 428.1 km
- Ride Time:
- Approximate Fuel Costs: $20.22
- State: Florida
Read the full OpenRoadJourney article on this ride:
Breakin' in Florida's New Big Bend National Byway
(with worm grunting and gator avoiding along the way!)
Join Jim and his motorcycle as he rides the newest addition to the National Scenic Byway family: Big Bend Scenic Byway in Florida. If you're looking for a couple of days of great road, scenic sites, good food, and possibly some worm grunting (yes, thats right, worm grunting.) than you'll be sure to enjoy this ride!
This is a motorcycle ride in the state of Florida. This motorcycle route has 8 scenery characteristics and other road conditions to help you plan your road trip. This motorcycle map was created by roadstar in April. Click here to see other Motorcycle Roads by roadstar
LGCFatBob says:
Along this route be sure to detour for about 8 miles and see Alligator Point: (from Wikipedia: Alligator Point is an unincorporated community on St. James Island in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It is located along US 98, south of Bald Point State Park. (29°54′18″N 84°25′01″W), on the Gulf of Mexico. Alligator Point is a small beach community made up of mostly beach homes and the Alligator Point Yacht Basin. Located on Florida's "Forgotten Coast," Alligator Point is a small beach that boast mostly natural beauty without much big development. Nearby attractions include Bald Point State Park and the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge. Alligator Harbor is known for its clam harvesting and was featured on Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs." Note that there are no food or gas options hear, just nice scenic homes along the beaches.
Mon Mar 31, 2014 at 4:15 AM
twin88cam says:
Have riden the US.98 and US.319 sections of this one
Fri Jan 11, 2013 at 9:09 AM
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The best of the best. These folks have ridden and shared more roads than any other ORJ member this month.