Route 66
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Route 66
Howdy everyone. Me and a buddy are planning a trip down route 66 later this year and I was wondering if anyone here had any valuable information on it. We live in Georgia and i'm trying to decide where the best place to start at and so forth. We are looking at taking like two weeks and riding it. We are not dead set on actually getting to CA but if we do that would be nice also. So any advice, tips, or websites I should check out would be appreciated. Also anyone who has maybe rode it before hearing from ya'll would be cool also!
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Howdy everyone. Me and a buddy are planning a trip down route 66 later this year and I was wondering if anyone here had any valuable information on it. We live in Georgia and i'm trying to decide where the best place to start at and so forth. We are looking at taking like two weeks and riding it. We are not dead set on actually getting to CA but if we do that would be nice also. So any advice, tips, or websites I should check out would be appreciated. Also anyone who has maybe rode it before hearing from ya'll would be cool also!
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2 weeks to ride it? Including return time?
It used to start in Chicago ran down through Springfield, St Louis...but really you start finding the most of 66 in Ok just as you leave Mo. I have really done some digging, thinking about potentially riding it myself. I-44/I-40 to Tulsa basically replaced it, but there are small runs of the road still there. Out of Tulsa 40 runs along the old Rt 66 roadway and out in NM and Az you will probably find the longest portions of the road.
If I were going to try and run it I would start in Ok on I-44 just as it comes into the state from Mo.
It used to start in Chicago ran down through Springfield, St Louis...but really you start finding the most of 66 in Ok just as you leave Mo. I have really done some digging, thinking about potentially riding it myself. I-44/I-40 to Tulsa basically replaced it, but there are small runs of the road still there. Out of Tulsa 40 runs along the old Rt 66 roadway and out in NM and Az you will probably find the longest portions of the road.
If I were going to try and run it I would start in Ok on I-44 just as it comes into the state from Mo.
Last edited by glideridemike; Jun 24, 2010 at 06:25 PM.
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Good maps, a guide book & a GPS with RT66 download are about all you need. btw, old RT66 from kingman to Oatman is now marked (state) rt10 & is one of the best parts of the old road.
Good maps, a guide book & a GPS with RT66 download are about all you need. btw, old RT66 from kingman to Oatman is now marked (state) rt10 & is one of the best parts of the old road.
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Good maps, a guide book & a GPS with RT66 download are about all you need. btw, old RT66 from kingman to Oatman is now marked (state) rt10 & is one of the best parts of the old road.
Good maps, a guide book & a GPS with RT66 download are about all you need. btw, old RT66 from kingman to Oatman is now marked (state) rt10 & is one of the best parts of the old road.
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If you do make it to CA, stay on I40 once you enter California from Arizona. I made the mistake of riding the most eastern part of Route 66 from Newberry Springs heading east to the last entry point to I40. That road is horrible and I almost lost my right hand mirror (started twirling because of the because of the choppy and very jarring road.) Every screw on my pipe covers was loose once I got off. I prayed I wouldn't get a flat.
Arizona takes good care of 66, at least through Oatman, Hackberry, and Seligman. There is some great scenery as well and well worth the ride. I just rode it 2 weeks ago and would love to go to Oatman again.
Arizona takes good care of 66, at least through Oatman, Hackberry, and Seligman. There is some great scenery as well and well worth the ride. I just rode it 2 weeks ago and would love to go to Oatman again.
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I've ridden the 66 in CA from just east of Needles to Amboy and then towards the I-15 in Victorville. It's probably just as good a road as the section from Kingman to Seligman, AZ but not as pretty to look at. It is desert. If you get that far you can take the I-15 south to Rancho Cucamonga and get off on Foothill which is the old 66 and follow it to the west as far as you can to the coast.
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I live right on Rt 66 here in Rolla, MO. you would drive withing 300 yards of my home on your way through.
Rt 66 is broken up here in Missouri, but it is still easy enough to find if you have proper maps or know the area, it basically follows I-44 all the way through the State...if your gonna make the ride let me know, ill give ya my number and be glad to meet you for a visit and a rest.
Rt 66 is broken up here in Missouri, but it is still easy enough to find if you have proper maps or know the area, it basically follows I-44 all the way through the State...if your gonna make the ride let me know, ill give ya my number and be glad to meet you for a visit and a rest.