Short Routes- 50-120 Miles Collection

Are based on longer routes, but shortened to be able to be ridden in 3 hours or less. Most do not have lunch stops and are  provided in a one part format.

Route Availability & Updates- Route descriptions and interactive maps are available year round, but the GPX, PDF and ZIP files are only available from 08/07/2026 to 08/31 as routes often change due to construction and closures. Attempts to download them at other times will result in a 404 error. 

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All Road Routes GPX format
All Road Routes PDF format

Short Routes- 50-120 Miles

MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: SINGLE SEGMENT SHORT, TWISTY
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 60 miles
Lunch Stop: None
Direction from Marietta: NE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Quick sampler of the sweepers, tighter curves and hills just NE of Marietta. Includes parts of OH 260, 565, 821, 26

MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: SINGLE SEGMENT SHORT, TECHNICAL
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 110 miles
Lunch Stop: None
Direction from Marietta: SE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Quick sampler of West Virginia technical backroads SE of Marietta. Goes through Petroleum, Harrisville, including Pullman road to Pullman, crossing back over the Ohio river at St Marys, WV. 

MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: SINGLE SEGMENT SHORT, TECHNICAL
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 86 miles
Lunch Stop: None
Direction from Marietta: SE COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Quick sampler of West Virginia backroads SE of Marietta. Goes through Walker, Petroleum, then North, crossing the river to Ohio at St Marys, WV. 

MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: SINGLE SEGMENT SHORT, SIMPLE, TOURING BIKE-FRIENDLY
Navigation difficulty: SIMPLE
Distance: 108 miles
Lunch Stop: None
Direction from Marietta: W CLOCKWISE
Comments: This route is fom Ohio's "Windy Nine" collection, modified to begin and end at the FlyBy Week event hotel.

MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: TWISTY, SHORT, DESTINATION
Navigation difficulty: COMPLEX
Distance: 128
Lunch Stop: None
Direction from Marietta: NW, NE, CLOCKWISE
Comments: This is a shortened version Route #33. Stops on the route include the historic Mound Cemetery in Marietta and the Big Muskie Shovel near Mcconnelsville.

Ed Conde of New England Riders is a nationally recognized motorcycling routemaster and his Basecamp training tutorials are the best anywhere. In 2022, he did a group trip to Marietta and created some excellent routes for it. Ed has his own perspective on the southwest Ohio area, so I thought it would be fun to honor him and include a couple of his routes in the FlyBy Week collection. Be sure to check out his wonderful web site at https://www.newenglandriders.org/

MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: TWISTY, SHORT, DESTINATION
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 112
Lunch Stop: Historic Beallsville Diner in Beallsville, OH
Direction from Marietta: NE, COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Comments: Short version of one of the most popular routes in the FlyBy Week collection- many of the fun Twisty roads in SE Ohio, including- OH 26, 800, 145, and 821

MAP PDF GPX
RouteType: TWISTY, SHORT, WITH OPTIONAL TECHNICAL PT 2
Navigation difficulty: AVERAGE
Distance: 97 - 110
Lunch Stop: None
Direction from Marietta: NE, CLOCKWISE
Comments: This route is a sample of the twisty roads that run from OH 26 down Ohio river. OH 800 & 260 are featured. Part 2 of the route returns to the hotel via OH 26 for a total of 97 miles. The Part 2 Technical option takes you back via some technical county roads between 26 and the river closer to Marietta for a total of 110 miles 

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