Beartooth Pass Motorcycle Trip
Total Duration: 7 days
Total Distance Traveled: 3,813 km
Description: I took this trip with my son in 2010. The main objective of the trip was to ride the famous Devil's Tail road in Oregon and then hit the equally famous Beartooth Pass in Yellowstone Park in Wyoming on the way back. A bonus was finding out that Hwy 129 south from Lewiston Idaho down into Enterprise Oregon was an absolutely fantastic ride. It was fast and twisty with great views down into the canyon below. Other highlights of the trip were the always impressive Road to the Sun between St. Mary and Columbia Falls Montana and Hwy 12 from Missoula MT to Lewiston ID with its long windy road alongside the Lochsa and Clearwater rivers.
Itinerary from Calgary, AB, Canada
| Day | Destination | Distance (Km) | Notes |
| 1 | Condon, Montana | 595 | Swan River Lodge. Note that our route was over the Road to the Sun between St. Mary and Columbia Falls but Google Maps won't allow me to select it because it is currently closed. |
| 2 | Enterprise, Oregon | 618 | Ponderosa Motel |
| 3 | Baker City | 465 | On first arriving in Baker City, continue on to take Hwy 86 East to Copperfield then take the Hells Canyon Road (Devil's Tail) up to the Hells Canyon Dam and return along same route back to Baker City. The Devil's Tail is so twisty you can't do it with much speed so it takes a long time to go up and back down. Stay overnight in Baker City. |
| 4 | Idaho Falls, Idaho | 613 | Comfort Inn |
| 5 | Laurel, Montana | 508 | Best Western. To do the Beartooth Pass make sure to take Hwy 212 through the Richel Lodge and Red Lodge route, not the section of the route shown in Google maps below. (Google Maps won't allow taking Hwy 212 because the road is closed at current time). |
| 6 | Choteau, Montana | 500 | Big Sky Motel |
| 7 | Calgary | 530 | |
| Total | 3813 |
Route Map: Click on image to see in Google Maps
