The Southern Caribou National Forest Loop

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State: Wyoming

Date Submitted: January 1, 2009
Submitted by: Michael Shane
Motorcycle Road Length: 49 Miles

Written Directions

The road leaves Freedom Wyoming on Hwy 34 and take this over the Idaho border and down to Soda Springs, ID. From there take US Hwy 30 east to Montpelier and then switch to US Hwy 89 back heading east and later turning north and taking you back up to Freedom, Wy ... or you could continue on to Jackson Hole if you wanted to see that.

Scenery

This route makes a near perfect loop through and around the southern half of the Caribou National Forest. It starts and stops in far southwestern Wyoming but spends the vast majority of its miles looping through beautiful southeastern Idaho. It offers a great diversity of scenery that will have you driving through beautiful rugged mountain ranges, some wide-open spaced cattle country, untouched open fields, and even sections of desert expanse.

Road Quality

If you're looking for a road less traveled, you've found one here! It has a few nice straight-aways twists and turns, ups and downs ... a little bit of everything.

Roadside Amenities

There really aren't many amenities on this motorcycle trip except for the gas stations in the small towns you will pass through with a few restaurants so you really will need to watch your gas. The small towns do have great charm though. Overall this isn't a motorcycle ride you'll be taking in order to increase your antique or craft collections ... you take this ride to see beautiful rugged southeastern Idaho scenery while traveling on open roads.

Additional Info

- View the weather forecast for this area from Yahoo weather.

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Reviewed by Guest on April 22, 2010 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Jim
motorcycle_year: 2007
motorcycle_make: Harley-Davidson
motorcycle_type: Touring
Comment: A nice day ride -- I've ridden this route many times and think its one of the best in terms of scenery. Bear Lake is not far from Montpelier - another beautiful location.
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Reviewed by Guest on April 12, 2010 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: dan
motorcycle_year: 1999
motorcycle_make: Harley-Davidson
motorcycle_type: Touring
Comment: i have been on this road in spring summer and fall it is a great ride any time
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Reviewed by Guest on March 22, 2009 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: DeDe
motorcycle_year: 2008
motorcycle_make: Yamaha
motorcycle_type: Cruiser
Comment: The roads in this ride are all Highways. All paved. Pavement quality may vary from year to year depending on how bad the winter was. Great Scenery in this area! Thanks Micheal for a road forgotten.
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Reviewed by Guest on February 23, 2009 (0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Guy
motorcycle_year: 2005
motorcycle_make: Kawasaki
motorcycle_type: Cruiser
Comment: Are the roads gravel or paved, it hard to tell in your photos. Thanks!
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