Note:
more of this route is in Wyoming than in Montana yet
because it starts and ends in Montana it was listed
as a Montana route.
Photo contributed by visitor in Apr 09: "Heading up Beartooth Pass from the town of Red Lodge is a nice pullout with a great view."
Motorcycle
Road Scenery:
This
road will curl your hair. Lotsa UP and DOWN, little guardrails,
awesome scenery. You couldn't build a better route than
this one! Expect to see as many bikes on this road as cars!
Everything from incredible mountains, dense forest, rivers,
rocks to snow and tundra. And a whole lot of "straight down"!.
Photo contributed by visitor in May 09: "Beartooth Pass In August 2008."
Motorcycle
Road Quality:
Steep
grades, endless hairpin curves, countless switch-backs,
good pavement as no trucks, campers dare go up this one!
Photo contributed by visitor in May 09: "Bear Tooth Pass Photo - August 2007."
Photo contributed by visitor in Jul 09: "View from overlook in MT. This is a stop with resrtooms and photo ops."
Photo contributed by visitor in Jul 09: "Near the summit on 212 in MT. Rain in the distance."
Photo contributed by visitor in Mar 10: "Beautiful scenery."
Photo contributed by visitor in Mar 10: "Friendly Critters."
Motorcycle
Roadside Amenities:
Just
lots of pullouts to peer over the edge!
Directions:
North
entrance....Go south of Billings and I-90 on highway 212
through Red
Lodge (MT). About 15 minutes south of town you go UP!
way up to nearly 11,000 feet. Extreme road. About 2 hrs
later after going over the top and down a even narrower
south decent into Wyoming, you can go West into Yellowstone
Park on 212 through Cook City, or East to Cody on the Chief
Joseph scenic Highway, and it is nearly as good as the Beartooth!
From the East do yourselves a favor and come from Sheridan
over the Bighorn Mountains(another
great route!). Suggest if going South to forget Yellowstone
Park and go east! Fantastic mountain route. If you gotta
see the park..Turn around at Sheridan and go back in on
14 through Cody. Don't miss these roads!
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Ron/Keiko - 2005 Harley-Davidson
Posted 737 days ago
We took the ride East – West in early August and dropped over to Cody. Coming out of Red Lodge was not real exciting, but once we got into the mountains some really world class views. Hwy 296 back over to Cody was another worthwhile motorcycle ride.
This user rated the route: 10 out of 10
Posted 401 days ago
212 from Red Lodge to Cooke City was awesome. My daughter and I rode it as part of a 4500 mile trip in the summer '09. The climb is endless and the views are intense. We saw marmots near the summit and were riding between snow fields in July. DRESS WARMLY!! The summit can be very cold. Crossing into WY. there are grizzly alerts which add to the excitement. We did see a few motorhomes but they were't a big issue. A little construction in July but understandable with the conditions this route sees. I knew we were in for a great ride and was not disappointed.
This user rated the route: 10 out of 10
Posted 212 days ago
Rode from West to East after leaving Gardner, Mt. Awesome ride to say the least, from the valleys of Yellowstone to the heights of Beartooth Pass and downward to Red Lodge. Incredible quality to the road.
This user rated the route: 10 out of 10
Posted 3 days ago
Rode through here the week prior to Sturgis 2010. Stayed in Red Lodge and rode from East to west. It was an amazing ride and I will definately be back. The town of Red Lodge is nice and Hotels are plentiful. We had no problem finding rooms with no reservations and they weren't very expensive. I've heard good things about Chief Joseph byway that joins up with 212 just outside Cooke City. When I go back, I am gonna try to do both rides together.
