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Title: Beartooth Pass
State: Montana

Submitted By: Anonymous

Date Submitted: Jul 01

Motorcycle Type: 92 Gold Wing

Motorcycle Road Length: 50 Miles


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!
 
Additional Information:
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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.
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Steve Proctor - 1983 Honda
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.
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Todd Brandenburg - 2010 Harley-Davidson
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.
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Allan Ganzer - 2006 Yamaha
This user rated the route: 8 out of 10     Posted 445 days ago
Rode this route from Cody to Red Lodge first week June/09 on our way home to Canada and believe it to be outstanding and a must ride. Enjoy.
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Jack Fries - 2006 Harley-Davidson
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.
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