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4.91 out of 5 Rider Rating 4.91
142 Reviews

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By Guest (0 McR Points) on Jun 30, 2001

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FBFletch
11 McR Points
November 1, 2012
I rode the Beartooth Hwy on August 5, 2011. It…
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Poola
February 22, 2012
Went to Cody, WY in July 2010 for the 70th annual…
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Written 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!

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."

Drive Enjoyment

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."

Tourism Opportunities

Just lots of pullouts to peer over the edge!

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SnapThomas
November 1, 2021
10 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Touring
We didn't go the whole way, just over the mountain and back. There was a road closure at the bottom on the Wyoming side with a half hour wait in either direction. Wasn't the best weather so we went back the way we had come from Red Lodge.
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Big_G
July 2, 2017
2 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Touring
This is one of the best rides we have ever had if you plan to ride the area check weather before going. When we started up weather was cool but nice to ride in when we reached the top light snow was falling and temp was 34 degrees. But the view is great and scenery was beautiful there are numerous rides also close to go on.
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Guest
January 7, 2011
0 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Cruiser
I went with a buddy , him on his road king me on my super glide, up through jackson then out east yellow stone. then up to cody and on into red lodge. what a fantastic ride! the scenery! WOW! up to the summit we had to stop every mile or so to take it all in. 2011 is the year i do it again, this time i'll take my woman.
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