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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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coachman
February 6, 2015
2 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Touring
Fantastic trike road. Crossed this pass many times in Motorhomes, Jeeps and Motorcycles. Three wheels is the best!
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Jimmy R
August 23, 2017
19 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Touring
On a trip from Kentucky to Montana in July 2016, I rode to the top of Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Big Horn Mountains (east to west and west to east), Beartooth Pass and Going to the Sun Road. Of all the roads, Beartooth Pass was the most memorable. I rode east to west and it took me most of the day because I had to stop at almost every turnout to admire the scenery and take some pictures. I have ridden most of the famous motorcycle roads in the US and many in Europe and Australia, but none can compare to the sheer beauty of the Beartooth Pass.
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Guest
December 31, 2012
0 McR Points
Motorcycle Type : Touring
went over this last year and found it to be incredable. the view is nothing less than breathe taking, we have lots of roads like this in Canada to ride on, but i will be back summer of 2013 to ride again, this time will spend more time in this area
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