MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Lake Tahoe Loop
South Lake Tahoe to Stateline
- Distance
- 70 mi
- Riding Time
- 2h 17m
- Climb
- 3,442 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Best from late May through October. Summer weekends bring heavy traffic.
- Closures
- Highway 89 above Emerald Bay is often closed in winter for snow and avalanche control.
- Fuel
- Fuel is easy to find in South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Kings Beach, Incline Village and Stateline.
- Watch For
- Heavy summer traffic, cars parked along the shoulders, pedestrians crossing near beaches, cyclists, steep drop offs at Emerald Bay, and sand and ice in the shoulder seasons.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
A full lap of Lake Tahoe on State Route 89, State Route 28 and US 50, crossing into Nevada on the north and east shores. The highlight is the narrow ridge above Emerald Bay on the west shore, with water on both sides, followed by the north shore towns and the quieter east shore past Sand Harbor and Cave Rock.
Stops
- StartSouth Lake Tahoe
- FinishStateline
Comments
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