MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Lolo Pass on US 12
Kooskia to Lolo
- Distance
- 134 mi
- Riding Time
- 3h 09m
- Climb
- 5,220 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May to October.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Kooskia and Kamiah, and at Lowell and Powell when open. There is a long stretch with no services along the Lochsa, so fill up before leaving the Clearwater valley.
- Watch For
- Long stretches with no cell service, logging trucks, wildlife, rockfall, and ice in shaded corners in spring and fall.
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.
US 12 follows the Middle Fork of the Clearwater and then the Lochsa River upstream from Kooskia through a long forested canyon to Lolo Pass on the Montana line, then drops to Lolo. It is the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway and follows much of the route of Lewis and Clark, with mile after mile of river curves.
Stops
- StartKooskia
- FinishLolo