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MOTORCYCLE AND DRIVING TOURSKamloops, British Columbia Motorcycle Touring Routes - Route 3 - Hot Springs Adventure Loop
Make Kamloops your home-base while you tour on your motorcycle to explore all the great riding areas Kamloops has to offer. Take in the incredible wilderness of Wells Gray Provincial Park, get immersed in the Gold Rush history of the area, and view the wide-open vistas of ranch country. Whatever the destination, visitors will return to Kamloops with vibrant memories of the day's driving tour.
MT 1 - Pursuit of the Gold Rush
MT 4 - Thompson Okanagan Explorer
MT 5 - Thompson Shuswap Expedition
MT 6 - Canyons and Valleys Loop
MT 7 - Western Heritage Explorer
ROUTE 3 - HOT SPRINGS ADVENTURE LOOP
Kamloops - Westwold - Vernon - Needles - Fauquier - Nakusp - Galena Bay Ferry - Revelstoke - 3 Valley Gap - Sicamous - Salmon Arm - Sorrento - Kamloops
Total Distance: 630 kms (391 miles)
Total Time: 9 hours 20 minutes
1. Kamloops - Vernon
Distance: 118 kms (73 miles)
Approximate Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Route: Highway 1 - Highway 97
Origin/Destination: Head east from Kamloops on Highway 1 for approximately 25 kms. Keep in the right lane and take the exit for Highway 97 towards Kelowna.
Highlights: BC Wildlife Park, Westwold old church, Falkland's Largest Canadian Flag, Falkland Stampede - May, O'Keefe Historic Ranch.
Kamloops Sunset
2. Vernon - Nakusp
Distance: 193 kms (120 miles)
Approximate Time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Route: Highway 6
Origin/Destination: Follow Highway 97, keep in the left lane in order to get onto 32nd Street. Follow 32nd Street until it meets with 25th Ave. Turn left onto 25th Ave. Drive one block and take the next right onto Highway 6 and follow this highway heading east towards Lumby. On the way from Vernon to Nakusp you will pass through Lumby (26 kms from Vernon), Cherryville. Needles, and cross over on the ferry to reach Fauquier. After Fauquier you will pass through Burton before arriving at Nakusp. Needles - Fauquier Ferry Information - Click here.
Highlights: Ride the Needles cable ferry and visit the numerous hot springs at Nakusp, Halcyon, and Canyon.
3. Nakusp - Revelstoke
Distance: 105 kms (65 miles)
Approximate Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Route: Highway 23
Origin/Destination: Head north out of Nakusp onto Highway 23. Arrive at the Galena Bay Ferry about 48 kms (30 miles) from Nakusp. The ferry will unload at Shelter Bay. Follow Highway 23 until reaching Revelstoke. Galena Bay - Shelter Bay Ferry Information - Click here.
Highlights: Galena Bay - Shelter Bay cable ferry, Halcyon hot springs
4. Revelstoke - Salmon Arm
Distance: 105 kms (65 miles)
Approximate Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Route: Highway 1
Origin/Destination: Head west out of Revelstoke on Highway 1 towards Salmon Arm
Highlights: Revelstoke Train Museum, Enchanted Forest, Crazy Creek Suspension Bridge, The Last Spike Museum, Three Valley Gap Ghost Town and Resort, Dutchman Dairy Farm.
5. Salmon Arm - Kamloops
Distance: 109 kms (68 miles)
Approximate Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Route: Highway 1
Origin/Destination: Head west out of Salmon Arm on Highway 1 towards Kamloops
Highlights: Enjoy the beautiful Shuswap Lake
*Note - distances and driving times are approximate
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