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MOTORCYCLE AND DRIVING TOURSKamloops Motorcycle Touring Routes - Route 6 - Canyons and Valleys 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 awesome Fraser Canyon and enjoy the winding highways as they follow the rivers. 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 3 - Hot Springs Adventure Loop
MT 4 - Thompson Okanagan Explorer
MT 5 - Thompson Shuswap Expedition
MT 7 - Western Heritage Explorer
ROUTE 6 - CANYONS AND VALLEYS LOOP
Kamloops - Merritt - Spences Bridge - Lytton - Lillooet - Cache Creek - Kamloops
Total Distance: 429 kms (263 miles)
Total Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Motorcycle at Kamloops Lookout, Kamloops, BC - Photo by Kelly Funk
1. Kamloops - Merritt
Distance: 98 kms (61 miles)
Approximate Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Route: Highway 5A
Origin/Destination: Take Exit 368 in Kamloops and stay on Route 5A through Merritt
Highlights: See many lakes and farm lands with likely sightings of eagles fishing. Check out the Historic Quilchena Hotel and Working Ranch.
2. Merritt - Spences Bridge
Distance: 64 kms (40 miles)
Approximate Time: 55 minutes
Route: Highway 8
Origin/Destination: Turn right in Merritt onto Nicola Avenue/Route 97C. Stay straight to go onto Route 8.
Highlights: Take in the Walk of Stars in Merritt, and enjoy breathtaking scenery through the Nicola Valley. Stop and take a dip in the river if its hot!
3. Spences Bridge - Lytton
Distance: 37 kms (23 miles)
Approximate Time: 25 minutes
Route: Highway 1
Origin/Destination: Turn left onto Highway 1 in Spences Bridge.
Highlights: Take the Walking Tour of the movie set for "The Pledge" in Lytton.
4. Lytton - Lillooet
Distance: 64 kms (40 miles)
Approximate Time: 55 mins
Route: Highway 12
Origin/Destination: From Highway 1, turn right onto Route 12, then turn left on 6th Street, and right again onto Route 12. If you want to go into Lillooet, turn left onto Route 99, and after the bridge turn right on Route 40. NOTE: there is a short section of road that narrows down to single lane and is dirt - please use caution.
Highlights: The Old Suspension Bridge in Lillooet is not only a historic site, but is home to thousands of bats as part of a bat housing project. The Chinese Rocks along the river are also an interesting stop.
5. Lillooet - Cache Creek
Distance: 87 kms (54 miles)
Approximate Time: 1 hour, 10 mins
Route: Highway 99
Origin/Destination: Stay on Route 99 from Lillooet. Turn slight right onto Route 97 after 46 miles.
Highlights: The majestic Marble Canyon is home to Pavilion Lake, which is one of the few sites in the world that has fresh water coral, as well as the Crown Lake Falls. While in Cache Creek, check out Horstings Farm, the Bonaparte Bend Winery, Hat Creek Ranch, the Cariboo Jade Shop and Graffiti Days (June).
6. Cache Creek - Kamloops
Distance: 81 kms (50 miles)
Approximate Time: 1 hour
Route: Highway 1
Origin/Destination: Turn left at the lights in Cache Creek onto Highway 1.
Highlights: The McAbee Fossil Beds are worth a stop, about 10 mins outside Cache Creek.
*Note - distances and driving times are approximate
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