MOTORCYCLE CIRCLE TOURS

MOTORCYCLE
CIRCLE TOURS
Wells Gray
Provincial Park
LEGEND
Clearwater
Vavenby
100 Mile House
Little Fort
70 Mile House
Route 5
Route 2
Route 6
Route 3
Route 7
Route 4
Route 8
Revelstoke
McLure
Heffley Creek
Sun Peaks
Sicamous
Chase
Cache Creek
Savona
Ashcroft
Lillooet
Golden
District of Barriere
Clinton
Tobiano
Galena
Bay
Salmon
Arm
Pritchard
Cherry
Creek
Enderby
Falkland
District of
Logan Lake
< Whistler
HIGHWAYS
Route 1
Westwold
Armstrong
Spallumcheen
Spences
Bridge
Nakusp
Vernon
Lumby
Lytton
New Denver
Silverton
Lake Country
Merritt
Kelowna
Slocan
Needles
Peachland
Nelso
Summerland
Penticton
Castlegar
Princeton
S
Hope
Oliver
Keremeos
Rock Creek
Osoyoos
DISCLaIMER
The materials contained on these Motorcycle Circle Tours are provided for general information only and do not constitute any form of advice. Trails and routes shown on this map are an
approximate representation of the trails and routes at the time of publication. Tourism Kamloops assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any particular statement and accepts no
liability for any loss or damage which may arise from reliance on the information contained on these maps. Please e-mail us at inquiry@tourismkamloops.com should you find any discrepancies or errors or if you have any comments on the content.
MOTORCYCLE ROUTE 8:
WESTERN HERITaGE EXPLORER
Kamloops > Cache Creek > Spences Bridge > Hope >
Princeton > Merritt (5a) > Kamloops
TOTaL DISTaNCE: 589 kms / 366 miles
TOTaL TIME: 6 hours 30 minutes
1. KaMLOOPS > CaCHE CREEK
4. HOPE > PRINCETON
DISTaNCE: 135 kms / 84 miles
aPPROXIMaTE TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes
ROUTE: Highway 3 East (Crowsnest Highway)
ORIGIN/DESTINaTION: At Hope, access Highway 3 and follow it
east until you reach Princeton.
HIGHLIGHTS: Hope Chainsaw Carvings, Hope Slide, Manning Park.
DISTaNCE: 83 kms / 52 miles
aPPROXIMaTE TIME: 1 hour
ROUTE: Highway 1 West
ORIGIN/DESTINaTION: Head west on Highway 1 to Cache Creek.
HIGHLIGHTS: Tobiano Golf Course, Savona balancing rock.
SIDE TRIP:
Detour onto Highway 5 East of Hope (approx. 10 mins) and visit
the Othello Tunnels at Coquihalla Provincial Park. A series of old
train tunnels and bridges cut through the solid granite walls and
give stunning views over the wild Coquihalla River.
2. CaCHE CREEK > SPENCES BRIDGE
DISTaNCE: 50 kms / 31 miles
5. PRINCETON > MERRITT
aPPROXIMaTE TIME: 40 minutes
DISTaNCE: 89 kms / 55 miles
ROUTE: Highway 1 South
aPPROXIMaTE TIME: 1 hour 20 minutes
ORIGIN/DESTINaTION: Follow Highway 1 South to Spences Bridge.
ROUTE: Highway 5A North
HIGHLIGHTS: Cariboo Jade Shop, Ashcroft Manor, Log Cabin
Pub, and Big Horn Sheep.
ORIGIN/DESTINaTION: Upon arrival in Princeton, turn left
onto Bridge Street and then turn right at exit #290 onto the
Princeton-Kamloops Highway 5A and follow the signs to Merritt.
SIDE TRIP:
HIGHLIGHTS: Take it slow and enjoy the scenery
while passing by many small lakes and grasslands.
Take a short detour through Ashcroft,10 minutes South of
Cache Creek. See many historic buildings downtown and return
back to Highway 1 via Cornwall Road and the Ashcroft Reserve.
3. SPENCES BRIDGE > HOPE
DISTaNCE: 145 kms / 90 miles
aPPROXIMaTE TIME: 1 hour 40 minutes
ROUTE: Highway 1 South
ORIGIN/DESTINaTION: Follow Highway 1 South towards Hope.
HIGHLIGHTS: Hell’s Gate Airtram and the scenic Fraser Canyon.
6. MERRITT > KaMLOOPS
DISTaNCE: 90 kms / 54 miles
aPPROXIMaTE TIME: 1 hour
ROUTE: Highway 5A North
ORIGIN/DESTINaTION: At Merritt, follow Highway 5 North
and then make a right onto Highway 5A North.
HIGHLIGHTS: Check out the Historic Quilchena Hotel and
working ranch as well as surrounding farm land and the many
lakes with likely sightings of eagles fishing.
FRaSER CaNYON, NEaR LILLOOET
KETTLE VaLLEY
RaIL TUNNEL, PRINCETON
Photo Credit: Merv Sadden
Photo Credit: picturebc.ca
DISCLaIMER
The materials contained on these Motorcycle Circle Tours are provided for general information only and do not constitute any form of advice. Trails and routes shown on this map are an
approximate representation of the trails and routes at the time of publication. Tourism Kamloops assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any particular statement and accepts no
liability for any loss or damage which may arise from reliance on the information contained on these maps. Please e-mail us at inquiry@tourismkamloops.com should you find any discrepancies or errors or if you have any comments on the content.