“Penticton / Loomis / Oroville Loop” is a scenic, twisty, easy motorcycle ride through British Columbia, Canada and Washington, United States.
Bug Killa
Bug Killa
– March 27, 2008
This
157km
ride visits Penticton, Loomis, Tonasket, Ellisforde, Oroville, Osoyoos.
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  • Penticton, BC

  • Take the Green Moutain Road off the Channel Parkway toward the Apex Mountain Resort. Twisty and scenic.

  • Turn off to Apex Mountain

    at 20km
  • Turn off to the right to go to Apex Mountain. Twisty, steep, scenic and cool at elevation. You must come back down the same route.

  • Join Highway 3A

    at 34km
  • Turn right and continue on highway 3A to Olalla.

  • Olalla

    at 41km
  • Watch your speed through Olalla.

  • Upper Bench Road

    at 46km
  • Take a left onto Upper Bench Road. It turns into Barcello Road. This is more scenic but slower than Highway 3. Stay right and enter Keremeos if you need gas / washrooms.

  • Highway 3

    at 59km
  • Rejoin highway 3 heading south to the border.

  • Exit to Nighthawk Border Crossing

    at 72km
  • Turn right to the Nighthawk border crossing.

  • Cross the US Border

    at 76km
  • It looks like the road doesn't go over the border on the google map but it does. You will need to show ID at the US border. Head south to Loomis.

  • Start of Loomis Loop

    at 78km
  • You can go left or right now. The route forms a loop. Right to Loomis then Oroville and back. Left to Oroville and then Loomis and back.

  • Palmer Lake

    at 87km
  • Palmer Lake. Excellent fishing lake.

  • Mountain Sheep Sighting

    at 96km
  • Mountain sheep are often spotted along this road. Usually on the adjacent hills.

  • Entering Washington, United States

  • Loomis

    at 98km
  • Town of Loomis

    at 100km
  • Stop for gas and food at the local convenience store.

  • Spectacle Lake

    at 105km
  • More fishing at Spectacle Lake.

  • Turn off to Highway 7

    at 119km
  • Take highway 7 for a scenic route with twisties. Take 97 N if you are in a hurry to get back to Canada or Go south on 7 to Tonasket and look for a silver slipstream trailer in the middle of town. They sell pretty good Mexican food. Benches available to sit on.

  • Tonasket

    at 119km
  • Ellisforde

    at 121km
  • Bison

    at 121km
  • Watch for Bison on farms.

  • Town of Oroville

    at 136km
  • Gas and food available from several restaurants and convenience stores.

  • Loomis Oroville Loop

    at 140km
  • Rejoin the scenic twisties back to the border crossing at Nighthawk.

  • Similkameen River

    at 143km
  • Follow the river past the dam. Visiting the dam may be possible. Never tried it.

  • Entering British Columbia, Canada

  • Osoyoos

    at 144km
  • End of Loomis Oroville Loop

    at 157km
  • Turn right to go the Nighthawk border crossing. Follow the route back to Penticton.

  • Retrace Route

    at 157km
  • Follow the route back to Penticton.

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