Miles 130
Riding Time Approx . 2.5 to 3.0 hours
Places of Interest Silver Lake Caples Lake The Gondola at Heavenly ( Lake Tahoe )
Restaurants Rosebud ’ s Café ( Jackson , CA ) 88 Giant Burgers ( Pioneer , CA )
I want to share a trip through the high mountains in the beautiful state of California . Terri and I took this route on one of our trips from California over to Nevada . Once we traveled this route , we knew it would have to be on the list of Recommended Rides we would write about the first chance we got . We took this route in the spring , so you might want to save this article for your next spring or early summer travels . It goes quite high in elevation , so make sure you have layers to put on in case it gets cooler in the 7,000 feet elevations .
Starting in Lodi , California , elevation
35 feet , head East on CA Hwy12 , riding through various orchards of fruit trees and vineyards . Turn left onto CA 88 , travel through a couple of small towns , and then break into beautiful lush rolling green pastures and hills full of oak trees and cattle . We stopped for our first photo op here . Staying on 88 , you turn left in the quaint town of Jackson . As you climb up from Jackson and Pine Grove to the higher elevation , you get into the pine forests .
There are many small towns to visit on your way . Plenty of twisties will keep you occupied as well as spectacular 12⎪NOVEMBER 2022⎪shop . cmausa . org