A motorcycle ride on Ebbetts Pass is epic. California State Route 4 is one of the most beautiful roads over the Sierra Nevada. It’s a great way to get from the San Francisco Bay Area to Carson Valley or Lake Tahoe. And it is one of the least traveled of all the trans-Sierra passes.
Here’s a short four-minute video from our YouTube channel, taken on a motorcycle ride on Ebbetts Pass:
We’ve also written about other great motorcycle routes to Carson Valley. And we’ve got some information about when Ebbetts Pass, and the other Sierra passes, begin to open in the spring after being closed for winter. For more, see the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway Association at scenic4.org.
And here’s a motorcycle ride on Ebbetts Pass, via Google Maps.
C’mon up and ride with us.