Bicycle Routes and Bicycle Tours

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NEW:

All Pass Summaries updated

BTC 2010 Summary

CRMBT 2010 Summary

Ride the Rockies Summary

 

Plus new reports on Hoosier Pass, Tennessee Pass, McClure Pass, Willow Creek Pass, Trout Creek Pass, Wilkerson Pass, Ute Pass

 

Colorado Bicycle Route and Touring

Detailed route descriptions, route profiles, descriptions of Colorado mountain passes.

View detailed on-line pictures and descriptions and/or read and download handy two to four page PDF summaries of most paved Rocky Mountain passes in Colorado. Also, get descriptions of and learn of the various bicycle routes planned by some of the leading tour groups: Bicycle Tour of Colorado, Ride the Rockies, Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour, to name a few.

Please note, I have completed the major passes in Colorado, but I am still developing notes on the minor passes.

Also, ride summaries for Bicycle Tour of Colorado, Colorado Rocky Mountain Bicycle Tour and Ride the Rockies

MN WI AZ CA Bicycle Routes

This site is most comprehensive for Colorado. However, I have a growing database of bicycle routes and tours in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona, and, starting soon, California. Routes include descriptions, directions, and topographic profiles. I will continue to add routes as I develop them.

Disclaimer: 

While I strive to provide current and accurate information, things change and I can not always keep up with the changes.  I don’t travel every route every day or even every year.  If I say the road has good shoulders, it means the road generally had reasonable room for a bike to maneuver on the shoulder the last time I was there.  If an avalanche or summer flood took out that shoulder, I’m not responsible for it.  In other words, I don’t know what I don’t know.  Any information presented in my reports is as accurate as I could get it.  But these guides are to be used as a guideline, not as an absolute.  Distances may be off and altitudes may be off.  Shoulders that were there may be gone, or ones that weren’t there may be there.  Potholes may have developed.  Sand and debris may be on the road.  Ice may exist when not expected.  And the unknown or unanticipated may pop up at any instance.  Cycling in the mountains or anywhere carries risks and it is your responsibility to know and practice good riding skills.  It’s your responsibility to make sure your equipment is in good operational shape.  It’s your responsibility to exercise due care and caution on the roads, trails, and in life in general.  If a road is too narrow or too busy for your tastes, get off of it.  It’s your responsibility to make sure that you are physically able to ride a bike and to follow the advice of your doctors.  The bottom line, I disclaim any liability for injury or other damage caused performing any activity described in these guides.