Colorado Front Range cycling routes
Climb Mount Blue Sky and the Front Range passes, or explore the foothills around Golden and Evergreen.
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Mount Blue Sky Hill Climb
The Bob Cook Memorial hill climb: from Idaho Springs up Chicago Creek to Echo Lake, then the highest paved road in North America past Mount Goliath’s bristlecones and Summit Lake to 4,307 m. 44 km and 2,000 m.
44.5 km 2,041 m climbingEcho Lake to the Summit
The byway’s upper half alone: above the trees at Mount Goliath, across the tundra to Summit Lake and up the last switchbacks to the summit car park, with mountain goats on the verges.
23.1 km 1,091 m climbingMestaa’ėhehe & Juniper Passes
From Bergen Park up Colorado 103 through the lodgepoles to Mestaa’ėhehe Pass, on to the top by Juniper Pass at 3,400 m and down to Echo Lake. 29 km and 1,050 m.
28.6 km 1,054 m climbingBlue Sky from Evergreen
The long way to the top: from Evergreen over Mestaa’ėhehe and Juniper Passes to Echo Lake, then all of the summit road. 56 km and 2,400 m.
59.4 km 2,405 m climbingBlue Sky Traverse
Up from Idaho Springs to the summit, back down to Echo Lake, over Juniper and Mestaa’ėhehe Passes and down through Bergen Park to Evergreen.
103.9 km 2,291 m climbingChicago Creek & Juniper Pass
Up Chicago Creek from Idaho Springs to Echo Lake, over Juniper Pass and down the long descent past Mestaa’ėhehe Pass to Bergen Park.
50.0 km 1,128 m climbingGuanella Pass
From Georgetown’s Victorian streets up the switchbacks above the town, past the Clear Lake and Duck Lake reservoirs to Guanella Pass at 3,557 m. 17 km and 1,000 m.
17.1 km 965 m climbingGuanella Pass Traverse
Over Guanella Pass from Georgetown, under Mount Bierstadt, and down the Geneva Creek side to Grant on the North Fork of the South Platte.
38.0 km 966 m climbingGuanella from Grant
The south side: up Geneva Creek from Grant through aspen and spruce to the pass and the view of Mount Bierstadt and the Sawtooth.
20.9 km 937 m climbingLoveland Pass from Georgetown
Up the Clear Creek Greenway to Silver Plume, the frontage road to Bakerville and the Bakerville–Loveland Trail under the interstate, then US 6’s hairpins to the Continental Divide at 3,655 m.
26.3 km 1,081 m climbingLoveland Pass
The east side’s last 7 km from the ski area, hairpin over hairpin above the Eisenhower Tunnel to the Divide.
7.4 km 412 m climbingBerthoud Pass
From Empire up US 40 past Berthoud Falls and the switchbacks of the old ski area to the Continental Divide at 3,449 m.
21.2 km 823 m climbingTriple Bypass: Juniper & Loveland
The first two passes of Colorado’s great sportive: from Evergreen over Mestaa’ėhehe and Juniper Passes, down Chicago Creek to Idaho Springs, up the Clear Creek valley through Georgetown and over Loveland Pass. 100 km.
104.3 km 2,718 m climbingClear Creek Valley
Up the old mining valley from Idaho Springs on the frontage roads through Dumont and Lawson to Empire Junction and Georgetown.
21.2 km 333 m climbingSaint Marys Glacier
Up Fall River Road from the valley through the gulch and its switchbacks to Saint Marys and the glacier’s trailhead at 3,070 m.
16.8 km 756 m climbingCentral City Parkway
From Idaho Springs to Hidden Valley, up the parkway’s long climb over the ridge and down into Central City’s brick main street and Black Hawk.
22.1 km 580 m climbingGold Camps Loop
From Golden up Golden Gate Canyon and Crawford Gulch to the state park, the Peak to Peak Highway to Black Hawk and Central City, and over the parkway to Idaho Springs.
62.3 km 1,809 m climbingGolden Gate Canyon
Out of Golden up the canyon’s stair-step ramps and Crawford Gulch to Golden Gate Canyon State Park: 25 km and 900 m.
20.5 km 939 m climbingCoal Creek Canyon
From the plains at Highway 93 up Coal Creek Canyon past Twin Spruce to the café at Wondervu.
12.8 km 466 m climbingLookout Mountain
Denver’s favourite climb: the Lariat Trail’s hairpins from Golden past the Pillars to Buffalo Bill’s grave, with the plains and the city below. 7 km and 400 m.
7.3 km 398 m climbingLariat Loop
The scenic byway’s full circle: up Lookout Mountain, along the ridge to Genesee, Bergen Park and Evergreen, down Bear Creek Canyon to Morrison, past Red Rocks and over Dinosaur Ridge back to Golden.
63.7 km 1,097 m climbingBear Creek Canyon
From Morrison up the canyon between red walls through Idledale and Kittredge to Evergreen and its lake: 21 km and 600 m.
17.9 km 427 m climbingRed Rocks & Dinosaur Ridge
From Morrison through the sandstone monoliths of Red Rocks Park past the amphitheatre, then over the car-free road on Dinosaur Ridge and back.
8.0 km 165 m climbingParmalee Gulch
Up Bear Creek Canyon to Idledale, over the ridge on Parmalee Gulch Road through the pines of Indian Hills and down to Highway 285.
21.1 km 529 m climbingEvergreen & Conifer
From Evergreen up Brook Forest Road and over Black Mountain Drive to Conifer, then home past Marshdale on Highway 73.
36.1 km 669 m climbingUpper Bear Creek
From Evergreen Lake up the quiet creekside road under Mount Blue Sky’s eastern ridges to the end of the pavement and back.
20.1 km 147 m climbingDeer Creek Canyon
From the canyon mouth past the hogbacks up Deer Creek Canyon Road through Phillipsburg to Fenders.
10.3 km 459 m climbingHigh Grade Loop
Up Deer Creek Canyon, over the High Grade and Pleasant Park Roads to Conifer, down Highway 285 and South Turkey Creek and back down the canyon.
45.8 km 994 m climbingClear Creek Trail
An easy spin along the creek out of Golden past Coors and the ponds to Wheat Ridge and back.
19.3 km 133 m climbingPeaks to Plains
From Golden down the Clear Creek Trail through Wheat Ridge and Arvada to the South Platte, then up the river trail into Denver to Confluence Park, the skyline ahead.
40.9 km 83 m climbingBear Creek Trail
From Morrison along Bear Creek under the hogbacks to Bear Creek Lake Park and back.
13.0 km 118 m climbing
Distance, climbing and elevation on this page are measured from Everycol’s simulated route. They can differ from outdoor measurements because of the mapped start and finish, route variant and elevation model.