WhenAugust 31, 2025 Distance27.4 mi Time10h 2m Elevation Gain9183 ft Elevation Loss5587 ft Avg Speed3.7 mph Download GPX 42: Colorado High Country Colorado’s high country stands out as if a towering peak on the elevation profile of the CDT, exceeding 14,000’ (though my bike-legal route will top out at more like 13,200’). After a second […]
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40: Rollins Pass
WhenAugust 29, 2025 Distance44.3 mi Time10h 26m Elevation Gain6181 ft Elevation Loss4767 ft Avg Speed6.3 mph Download GPX 40: Rollins Pass Stayed in Winter Park last night and found a delicious breakfast from a cozy Czech bakery. Easy climb up Rollins (4% grade!). The chunky road made for slow progress down, though with a fun […]
39: Middle Park
WhenAugust 28, 2025 Distance60.0 mi Time12h 58m Elevation Gain5873 ft Elevation Loss7569 ft Avg Speed8.3 mph Download GPX 39: Middle Park Touched the southern end of the Never Summer Range before getting diverted south by wilderness. For the next few days the CDT goes into a series of wilderness areas, and my “alt” around these […]
37: Buffalo Pass
WhenAugust 26, 2025 Distance55.2 mi Time9h 41m Elevation Gain7106 ft Elevation Loss3743 ft Avg Speed7.8 mph Download GPX 37: Buffalo Pass First day of the second half of my ride. Spent all day yesterday in Steamboat Springs. The bike got a full overhaul, and I even managed to get my front wheel relaced. With a […]
31: Into the Great Basin
WhenAugust 20, 2025 Distance73.7 mi Time12h 44m Elevation Gain6631 ft Elevation Loss7290 ft Avg Speed8.2 mph Download GPX 31: Into the Great Basin I left the Sweetwater campground early and enjoyed some very pleasant riding across the southern tip of the Wind River Range, which reminded me of nothing so much as being back in […]