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Rist Canyon Route

Cycling Route

Details
55.14 mi
5,407 ft
The toughest road ride I've ever done.
Created By
Michelle Mellenthin

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
JJ's to Bingham Hill Rd.8.88 mi512 ft0.0%
just visiting0.74 mi144 ft3.6%
Beginning of switchback to top of last climb before end of Reservoir6.05 mi479 ft1.1%
Harmony to Horsetooth Cliffs Way1.63 mi436 ft5.0%
Harmony to top of Maniac1.83 mi453 ft4.7%
First Horsetooth Switchback, ascending0.61 mi184 ft5.6%
Res Roads North!7.36 mi-535 ft-0.8%
Maniac - Just to the signpost0.59 mi223 ft7.0%
Maniac Hill0.76 mi223 ft5.3%
Soldier Hill0.65 mi269 ft7.6%
SH climb proper0.51 mi226 ft8.3%
Steep Soldier0.03 mi66 ft36.9%
Soldier Hill Summit to North Dam Going North - Descending2.15 mi-233 ft-2.1%
North Dam going north0.50 mi148 ft5.3%
Over the rail shoreline trail0.32 mi105 ft5.8%
Down the Wall0.50 mi-279 ft-10.5%
North Dam descent1.33 mi-331 ft-4.7%
~1k interval0.50 mi-46 ft-1.7%
Bellvue - Stove Prairie Rd12.42 mi2,881 ft3.4%
Coffee shop to the top10.91 mi2,881 ft5.0%
Suri Trail Climb1.52 mi269 ft3.4%
Whale Rock3.14 mi643 ft3.8%
Buckhorn Loop CC34.43 mi2,871 ft0.2%
Bellvue to Masonville the hard way26.48 mi2,831 ft0.2%
Rist Canyon shy of summit3.86 mi843 ft4.1%
Rist Canyon9.29 mi2,608 ft5.3%
Dirt Road to Whale Rock1.57 mi384 ft4.6%
Rist - dirt road to mailboxes3.88 mi984 ft4.8%
Dirt Road to 2nd Mailboxes7.07 mi1,752 ft4.7%
Rist - Dirt Road to Fire Station4.86 mi1,299 ft5.0%
Rist - 3K TT Course1.98 mi623 ft6.0%
Mountain Meadow Ln Climb1.36 mi322 ft4.5%
Stratton Park Rd Climb0.80 mi338 ft7.9%
Rist climb through the trees0.68 mi318 ft8.7%
Rist Canyon Rd Climb0.73 mi289 ft7.4%
County Road 41 Climb0.54 mi282 ft9.9%
Rist last kicker0.48 mi243 ft9.4%
West side of Rist descent to Stove Prairie1.26 mi-604 ft-9.0%
Stove Prairie to Masonville Descent14.20 mi-1,975 ft-2.6%
Buckhorn Canyon descent6.75 mi-1,135 ft-3.2%
Stove Prairie descent kicker 0.42 mi108 ft4.5%
Buckhorn downhill Bear's Lair to Masonville5.44 mi-715 ft-2.3%
From Masonville8.75 mi-479 ft-0.3%
W Co Rd 38E, from Co Rd 25E northeast to summit2.41 mi394 ft3.0%
Overhill Dr Climb1.33 mi328 ft4.7%
HT park to Blue Sky descent 0.78 mi-266 ft-6.5%
38E - Blue Sky to Parking Lot climb eastbound0.56 mi177 ft5.9%
CO 38E Campsites to Centennial1.82 mi43 ft0.1%
First Horsetooth Switchback, descending0.59 mi-167 ft-5.3%
Harmonize Shields to College0.68 mi-33 ft-0.7%