Airport Loop

Cycling Route

Details
53.13 mi
1,367 ft
This aptly-named loop takes cyclists east out of downtown Denver, past the Denver International Airport (to the north) and the smaller Front Range Airport (to the east) before heading back west into town. It's a flat-to-lightly-rolling ride. If you're pressed for time, turn "Airport Loop" into "Picadilly Loop" by taking a right on Picadilly Road and cutting down the on distance.
Created By
Laura F

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
23rd Ave ZooHill0.85 mi59 ft1.1%
23rd eastbound: just the climb0.47 mi56 ft2.2%
23rd Hill at the Denver Zoo0.23 mi20 ft1.7%
23rd eastbound: Colorado to Holly0.94 mi30 ft0.6%
Central Park northbound: MLK to I-701.35 mi-66 ft-0.7%
Central Park Bridge0.59 mi-23 ft-0.5%
Bass Pro Dash0.84 mi-16 ft-0.2%
The Spruce Goose is Loose 0.38 mi7 ft0.4%
Eastbound and down2.67 mi66 ft0.4%
56th eastbound: Uinta to Havana1.46 mi46 ft0.6%
FDR Racing Part, Subaru Finish27.30 mi400 ft0.1%
Havana to Pena flats #beerme!4.10 mi79 ft0.3%
FDR - The Hard Part29.11 mi407 ft0.1%
59th - Full Stretch14.72 mi220 ft0.2%
False Flat to Pena3.21 mi56 ft0.3%
Tower to Imboden10.07 mi157 ft0.1%
56th Tower to Hudson Mile7.95 mi164 ft0.2%
East of Tower Rd Hill0.93 mi75 ft1.5%
E 56th Ave (Picadilly to Monaghan)3.97 mi82 ft0.2%
E 56th Ave (Picadily to Imboden)8.02 mi-92 ft-0.1%
Airport Hill5.87 mi102 ft0.1%
Monaghan Rd Decent1.33 mi-79 ft-1.1%
Decent to 25th N. Rd0.64 mi-62 ft-1.8%
Imboden Stretch3.41 mi174 ft0.7%
Colfax westbound: Imboden to CR232.03 mi33 ft0.1%
Watkins Sprint (800 Meters)0.53 mi-23 ft-0.8%
CR23 northbound: Colfax to 26th0.85 mi-43 ft-1.0%
23rd to Picadilly6.05 mi-190 ft-0.0%
Alpe D'26th2.56 mi161 ft1.2%
Hudson Mile to Picadilly5.87 mi-177 ft-0.0%
26th westbound: CR21 to Picadilly3.96 mi-190 ft-0.5%
Alp du 26th - Monaghan Rd. to top0.46 mi82 ft3.3%
Descent to Subaru3.20 mi-187 ft-1.1%
26th Turbine2.76 mi-164 ft-1.1%
Anal Kegles 0.49 mi-49 ft-1.3%
Subaru 800m Sprint - Cycleton FDR0.52 mi7 ft0.2%
Subaru Driveway to Driveway0.18 mi-3 ft-0.5%
Smith to Tower1.99 mi-75 ft-0.5%
I70 to Airport Rd2.20 mi-95 ft-0.8%
Smith westbound: Tower to Airport0.96 mi-33 ft-0.7%
Smith westbound: Airport to Chambers1.00 mi-39 ft-0.7%
Cimaron to 2250.38 mi-10 ft-0.4%
Sand Creek WB - Vaughn to Peoria 0.81 mi-36 ft-0.8%
Sand Creek WB - Havana Hill0.55 mi49 ft1.7%
MLK West Drag1.19 mi-23 ft-0.1%
MLK westbound: Fulton to Central Park1.03 mi30 ft0.1%
Montview westbound: Quebec to Monaco0.46 mi-10 ft-0.3%
Montview West TT1.40 mi-43 ft-0.2%
Montview westbound: Monaco to Holly0.49 mi-3 ft-0.1%
Park Hill Geezer Wheeze1.29 mi39 ft0.1%