Rating Scheme Explained
More about the rating scheme. I believe most riders fall within the bell curve as they say, we are all various levels of Intermediate in some form or another. On either side of the bell curve you have your expert riders who have not only logged miles, maybe have raced or ridden in all sort of conditions for years if not decades. We don't worry too much about the expert rider being able to handle most conditions. Many of the routes I consider expert have yet to be mapped and are more hardcore off road, single track stuff.
What we are concerned with are the beginner riders on the other side of the curve. When I think of a true beginner I think of someone who just graduated their MSF course and have owned a motorcycle for maybe a month. These are the riders I think about when I rate roads, riders who are extremely prone to panic and target fixation, or locking up the brakes. When I think about roads with decreasing radius turns, off camber turns, dirt / rock and bad pavement, or even extreme shelf roads these are the type that I personally would avoid bringing a beginner rider on. I've seen it when they ride these roads, they lock up, go 20 mph under the speed limit and are absolutely terrified (sometimes they wreck). I realize this rating scheme is purely subjective but it is consistent across all routes.
**The Routes Below are Clustered, ZOOM in for your convenience to get a look at all the data. Use the SORT function below or click on an individual route or marker for more detailed information!**
Chief Joseph Byway
- Distance 45 miles
- Time 60 min
- Speed 46 mph
- Min altitude 4941 ft
- Peak 8077 ft
- Climb 6220 ft
- Descent 4075 ft
Route 212
- Distance 45 miles
- Time 1 h 9 min
- Speed 39 mph
- Min altitude 6043 ft
- Peak 8071 ft
- Climb 3415 ft
- Descent 2572 ft
Grand Loop Rd
- Distance 102 miles
- Time 2 h 51 min
- Speed 38 mph
- Min altitude 5974 ft
- Peak 8967 ft
- Climb 8287 ft
- Descent 7654 ft
N Fork Hwy
- Distance 49 miles
- Time 58 min
- Speed 50 mph
- Min altitude 5010 ft
- Peak 6713 ft
- Climb 3629 ft
- Descent 1995 ft
Route 191 N
- Distance 24 miles
- Time 34 min
- Speed 42 mph
- Min altitude 6736 ft
- Peak 7356 ft
- Climb 1453 ft
- Descent 1352 ft
Togwotee Pass
- Distance 54 miles
- Time 58 min
- Speed 56 mph
- Min altitude 6736 ft
- Peak 9564 ft
- Climb 3806 ft
- Descent 3583 ft
Route 191
- Distance 62 miles
- Time 1 h 3 min
- Speed 58 mph
- Min altitude 5961 ft
- Peak 7930 ft
- Climb 3071 ft
- Descent 1857 ft
Salt River Pass
- Distance 30 miles
- Time 30 min
- Speed 59 mph
- Min altitude 6194 ft
- Peak 7608 ft
- Climb 1644 ft
- Descent 1614 ft
Snowy Range Pass
- Distance 18 miles
- Time 19 min
- Speed 59 mph
- Min altitude 6916 ft
- Peak 9439 ft
- Climb 2746 ft
- Descent 285 ft
Battle Pass
- Distance 6 miles
- Time 7 min
- Speed 58 mph
- Min altitude 6916 ft
- Peak 7808 ft
- Climb 994 ft
- Descent 102 ft
