CO 103

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  • Author: Motobeemer
  • Created: July 14, 2023 5:52 pm
  • Updated: November 9, 2023 3:20 pm
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Route type: Ride Through
Difficulty grade: Blue (Intermediate)
Pavement Quality Great on the Idaho Springs side of the route, some tar snakes and broken pavement as you get closer to Evergreen.
Route Type Sweepers, linked turns, hairpins and blind turns with a few passing straights.
Traffic Level Weekends are not great for riding this route, commuter traffic during the week as well. With little to no passing for much of the route definitely ride it during off times.
Fuel Stops Both Evergreen and Idaho Springs have fuel.
Hazards Blind corners and drives, some gravel in corners. Wildlife and bicyclists also frequent this road.
  • Distance Instructions
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  • Distance 30 miles
  • Time 53 min
  • Speed 35 mph
  • Min altitude 7569 ft
  • Peak 11168 ft
  • Climb 3937 ft
  • Descent 3711 ft









CO Highway 103 is a fantastic bit of road between Evergreen, CO and Idaho Springs, CO. With great pavement, amazing sequences of turns and views to accompany them it's a great all around road for any motorcycle or rider. Echo lake is near the center of the route as well as the road to Mount Evans (now Mount Blue Sky, reservations required), you can grab lunch on either end of the route. I would not take a beginner on this route simply because of the series of tight and linked turns near the Evergreen side. The Idaho Springs side has better pavement but a few hairpin and decreasing radius turns should be noted.

1. CO 103

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Address: 101 CO-103, Idaho Springs, CO 80452, USA

The City of Idaho Springs is the statutory city that is the most populous municipality in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Idaho Springs is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,782. Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek Canyon, in the mountains upstream from Golden, some 30 miles (50 km) west of Denver.

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CO Highway 103 is a fantastic bit of road between Evergreen, CO and Idaho Springs, CO. With great pavement, amazing sequences of turns and views to accompany them it’s a great all around road for any motorcycle or rider. Echo lake is near the center of the route as well as the road to Mount Evans (now Mount Blue Sky, reservations required), you can grab lunch on either end of the route. I would not take a beginner on this route simply because of the series of tight and linked turns near the Evergreen side. The Idaho Springs side has better pavement but a few hairpin and decreasing radius turns should be noted.

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