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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.

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Georgia Pass

  • Distance 13 miles
  • Time 34 min
  • Speed 22 mph
  • Min altitude 9511 ft
  • Peak 11785 ft
  • Climb 2398 ft
  • Descent 135 ft
November 9, 2023 8:31 pm
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Hoosier Pass

  • Distance 15 miles
  • Time 21 min
  • Speed 42 mph
  • Min altitude 9747 ft
  • Peak 11529 ft
  • Climb 1900 ft
  • Descent 1257 ft
November 9, 2023 8:09 pm
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Montgomery Reservoir

  • Distance 2 miles
  • Time 6 min
  • Speed 18 mph
  • Min altitude 10879 ft
  • Peak 11227 ft
  • Climb 167 ft
  • Descent 433 ft
November 9, 2023 7:28 pm
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Kite Lake

  • Distance 5 miles
  • Time 15 min
  • Speed 21 mph
  • Min altitude 10354 ft
  • Peak 12014 ft
  • Climb 1686 ft
  • Descent 26 ft
November 9, 2023 6:58 pm
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Tennessee Pass

  • Distance 28 miles
  • Time 38 min
  • Speed 45 mph
  • Min altitude 7874 ft
  • Peak 10427 ft
  • Climb 3878 ft
  • Descent 1621 ft
November 9, 2023 6:33 pm
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CO 103

  • Distance 30 miles
  • Time 53 min
  • Speed 35 mph
  • Min altitude 7569 ft
  • Peak 11168 ft
  • Climb 3937 ft
  • Descent 3711 ft
November 9, 2023 3:20 pm
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Peak 9

  • Distance 3 miles
  • Time 21 min
  • Speed 10 mph
  • Min altitude 9675 ft
  • Peak 11385 ft
  • Climb 1759 ft
  • Descent 49 ft
November 9, 2023 2:31 pm
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Deer Creek Canyon

  • Distance 14 miles
  • Time 25 min
  • Speed 33 mph
  • Min altitude 5755 ft
  • Peak 7881 ft
  • Climb 2585 ft
  • Descent 581 ft
November 9, 2023 5:55 am
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Golden Gate Canyon

  • Distance 17 miles
  • Time 33 min
  • Speed 33 mph
  • Min altitude 5948 ft
  • Peak 9341 ft
  • Climb 4262 ft
  • Descent 866 ft
November 9, 2023 5:27 am
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Lefthand Canyon

  • Distance 16 miles
  • Time 28 min
  • Speed 35 mph
  • Min altitude 5597 ft
  • Peak 9134 ft
  • Climb 3596 ft
  • Descent 62 ft
November 9, 2023 4:59 am
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