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!**
Route 39
- Distance 47 miles
- Time 57 min
- Speed 51 mph
- Min altitude 4925 ft
- Peak 8986 ft
- Climb 4373 ft
- Descent 2946 ft
Route 189
- Distance 23 miles
- Time 25 min
- Speed 54 mph
- Min altitude 4747 ft
- Peak 5633 ft
- Climb 1857 ft
- Descent 968 ft
Route 150
- Distance 53 miles
- Time 1 h 3 min
- Speed 50 mph
- Min altitude 6516 ft
- Peak 10725 ft
- Climb 4888 ft
- Descent 3543 ft
Route 35
- Distance 60 miles
- Time 1 h 11 min
- Speed 51 mph
- Min altitude 5823 ft
- Peak 9478 ft
- Climb 3629 ft
- Descent 4226 ft
Route 44
- Distance 28 miles
- Time 33 min
- Speed 51 mph
- Min altitude 6086 ft
- Peak 8074 ft
- Climb 2461 ft
- Descent 3609 ft
Route 191
- Distance 50 miles
- Time 1 h 3 min
- Speed 48 mph
- Min altitude 5312 ft
- Peak 8491 ft
- Climb 5725 ft
- Descent 4744 ft
Nebo Byway
- Distance 35 miles
- Time 1 h 9 min
- Speed 31 mph
- Min altitude 4846 ft
- Peak 9360 ft
- Climb 4577 ft
- Descent 5531 ft
Route 264
- Distance 18 miles
- Time 25 min
- Speed 43 mph
- Min altitude 7717 ft
- Peak 9416 ft
- Climb 1224 ft
- Descent 2356 ft
Route 31
- Distance 46 miles
- Time 58 min
- Speed 48 mph
- Min altitude 5814 ft
- Peak 9787 ft
- Climb 4514 ft
- Descent 4209 ft
Route 313
- Distance 33 miles
- Time 46 min
- Speed 43 mph
- Min altitude 4495 ft
- Peak 6289 ft
- Climb 2969 ft
- Descent 1194 ft
