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 188
- Distance 60 miles
- Time 1 h 2 min
- Speed 58 mph
- Min altitude 2103 ft
- Peak 3904 ft
- Climb 4321 ft
- Descent 4455 ft
Route 77
- Distance 31 miles
- Time 32 min
- Speed 59 mph
- Min altitude 1972 ft
- Peak 4984 ft
- Climb 2438 ft
- Descent 4045 ft
Route 60
- Distance 83 miles
- Time 1 h 30 min
- Speed 56 mph
- Min altitude 3402 ft
- Peak 6601 ft
- Climb 6693 ft
- Descent 9436 ft
Route 261 / 273
- Distance 34 miles
- Time 47 min
- Speed 44 mph
- Min altitude 7146 ft
- Peak 9406 ft
- Climb 3638 ft
- Descent 1703 ft
Route 78
- Distance 19 miles
- Time 28 min
- Speed 42 mph
- Min altitude 3642 ft
- Peak 6276 ft
- Climb 3068 ft
- Descent 837 ft
Route 191
- Distance 78 miles
- Time 2 h 15 min
- Speed 38 mph
- Min altitude 4498 ft
- Peak 9377 ft
- Climb 9035 ft
- Descent 12077 ft
Window Rock
- Distance 52 miles
- Time 57 min
- Speed 55 mph
- Min altitude 5906 ft
- Peak 8730 ft
- Climb 3241 ft
- Descent 4154 ft
Route 53
- Distance 68 miles
- Time 1 h 9 min
- Speed 59 mph
- Min altitude 6447 ft
- Peak 7904 ft
- Climb 2057 ft
- Descent 2087 ft
Route 547
- Distance 19 miles
- Time 38 min
- Speed 31 mph
- Min altitude 6490 ft
- Peak 8947 ft
- Climb 3031 ft
- Descent 591 ft
Route 117
- Distance 56 miles
- Time 57 min
- Speed 59 mph
- Min altitude 6385 ft
- Peak 7477 ft
- Climb 1903 ft
- Descent 817 ft
