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 32
- Distance 41 miles
- Time 42 min
- Speed 59 mph
- Min altitude 6450 ft
- Peak 8189 ft
- Climb 2260 ft
- Descent 1837 ft
Route 12
- Distance 45 miles
- Time 49 min
- Speed 56 mph
- Min altitude 5751 ft
- Peak 7349 ft
- Climb 3048 ft
- Descent 2369 ft
Route 435
- Distance 18 miles
- Time 41 min
- Speed 27 mph
- Min altitude 5604 ft
- Peak 7444 ft
- Climb 2320 ft
- Descent 866 ft
Route 180
- Distance 102 miles
- Time 1 h 53 min
- Speed 55 mph
- Min altitude 4465 ft
- Peak 8018 ft
- Climb 6909 ft
- Descent 5817 ft
Route 35
- Distance 27 miles
- Time 42 min
- Speed 39 mph
- Min altitude 5771 ft
- Peak 6644 ft
- Climb 1483 ft
- Descent 1490 ft
Route 15
- Distance 40 miles
- Time 1 h 21 min
- Speed 31 mph
- Min altitude 5551 ft
- Peak 7474 ft
- Climb 4757 ft
- Descent 5151 ft
Route 152
- Distance 45 miles
- Time 1 h 14 min
- Speed 38 mph
- Min altitude 5282 ft
- Peak 8179 ft
- Climb 4800 ft
- Descent 5525 ft
Route 27
- Distance 30 miles
- Time 34 min
- Speed 52 mph
- Min altitude 4701 ft
- Peak 5535 ft
- Climb 1224 ft
- Descent 1785 ft
Route 52 / 59
- Distance 75 miles
- Time 2 h 14 min
- Speed 35 mph
- Min altitude 4764 ft
- Peak 7884 ft
- Climb 5633 ft
- Descent 3570 ft
Route 130
- Distance 21 miles
- Time 32 min
- Speed 40 mph
- Min altitude 6552 ft
- Peak 8842 ft
- Climb 581 ft
- Descent 2657 ft
