updated Feb/08
Welcome to
"Bicycling Colorado's Mountain Passes". I would like
to introduce you to Colorado's Mountain Passes, paved roads,
trails, tracks and dirtroads that cross Colorado's divides.
The following tables can be used to access pages about passes,
with emphasis on information useful to cyclists.
The tables currently contain 102 recognized passes, and an
additional 15 unrecognized summits, such as the road over
Grand Mesa for example.
The pass pages are in two distinct formats. A few pages
contain elevation profiles, maps, route suggestions, approach
descriptions, a historical overview and pictures. The group of
pages that are available in a detailed format changes from
time to time. They are listed in
The longer format pass pages, along with those in a shorter
format, can also be accessed through the following tables.
Please note
that there are some dead links in the individual pass pages
referencing other passes, since this is not a completed
product. But the tables should not contain dead links.
Additionally, there are sections covering other areas. See the
links at the top of the white area.
as well as an introduction, describing what you can expect to
find here in a little more detail.
Introduction.
Summits with more than three pictures are listed separately in
Changes
and additions are listed in the
Finally there are two short travelogues of three day
weekend tours over a few passes covered in these pages :
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