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Mount up for a truly epic road bike climb up the west side of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, starting near the Colorado River Trailhead. This is the highest continuous paved road in North America, so your road bike is perfect for the surface, though expect significant elevation and potentially dramatic weather changes. Over approximately 12.3 miles, you'll gain around 3,178 feet at an average gradient near 4.9%, leaving the subalpine forest behind surprisingly quickly to enter the stunning, exposed alpine tundra above the treeline. The views are absolutely immense as you climb, offering vast panoramas of the surrounding mountains, the expansive Kawuneeche Valley below, and a unique high-alpine landscape where you might spot hardy wildlife like elk or marmots amidst the low-lying tundra plants before reaching the 12,183-foot summit.

Ute Pass is an incredible scenic road stretching through the Arapaho National Forest. Along the way you will pass many tempting trailheads, experience stunning mountain views, and in the fall there are plenty of yellow leaves to peek at.

At an elevation of 11,307 feet, Berthoud Pass is a high mountain pass in central Colorado. The route going over the pass used to be an old wagon route (the path was deemed unsuitable for a railroad). There is trail access, bathrooms, and lots of parking at the pass summit.

Jones Pass sits at 12,454 feet and Grand County from Clear Creek County. There are a number of ways to get to the top of the pass, and some people even choose to drive the OHV road that leads to the top. There are endless views of 12,000 and 13,000 foot peaks from the alpine pass.

At 9,165 feet, Ute Pass is a true Colorado mountain pass. It's a tough climb however you try to tackle it, but you can't beat riding from Silverthorne on Ute Pass Road.

Willow Creek Pass sits on the Continental Divide along the Rabbit Ears Range at 9,683 in elevation. Willow Creek, the passes namesake runs along the south side of the pass.

Berthoud Pass is a mountain pass along the Continental Divide at 11,307 feet in elevation. There is a warming hut at the summit that offers restrooms, picnic areas, as well as interpretive signs regarding avalanches, bark beetle and other forest messages.

At an elevation of 11,307 feet, Berthoud Pass is a high mountain pass in central Colorado. The route going over the pass used to be an old wagon route (the path was deemed unsuitable for a railroad). There is trail access, bathrooms, and lots of parking at the pass summit.