Tour Summary

Duration
6 Days / 6 Nights
Distance
358 miles
Elevation Gain
24,200 feet
2012 Dates
July 8-14
2012 Price
$2,255.00
Single Room
$350.00
Rider Limit
15 Rider Limit
Bike Rental
$245.00
Highlights
Lake City
San Juan Forest
San Juan Mountains
Durango
Silverton
Pagosa Springs
Lodging
Alpine Moose Lodge
Arlington Inn & Suites
Best Western Rio Grand
Grand Imperial Hotel
Holiday Inn Express
Dining
Alpine Moose Lodge
Rockaway Cafe
Francisco's
Handlebars
Garlic Mike's
Start / Finish
Gunnison, Colorado
Airport Shuttle
Denver, Colorado Shuttle: 12:00PM

After Tour
Return: 8:00PM

Bicycle Tour of Colorado


San Juan Mountain Loop

6 Days • 358 Miles • 24,200' Elevation Gain

Climb 5 Famous Mountain Passes in One Week
Don't let the mileage fool you! This is a challenging cycling vacation with big climbs up steep mountain passes every day. The ride begins and ends in Gunnison, tracing a loop through the old mining towns of the San Juan mountain range.

Each day we'll bike a famous mountain pass, including Wolf Creek, Red Mountain, Coal Bank, Engineer and Slumgullion, the steepest pass in Colorado. We also visit the famous towns of Creede, Lake City, Pagosa Springs, Silverton, Ouray and Durango. Click on the "Tour Itinerary" button on the upper left for the daily itinerary.

Day
Weekday
Ride
Day
Route
Elevation
Gain
Miles
1
Sunday
...
Shuttle / Check-in & Orientation
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2
Monday
1
Gunnison to Lake city
3,700'
57
3
Tuesday
2
Lake City to South Fork
4,100'
74
4
Wednesday
3
South Fork to Pagosa Springs
3,300'
49
5
Thursday
4
Durango to Silverton
5,800'
50
6
Friday
5
Silverton to Montrose
2,100'
62
7
Saturday
6
Montrose to Gunnison
4,800'
66
...
...
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Return Shuttle to Denver
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Total
24,000'
358

Route Map


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