DAY 1: SATURDAY JULY 16, 2022
Start by: 6 a.m. (Copper Loop Route) • 8 a.m. (Vail Pass Route) • 9 a.m. (Family Route)
NOTE: Mileage is approximate and calculated through various mapping resources.
Mile by Mile – Copper Loop
Route Information
2022
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Service
Mile by Mile – Vail Pass
Elev
Miles
Action
Locator
9,750
0.00
START
Copper - Eagle’s Landing
9,750
0.10
RIGHT
Copper Road
9,700
1.15
CROSS
Hwy 91
9,750
0.15
Cont.
Copper traffic circle
9,750
1.30
RIGHT
Fremont Pass Rec Path
9,770
0.55
RIGHT
Enter bike path
9,750
3.60
MERGE
Hwy 91
10,350
5.35
Cont.
Base of Fremont Pass
10,900
10.05
Cont.
Overlook
11,318
12.00
Cont.
Fremont Pass/Climax Mine
10,100
23.20
RIGHT
Hwy 24
10,424
31.85
Cont.
Tennessee Pass Rd/Ski Cooper
9,515
37.75
Cont.
Camp Hale
8,795
42.65
Cont.
Bridge Red Cliff
8,000
20.20
LEFT
West Vail Day Lot
8,680
43.50
Cont.
Start up Battle Mountain
8,000
20.20
RIGHT
I-70 Frontage Road
9,240
45.50
Cont.
Top Battle Mountain
7,925
51.50
RIGHT
Little Beach Park - Minturn
7,760
53.90
RIGHT
7,760
54.10
7,988
55.10
7,940 8,100
RELIEF AID*
AID
AID
Hours
Elev
Miles
Action
Locator
5:45 - 6 a.m.
9,750
0.00
START
Copper: Eagle’s Landing
9,750
0.10
LEFT
Copper Road
6 - 7 a.m.
6:30 - 10 a.m.
7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Service
10,580
4.70
Cont.
Vail Pass rest area
5.80
Cont.
Top of Vail Pass (Black Lakes)
10,235
7.60
Cont.
USE CAUTION: Vail Pass construction detour (2 mile stretch)
10,615
13.70
Cont.
Bottom of Vail Pass (Gore Creek)
8,640
16.00
Cont.
Under I-70
8,370
16.20
LEFT
I-70 Frontage Road
8,000
19.60
Cont.
Vail Village traffic circle
7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
AID
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
LUNCH
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
8,250
20.90
Cont.
Vail Village traffic circle
24.50
Cont.
Big Horn Road, under I-70
Last SAG
3:30 p.m.
Hwy 24/Under I-70
8,680
26.60
Cont.
Bottom of Vail Pass (Gore Creek)
AID
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
RIGHT
Turn onto bike path
9,640
30.10
Cont.
USE CAUTION: Vail Pass construction detour (2 mile stretch)
Cont.
S. Frontage Rd
10,615
34.30
Cont.
Top of Vail Pass (Black Lakes)
56.10
Cont.
Streamside traffic circle
10,630
35.40
RIGHT
Shrine Pass Road
57.30
Cont.
West Vail traffic circle
10,580
35.70
Cont.
Rejoin bike path
9,770
39.80
LEFT
Copper Road
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
58.60
Cont.
I-70 Underpass traffic circle
59.00
Cont.
Vail Village traffic circle
9,750
36.10
Cont.
Copper traffic circle
8,370
61.11
RIGHT
Big Horn Road, under I-70
Last SAG
3:30 p.m.
9,750
40.26
RIGHT
Passage Point
8,670
63.33
Cont.
Bottom of Vail Pass (Gore Creek)
AID
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
9,750
40.40
FINISH
Copper: Eagle’s Landing
9,640
66.83
Cont.
USE CAUTION: Vail Pass construction detour (2 mile stretch)
10,615
70.63
Cont.
Top of Vail Pass (Black Lakes)
10,630
71.65
RIGHT
Shrine Pass Road
10,580
72.00
RIGHT
Rejoin Bike Path
9,770
76.10
LEFT
Copper Road
9,750
76.40
Cont.
Copper traffic circle
9,750
76.45
RIGHT
Passage Point
FINISH
Copper - Eagle’s Landing
77.60
AID
Miles
Action
Locator
9,750
0.00
START
Copper: Eagle’s Landing
9,750
0.10
LEFT
Copper Road
9,750
0.15
Cont.
Copper traffic circle
9,770
0.55
RIGHT
Enter bike path
10,580
4.70
Cont.
Vail Pass rest area
10,615
5.80
TURN AROUND
Top of Vail Pass (Black Lakes)
7.10
RIGHT
Shrine Pass Rd.
7.45
Cont.
Rejoin bike path
11.55
Cont.
Copper traffic circle
12.05
RIGHT
Passage Point
12.25
FINISH
Copper: Eagle’s Landing
7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Vail Pass L 70
✪ Vail
EL. 8,000
L El. 7,800
Service
Hours
AID
Copper Loop LUNCH*
7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
START FINISH
Vail Pass El. 10,666
24
5:45 - 9 a.m.
AID
Bottom of Vail Pass El. 8,670
Minturn ✪
Mile by Mile – Family Route Elev
AID
7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
*RELIEF AID: Portable toilets only.
9,750
AID
8,640
LUNCH
8,250
10,630
5:45 - 8 a.m.
10,615
8,150
9,750
Hours
AID
Copper Mtn. Resort El. 9,750 AID
Family Ride 91
Camp Hale El. 9,515
Base of Fremont Pass
AID
Climax Mine El. 11,319
*Sandwiches will be available for Family Route riders.
✪ Leadville El. 10,050