Idaho Springs – Georgetown Lake loop from Central City

Idaho Springs – Georgetown Lake loop from Central City

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Idaho Springs – Georgetown Lake loop from Central City

06:56

114km

2,410m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 83.2 km for 86 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.83 km

Idaho Springs

Highlight • Settlement

Idaho Springs, Colorado, is a small former mining town just off of I-70. This is a great place for hikers, cyclists, and trail runners to start or end an outdoor …

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28.0 km

Georgetown Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Tom Bennoff Lake Trail circles around the entirety of Georgetown Lake. You can fish, boat, picnic, and ice skate on the lake (ice skating is of course only during …

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28.8 km

Georgetown Lake

Highlight • Lake

Tom Bennoff Lake Trail circles around the entirety of Georgetown Lake. You can fish, boat, picnic, and ice skate on the lake (ice skating is of course only during the …

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39.8 km

Snowy Trail in Arapaho National Forest

Highlight • Trail

Check in advance, if the bike path is snow free. There is only this way to go over Loveland Pass. the street from the ski resort to the pass is well maintained, but not the bike path.

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55.0 km

Loveland Pass Climb from Georgetown

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Loveland Pass stands at 11,990 feet above sea level along the Continental Divide. This is a great place to snap some photos of the sweeping Rocky Mountain Views, take some selfies, and relax and rest before the long descent down.

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57.0 km

Loveland Pass – Continental Divide

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Continental Devide
11990 ft elevation

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83.2 km

Town of Georgetown

Highlight • Settlement

Georgetown was founded in 1859 during the Colorado Gold Rush by George and David Griffith, two prospectors from Kentucky. After 1864, gold and silver ore was mined in countless mines …

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114 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.6 km

30.7 km

14.8 km

4.84 km

479 m

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

96.5 km

13.6 km

3.43 km

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (3,650 m)

Lowest point (2,300 m)

Weather

Saturday 24 October

4°C

-3°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

July 24, 2024,Idaho Springs>Loveland Pass

Stopped two miles shy of the top due to rain falling. Not coming down hard enough to garner a raincoat where I stopped but looked like it was coming down harder on top. Smoky skies created cooler temperatures the higher I went. Encountered bull moose while climbing up the path from Bakerville. He gave chase as I went by but …