| Route |
Distance |
Elevation Gain |
Chico Hot Springs - Mammoth Hot Springs
View the Devil's Slide. Pass through the original northern entrance arch from Teddy Roosevelt's day. THere is a
short but steep climb to Mammoth Hot Springs and its historic army post. Nice highway until the park with light
traffic. |
39
|
1740
|
Mammoth Hot Springs - Tower Falls - Cooke City
Watch for wildlife. There is a great downhill to the Yellowstone River. Tower Falls is only 2.5 miles south of
junction, a must see. Cooke CIty is a really nice town. |
56
|
3940
|
Cooke City - Beartooth Pass (10,938 ft) - Red Lodge.
This is a really scenic ride, quite a climb. There's a nice luch spot at Bitteroot Lake on the west side of pass.
Look for the Bear's Tooth from the top. There are stunning views above treeline. There's a rest area on the east
side of pass on the fast descent. Red Lodge is another nice town. |
65
|
5500
|
Red Lodge - Cody
There's an awesome downhill east of Red Lodge, steep, straight, and smooth. Then it's along grind. Cody: tourist
trap. |
65
|
2860
|
Cody - Thermopolis
There's a rest area about 15 miles south of Meeteese. Otherwise it's pretty barren. Carry lots of water. In the
Thermopolis Hot Springs State Park the Wyoming Hot Spring is free for 20 minutes (about all you can stand. The
Star Plunge has 2 water slides. The original hot springs puts out 3.6 million gallons of water a day! |
83
|
2750
|
Thermopolis - Wind River Canyon - Lander
The Wind River Canyon is slightly uphill but is a wonderful, scenic ride. The Yellowstone Drug store in Shoshone
has the best malts & milkshakes in Wyoming! Two blocks east of the junction of Hwy20 and Hwy26 on Hwy20. |
83
|
2390
|
Lander - Red Canyon - Pinedale
Steep climb up Red Canyon. South Pass is not much of a "pass", it's more an "area". Historic
towns of South Pass and Atlantic city several miles off the highway. A nice rest area is at the crossing with Sweetwater
creek about 42 miles from Lander. There is a cafe at Farson at junction of Hwy28 & Hwy191. Freemont Lake is
4 miles north of town and has surprisingly beautiful mountain vistas over the lake. Freemont Lake is Wyoming's
second largest natural lake and is simply georgous. |
136
|
5770
|
Pinedale - Jackson
Terrific, long descent into Hoback canyon. Just past Hoback junction, turn north on Hwy189 and turn right on Henry's
Rd. at the "Teton Mystery" , follow this for a few miles with no traffic before crossing the bridge to
189 again for a couple of miles to the bikepath that begins about 5-8 miles south of Jackson to avoid traffic on
Hwy189. |
77
|
1820
|
| Totals |
608
|
26,770
|
