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Top 10 Road Cycling Climbs In the USA

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Planning a post lockdown bike trip stateside? Or do you live in the land of the free and you're looking for some new climbs to conquer? Well, we've got your back with Jeremy's list of his favourite 10 climbs in the United States of America.
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@gcn 4 года назад

Would you like to ride any of these climbs? Let us know why 👇

@ivarbrouwer197 4 года назад

Global Cycling Network - because I have done most of the famous EU climbs already.

@skynyrdrocksss 4 года назад

We have so many good ones in southern California it can be hard to leave! It'd be really cool to see a series where you guys detail a cities top 5 or top 10 climbs. Places like Pasadena, Big Bear, Bishop, San Diego etc. (obviously I'm listing places I ride frequently) But some of the cities that get less attention than places like Los Angeles. I think everyone knows the riding there is amazing... I think.

@respek2933 4 года назад

I really like mount baldy! I ride it sometimes since it's only a hour drive from where I live

@renegadetenor 4 года назад

Its interesting for a Colorado guy to begin learning that there is riding in the eastern states...

@schumi246 4 года назад

I live in Colorado, and have done Mt Evans, and independence pass, and several other climbs around here, you could do a top 10 for just colorado, easily.

@BombedNevada 4 года назад

We’re going to need another top 10 rides video. This barely scratched the surface.

@gcn 4 года назад

For sure!

@velmersglue 4 года назад

For real...along with some of the races that accompany them. Mentioning Mount Mitchell doesn’t do the AOMM justice...6 gap in GA is another great, leg breaking event.

@Mark5ive5 4 года назад

Whiteface NY. Check it out.

@chilla4577 4 года назад

Snowshoe mountain Climb (Cass to Snowshoe) or Sugarlands in WV!!?? How ‘bout those?!

@jasonclemmons8213 4 года назад

My name is Jason Clemmons. I own sunrise grocery and I appreciate the kind words!

@tyleraquino 4 года назад

Thanks for the hospitality to cyclists at the Sunrise Grocery! I’ve stopped there many times over the years and it’s saved me more than a few. Absolutely love the roads around that part of Georgia but there’s nowhere else around to fuel up!

@jeremypowers3579 4 года назад

Thanks Jason, great memories of the store, appreciate the hospitality over the years!

@alanharpdesign 4 года назад

I was hoping you'd see that Sunrise was mentioned. Always a great stop to make!

@GuyMcArthur 4 года назад

Great list. My favorite so far would be Going-to-the-Sun road in Glacier National Park.

@tywitt3351 4 года назад

Without the traffic. Yes

@renegadetenor 4 года назад

Yes! This was my first 'epic', as a transitioning flatlander at the time. I trained on man made toboggan hills and parking garage ramps.

@ryanthompson1442 4 года назад

Ty Witt, do it on a full moon at night, so awesome

@NW42degree 4 года назад

I try to ride it at least 2 times a year Spring (before it is opened to cars) and Fall. Luckily it is close enough I can drive up on a day off. 👍

@EagerSpace 4 года назад

I was going to add that. I think that's the most "Alp-ish" one that I've done, and with the huge dropoff just 5' to the side for the whole climb...

@bikndave68 4 года назад

Great video Jeremy! Sadly there are another 20 climbs that could've qualified for that list but its so hard to narrow things down when the US is such a big country and the terrain can be so varied. Pikes Peak, Mauna Kea, Mission Ridge, Mt Hood, Guardsman Pass, Clingsman Dome, and the list goes on. Thanks for the video!

@gcn 4 года назад

These are just a few of many of course! Thanks for your suggestions!

@user-me3ks7jg6j 4 года назад

Yeah you right these two are soooo Epic

@alpsalish 2 года назад

This is my problem with the list... It feels like his top ten (ridden by him) and not a US top 10.

@simonabrahamse4985 4 года назад

Love the climbs in North Georgia, very glad you included one on this list!

@Wextopher 4 года назад

Descending Brasstown Bald is not to be undertaken lightly. Don't remember any pro riders descending after that stage. Do remember someone being air lifted who unfortunately did not make it.

@brianmessemer2973 4 года назад

GCN, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE: More like this. These are the videos we want to see. Read the comments - look at other great climbs people are talking about - research those - make the next installment. Rinse and repeat. 👍👍

@XR4turbo 4 года назад

Mt Tamalpais (especially from Fairfax, CA) is a stunning ride, especially when you get up high enough to see the Pacific ocean below you. Not as tall as Diablo, but longer and arguably more beautiful.

@icemarkom 4 года назад

Having climbed both, Tamalpais wins hands down.

@ElonMuckX 4 года назад

I love looking down at Mt. Tam, from Mt. Diablo, hehehe

@whirving 4 года назад

I've ridden it once, from Fairfax , with snow at the top, and that bomber decent down toward SF and out along the coast by Stinson Beach and back up again and to Fairfax. Still think about it, amazing.

@DickKnorr 4 года назад

I ride both semi-regularly and strongly prefer Diablo. Better weather almost every time, and easier to get to from San Francisco.

@hsianghsi1 4 года назад

Mt. Ummmmm rules all the summits in Bay Area bar none

@BombedNevada 4 года назад

Northern Utah has some of the best cycling in entire USA 🇺🇸. Glad the secrets not out.

@gcn 4 года назад

Until now!...

@johnmccall6116 4 года назад

GCN staff members don't like going to a place where they have to buy booze from the ripoff government monopoly.

@lostboyzrambo801 4 года назад

John McCall god bless the mormons 🙃

@jazzguitarjackson 4 года назад

@@johnmccall6116 but empty roads on Sunday!!!!

@kylezick7345 4 года назад

Shut Up! :p

@MarkMathew2050 4 года назад

Nothing in the Pacific Northwest. Such great cycling and people there. And No Hawaii.

@gcn 4 года назад

Both great spots! Sorry we couldn't include every climb!

@rockytalkndawoods3057 4 года назад

Pac NW climbs, Larch mt, McKenzie pass, Wolf creek, and Brynwood rd in Portland are pretty heavy.

@vegasmando5307 4 года назад

Don't remember the road names but some of those climbs around Port Angeles WA made me cry. Short and brutal. Until I went there I had no idea the Seattle Tacoma area had such great climbing.

@Issaquatch 4 года назад

Hurricane Ridge, Mt. Baker Artist Point, Chinook Pass, Rainy Pass in the North Cascades. So much good stuff in WA...

@bleckb 4 года назад

@@Issaquatch Mt Washington, N. Cascades Highway. Mount Rainier.

@Cellblock1138 4 года назад

Would be cool to see the best climbs/rides in each state... that'd make a cool series!

@gcn 4 года назад

That would be a great series, 1 state a week would make it a year long!

@tanisleach7829 4 года назад

@@gcn Or alternate European Country/area (depending on size) and states (or group of states in some rare cases)

@danbuck9214 4 года назад

Except some states don't have climbs worth mentioning (there are several where the highest point above sea level is less than 2000 feet/600 meters). But it would be great to expand this list. There is a lot of good climbing in the Ozarks, as well as several other areas of the country that weren't touched on.

@vincenttichenor8373 4 года назад

dan buck The highest climb in Florida is like 300 feet or something. And yes, the Ozark/Ouachita mountains have good climbing. Mt Magazine from Havana takes close to an hour.

@rrosomasa 4 года назад

@@gcn get on it!

@jimhansen5395 4 года назад

No Hurricane Ridge (Olympic Peninsula in WA State) and no Haleakala in Hawaii? I mean, Heleakala is 10k feet over 35 miles starting at sea level! How could you miss this?

@tanisleach7829 4 года назад

Mana Loa? (Misspelled)

@ElonMuckX 4 года назад

This video was the 10 USA climbs.......for mortals, lol

@stanwatson2904 4 года назад

I've done Mt. Diablo several times, and while it's a good climb, top ten seems overly generous. Plus, no mention of the tarantulas that grace the roads in hordes in the Fall! Common knowledge that Mt. Diablo is a huge mating location for tarantulas in September. Try descending without running over a few. I'm disappointed that Hurricane Ridge along the Olympic Peninsula didn't make the list. You can go from sea level to nearly a mile in elevation in under 20 miles, and the scenery going up is incredible. I did it twice myself last summer and loved it so much I moved 800+ miles to a nearby town just so I could do it weekly (when it opens). Plus, you get the entire Olympic Discovery Trail as a bonus.

@tanisleach7829 4 года назад

@oldkayakdude GCN's HQ is in the UK. Take that as you will (not intended as an attack if it came across that way)

@ryanauburn 4 года назад

Hurricane ridge!!! C'mon @gcn how could you skip that one?

@davidwinyard7757 4 года назад

My favorites: Teton Pass, WY, and Wolf Creek Pass, CO.

@gcn 4 года назад

Sounds lovely!

@BombedNevada 4 года назад

Salt river pass or Teton pass? Teton pass would be terrifying.

@davidwinyard7757 4 года назад

@@BombedNevada Teton Pass, west-to-east on Wyoming 22.

@XR4turbo 4 года назад

Have you listened to Wolf Creek Pass by CW McCall while descending it?

@ricksnyder6318 4 года назад

It's nice to see the US get some GCN love. Teton Pass in WY (5.6 miles gaining 2,390’ at 8.1% average grade) provided a considerable amount of type 2 fun for me. The climb starts 6,142 feet above sea level which puts the rider above 8,500 feet at the summit.

@dannystaten5701 4 года назад

Some of the climbs frequently featured in the tour of Utah at least deserve an honorable mention. Alpine loop, mount Nebo, snowbird (even better if you go all the way to Alta), empire pass, big cottonwood canyon, and powder mountain are all incredible. I also agree that Haleakala on Hawaii should get a mention (haven't ridden it yet). I also really loved some of the climbing at Crater Lake Oregon.

@chrismikstas2871 4 года назад

I'm glad Utah never gets mentioned on these types of videos. Canyons are getting too crowded here as it is. 😂

@dannystaten5701 4 года назад

I'd love to see lots more cyclists in the canyons in Utah. Studies show that increased cycling volume improves driver behavior and all around safety.

@ilgour 4 года назад

Mount Whiteface New York. Awesome climb

@garyhocking6947 4 года назад

Here are a few to consider if you make another video: Cloud Cap in Crater Lake National Park, McKenzie Pass in central Oregon, Inspiration Point in Mt. Rainier National Park, Cayuse Pass (Washington), Hurricane Ride in Olympic National Park, McNeil Canyon in central Washington, and Washington Pass in the North Cascades National Park.

@bikndave68 4 года назад

Vastly underrated to ride in but the unpredictable weather really doesn't want us there.....

@trevorhayes5414 4 года назад

second Hurricane Ridge, WA - 29k's from sea level all the way up to 5200'. And the views are stunning. Mt Baker, WA gets a shout out too. The view at Artist's Point feels like you're in a painting.

@mikemarinojax 4 года назад

Love it, Jeremy! Glad you included Diablo!

@gcn 4 года назад

Anytime!

@evanmacdougall9715 4 года назад

@@gcn Bob Roll's moment of glory!

@shopvice 4 года назад

Beartooth Pass, Montana and Thompson Pass, Alaska are great climbs in beautiful settings.

@johnlyons286 4 года назад

FYI, Solvang is Danish not Dutch

@siskokidd 4 года назад

Denmark, Netherlands, what's the difference? ;)

@jessechavez1855 4 года назад

Lol Phil Gaimon made the same mistake in his recent video about his home town in Georgia which has a Danish community near by.

@andreastellerup5989 4 года назад

@@siskokidd there a lot of difference like compairing mexicans with new yorkers

@larsborghouts8360 4 года назад

@siscokidd For a start, we Dutch people are proud not to have Bjärne Riis 😉

@siskokidd 4 года назад

@@andreastellerup5989 I see your point.

@matthewbrock4054 4 года назад

I love the list, but Jeremy...the biggest road climb in the US--if not the world--Haleakala, Hawaii needs to be on this list. It is legendary. If you dip your tire in the water at Baldwin Beach (sea level) and go all the way to the top, you are doing 10,000 vertical feet of climbing. And the experience is even more legendary. From the smell and views of the ocean at the lowest point, to the tropical plants/goat farms/palm trees in the middle, to the moonscape of a volcano's fury at the top, you can't beat this climb. Plus, you might see a NENE as I did (look it up).

@alpsalish 2 года назад

This isn't really a US top 10.

@ZOB4 4 года назад

Whiteface in the Adirondacks is pretty great

@veloriderkm 4 года назад

z.browning I was going to say this. It is this continents Alpe d’Huez.

@haveallbeentaken 4 года назад

I did this climb 4 years ago. It was the first climb of this size I've done since the early 90's when I was 50lbs lighter and vacationing in south France and north Italy near San Remo. It took me an hour and 20 minutes and was ruined!

@veloriderkm 4 года назад

haveallbeentaken you did it though

@bombasticbissell 4 года назад

no Haleakala? Sea level to 10,000 feet with unbelievable views and sights all the way up. Seems like a miss.

@mroger82 4 года назад

Haleakala is definitely on my list. Wish I would've done it last time I was on Maui.

@farrier53 4 года назад

That's a beauty...! 12,280' for 60kms at 7.2% avg !😜

@DickKnorr 4 года назад

100% right. This video is slip shod.

@pahouseholder 4 года назад

Yep. They should've called this Jeremy's Personal Top 10 in the Continental US.

@SkepticCyclist 4 года назад

No doubt. Mt Haleakala is considered by many to not only be the best in the US, but one of the best in the world, and he didn't even mention it.

@charlesgould8047 4 года назад

Mount Evans Pro Tip: The road is closed to cars past summit lake after Labor Day weekend. You can assualt all the switchbacks without having to dodge car traffic too if the weather holds.

@LuisSotogarabatoz 4 года назад

charles gould start from Golden!

@Bonkasaurus 4 года назад

Awesome Video!! Great to see some “local” feature climbs! CO NC and Cali could each easily have a top 10 list! I got to do Mt Mitchell last week but the last bit was gated off, regardless it was one of the coolest experiences ever on two wheels!

@DavefromCA2023 4 года назад

As someone who grew up right by mount Diablo and now lives in Santa Barbara...loved this

@91JDMZ32 4 года назад

I’m grateful to live in Colorado!

@mv80401 4 года назад

Indeed: just went up Deer Creek Canyon from Chatfield reservoir before lunch on Wednesday.

@91JDMZ32 4 года назад

Martin Voelker Deer Creek/High Grade is one of my favorite loops! Kudos

@plainlyeclectic 4 года назад

Was hoping to see some Utah climbs on here. Guardsman Pass, Powder Mountain (almost identical % and distance to Alpe d'Huez), Big Mountain/Emigration Canyon, Bald Mountain, and many, many more. This is a great list too. Looking forward to riding some

@vegasmando5307 4 года назад

Can't believe he didn't include powder mountain. That thing brings months of nightmares before and after.

@bradwood5994 4 года назад

Seriously, Utah is flat with no beauty. Don’t waste your time GCN. It would be best if you didn’t include it in any of your best lists. Thanks, Cheers!

@plainlyeclectic 4 года назад

@@bradwood5994 anything in the north or south of Utah is gorgeous. Central Utah is pretty bland, but to say there is no beauty in all of Utah just says you have a lack of taste

@johnbenallen 4 года назад

@@bradwood5994 I see what you're doing here, Brad, and I'm all for it. Nothing to see here in Utah folks, move along... (:

@pfunklife9379 4 года назад

I'm lucky to live in California where a ton of great climbs are located. In the Owens Valley on the East side of the Sierra Mountains: Onion Valley, H orshoe Meadows, Whitney Portal, Rock Creek- most are listed in PJAMM. For some extra "sauce", do these rides in triple digit heat. Palomar Mountain and Nate Harrison Grade in San Diego also hurt. One my favorite climbs is climbing Haleaka Crater (Maui, HI) during a sunrise - EPIC!

@Mrich775 4 года назад

Mt Lemmon in the summer heat! Phoenix local here, love that ride!

@gcn 4 года назад

Sounds great!

@renegadetenor 4 года назад

The only climb I failed on...ran out of water. I'll need to start over more intelligently next time.

@rileyharrington7618 4 года назад

renegadetenor There’s a place to refill on the right just before palisades. Should be next to a trail head and a set of bathrooms.

@CanyonWanderer 4 года назад

Wow, Mount Evans! The only one of the climbs here that I've ever been to (end of the 90's I think). By car that was. After getting into the car in a 30℃ downtown Denver, driving up this giant, seeing the trees slowly disappear, ears popping and ending up standing shivering in T-shirt and shorts on an actually frozen small lake in the mist was epic in itself. I cannot imagine how a bicycle ride up would have been... I remember stopping at a lodge along the way to the top and sipping coffee we saw humming birds at the porch, first time for me. Great experience that was. I also loved Boulder with all the bicycle infrastructure, lovely town

@mv80401 4 года назад

Many drivers get dizzy with signs of altitude sickness, especially tourists from sea level, but even acclimatized Coloradans may not be immune. No shame in turning around.

@mcalcourtney 2 года назад

I raced the Bob Cook memorial My Evans Hill climb way back in 1987. I was 16 years old and I finished dead last. To this day, it is one of the most epic things I’ve ever done. One of the best days of my life. I rode for a little bike shop in Littleton CO called Bike Lovers Place.

@tinman1528 4 года назад

I have climbed Mount Mitchell and Brasstown Bald. Excellent climbs !!! I'm glad to see that these made the list. Mount Mitchell is truly and epic climb. If you start the climb on the Asheville side (starting at the Folk Art Center), the climb is slightly harder and the views are amazing from there all the way to the top. The road is very smooth and bicycle friendly (The Blue Ridge Parkway). I highly recommend climbing Mount Mitchell starting at The Folk Art Center. The first part of the climb is 18 miles long (Craggy Pinnacle). The total distance from The Folk Art Center to Mount Mitchell is 32 miles. You get a few breaks during the climb between mile 18 and 26. The last 5 miles up to the top of Mount Mitchell has some very steep sections. This is truly one of the very best climbs in the USA and very scenic.

@ElonMuckX 4 года назад

Mount Charleston climb, NW of Las Vegas. The thermo layers are a trip, when you ride it in summer! Mount Diablo is my local climb, but I do the harder Northgate Road. 300 more feet of climbing, and a touch steeper. Wish Jeremy would have mentioned, The Wall, at the end of Mt. Diablo.

@kevintimmons5936 4 года назад

E M hey just curious - can you bike up Diablo during the SIP? I’ve never done it but definitely have the time now

@taufikabidin412 4 года назад

Have you ever did it as tge part of California Triple Crown series?

@rr8299 4 года назад

Dude!!! Your content is the best!!! Funny accent GCN is about to become yesterday!!! Thank you!!! Fresh new stuff. THANK YOU!!!!

@asherbeal8357 4 года назад

The first time I rode up Mount Diablo it was 101 degrees outside.

@DickKnorr 4 года назад

It’s a convection oven coming down:)

@CyclingSasquatch 4 года назад

Palomar Mountain's pretty sweet... 12 miles of around 7%, climbing 4000-something feet.

@vancelopez9787 4 года назад

And with America's Finest City at its doorstep. Sagan likes North County San Diego too - had the Sagan Rodeo Fondo here last fall.

@phwhitefly 4 года назад

I love that you saved Mt. Greylock for last! For those that live in the North East add the Mt. Greylock Century Sportif to your training ride calendar.

@gcn 4 года назад

It's certainly on our bucket list!

@clark57225 4 года назад

California Highway 74 from Palm Desert to Idyllwild, except when it snows. About 42 miles one-way, from 220 to 5,413 ft. elevation. If you don't like to ride downhill, you can walk along the Pacific Crest Trail down to Cabazon.

@AlexThayerEld 4 года назад

Love the Massachusetts shout out! Mt. Greylock is absolutely stunning and the towns in western MA are quite beautiful! Great list!!

@renegadetenor 4 года назад

How about a contest for folks stateside, to win a contest by sharing inspiring photos of some of these other climbs listed here. Winner wins a Jeremy-guided tour of one of his favorites around Massachusettes. Never been there except briefly for the Boston Marathon.

@patrickstoddard6610 4 года назад

So glad Mount Evans made this list. Just a gorgeous climb. Not as hard as Pikes Peak but much more enjoyable.

@bjtwuk 4 года назад

In Southern California, San Gabriel Canyon Road (Calif Hwy 39) for 28 miles from Azusa to Islip Saddle, then right turn on Angeles Crest Highway (Calif Hwy 2) for another 5 miles to Dawson Saddle. It's a total of 34 miles and 7,800 feet of elevation gain.

@stevem3308 4 года назад

I'd trade out Solvang for Palomar Mountain the "Alpe du Huez" of America!

@logicaldad1917 4 года назад

Yeah, really surprised that one didn't make it.

@mikemazzantini6397 7 месяцев назад

Once I saw Jeremy hosting, I knew there'd be Greylock! Great list.

@Friday1970 4 года назад

Riding from Leadville to Independence Pass must be the most incredibly visually gorgeous climb in America. I've yet to do it, only drove it twice. But...wow! Hard to describe just how amazing that drive is.

@siskokidd 4 года назад

Those in SoCal who regularly climb Mt Baldy know about the three options for ascending and descending. #1 is the straight shot beginning on Mt Baldy Rd. Then there is the Glendora Ridge Rd option, which is longer, and more epic because of that leisurely gradient upward along the scenic ridgetop, and then there is the even longer Rt 39 option, beginning further west of the Glendora Ridge option. Even if the last remaining 4 to 5 brutal miles to the ski lifts are skipped, as long as you make it to Baldy Village, it will be a satisfying trip in the mountains.

@danielfontes3120 3 года назад

Definitely some that Im going to Bucket List" The one dearest to me will be when I go back home to Tucson In Nov for my 60th BD!! can't wait. :) Happy Climbing People!!!

@dbdrumm 4 года назад

J-Pow. Quarantine has you channeling Bob Roll!!

@pahouseholder 4 года назад

Gotta love Bobke!

@NW42degree 4 года назад

Missed the entire PNW and interior, hopefully another round of these awe inspiring videos can touch on places like Beartooth pass in Montana/Wyoming and Going To The Sun road in Glacier National Park along with so many more mentioned. I absolutely love finding new climbs I can travel to without having to take a plane or a week off of vacation but a long weekend absolutely!👍🙏

@johncameron 4 года назад

Just because its not a place you’d expect a fun climb - Mount Scott in Southwest Oklahoma, literally in the middle of the Great Plains. Paved road to the summit - you’ll climb about 1,000 ft in just under 3 miles. Awe inspiring descent

@spencerstevenson1526 4 года назад

No Utah climbs?? Guardsman pass or the alpine loop should be on this list. Both were in the tour of Utah

@toddharper2716 4 года назад

Add the Nebo Loop. That's where Kuss effectively won the ToU a couple years ago.

@chrisvanbuggenum871 4 года назад

I'm completely sold. Seen a couple of these on Phil Gaimons channel But not all of these that I recall. He should have hit them all surely!

@aaronspivak8197 4 года назад

On my bucket list is to ride my bike in all 50 states (I've done 6 so far). Thanks for giving me some destinations for several states. We need more of Jeremy and more USA content!

@jamisonr 4 года назад

Beartooth Pass in Montana and Wyoming is especially beautiful. Haleakala was the other mountain I was sure would make it. But good list nonetheless.

@tanisleach7829 4 года назад

My favorites: Quick puncher 45 min from Portland, OR: Bald peak (7.7% for 3 miles, 1st half at 10.7%) In the trees: Mary's Peak (12.1 miles at 5.1%) Goal climb: Hood to Timberline (unknown distance and gradient). Most epic: Logan Pass, Glacier National Park. (Just don't feed the bears)

@rdelavarre 2 года назад

I live in NC and have biked on many trails especially around Mt. Mitchell. You must check out and see if this is not one of the top uphills in America. I cycled for charity and our route was from Boone to Beech Mt and back. Well, the last two miles from Banner Elk to the top of Beech Mt. was the hardest climb of my life. Two hours to get up, 2 minutes to get down. Check it out

@fidel_cyclingaddicts5167 Год назад

Im horrible at climbing and then again its what I love the most. done some pretty cool climbs back home in Dominican Republic.. Want to stat climbing here in the states as well.. 😊

@phila8430 4 года назад

+1 for Mt. Diablo! Best time ride it is in the winter and spring when everything is a lush green from the rain. Rode it last week and it was closed to cars because of the pandemic. Cyclists had the mountain all to themselves for once! The wildflowers were in bloom. In the summer it does get hot and dry here and everything is crispy so go ride early in the morning.

@christopherwilson8713 4 года назад

National Park climbs are great. Glacier Park and Rocky Mountain Park are two favorites.

@JMcLeodKC711 4 года назад

Those Mount Mitchell tunnels are unlit and I'm 99% sure that lights are required by law.... front and back

@kylecombs6901 4 года назад

My. Mitchell brings back memories of training camp for collegiate cycling. What a great ride! Many other famous climbs nearby also.

@GaryL3803 4 года назад

Two tunnels from Asheville to Mt. Mitchell. One long (400') and one shorter (245'). Need lights front and rear. Summit is at 6684'. The Black Mountains are so beautifully green in the summer. Put this one on your bucket list. The BRP has 25 tunnels in NC, most of them South of Asheville and 1 in VA.

@bprahl9 4 года назад

This is one of the best GCN videos ever. Coleman Valley Road on the Sonoma County, California coast is a beautiful climb with a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean at the top.

@RodClark 4 года назад

Glendora Mountain Road, Onion Valley Road, Teton pass, definitely favs too

@renegadetenor 4 года назад

Still no mention of Trail Ridge Road..

@rockytalkndawoods3057 4 года назад

Teton pass is pretty epic!

@bigbadtite 4 года назад

Onion valley road should be counted. That s#!t is hard!

@stephenturkLA 4 года назад

I'm pretty sure a section of Glendora Ridge Road crept into the Mt. Baldy video, so maybe he got to Baldy village by way of GMR, like the pro's did in Tour of California.

@MrStevoovets 4 года назад

One of the best has to be Highway 550. You start at sea level in Waimea Kauai and have stunning views of the Waimea canyon the entire way up 25 miles to pu'u o kila lookout at 5,100ft.

@SyEnsability 4 года назад

Riding Pike's Peak from Manitou easily beats Mount Evans as a climber's paradise, IMHO. 8000 ft up, and views from the top are even more spectacular.

@simmsa24 4 года назад

Here are my top 10 US climbs I have done and ones on my bucket list: Gibraltar Road Santa Barbara, Glendora Ridge Rd., Nacimiento-Fergusson Road CA, Mt. Tamalpais Marin County, Haleakala Maui, Whiteface NY, Lincoln Gap VT (short vertical wall) Climbs on my bucket list Mt. Lemmon, Mt Washington, Mauna Kea

@SiliconEngineer 4 года назад

Great selection, GCN! I've had the privilege of having done a couple of these, including Mt Mitchell in the peak of fall and Mt Diablo, and these are incredible rides, but I have to say Mauna Kea is hands-down my all-time favorite! It rises from pretty much sea-level to 13000 ft. To keep things interesting, the last 2000 ft is all-gravel. It took me all day to make it to the top and literally and figuratively left me feeling like I was on top of the world! Next up on my bucket list will be Mt Washington 🤟🏽

@NickTheGreek15 4 года назад

Wow! I've never ridden in the US but I want to do all of those!! Great vid, Jeremy - thanks!

@pahouseholder 4 года назад

If you make the trip, keep in mind the US is a lot bigger than it looks on a map. ;-)

@rtss6919 4 года назад

Whiteface lake placid! Nice view too!

@christophersullivan6405 4 года назад

Going to the Sun Road in Glacier and Hwy 198 from Three Rivers to Giant Forest in Sequoia are amazing climbs.

@inketd 4 года назад

I love how he almost said "San Fran" but saved it at the last moment 😂 Locals really dislike that name 😜

@charliedillon1400 2 года назад

Locals there tolerate poop in the streets; their opinion is not valid.

@ssd2k2 4 года назад

Pikes Peak in Colorado starting at Manitou Springs is near 8,000 ft of climbing in 25 miles, plus you get donuts at the end.

@gcn 4 года назад

Sounds like a great ride!

@arndtj7 4 года назад

Most delicious donut i’ve ever had! edit: donut(s)

@mikebultje7669 4 года назад

I road the 2015 edition of the Vermont Granfondo and got to experience the L.A.M.B - a brutal 4 gap challenge. The Lincoln Gap has North America's steepest paved mile - an absolutely crushing hill with 24% grades. Amazing views and fantastic scenery (and I came 2nd... they say it's not a race but we cyclists make everything into a race). It was an experience I will never forget - one of the best ever. Wanted to do it again this year but all has kaebashed due to C-19. Stay safe

@andrewgraves1046 4 года назад

Nice work including Greylock. As someone who grew up in Shelburne Falls MA, the 80 mi (130km) out and back to the top of Greylock was done a few times. I even happened to run into the A in JAM between Shelburne Falls and Conway while I was visiting from Melbourne AU in early April last year.

@simonabrahamse4985 3 года назад

Brasstown Bald is a beast! So glad you guys recognized it as one of the great cycling climbs in the US.

@brendon2k 4 года назад

Diablo, Baldy, and Fig are all rides I have done and for sure are great climbs but I would be hard pressed to put them in a top 10 list of California climbs let alone for the country.

@ZergBert1 4 года назад

Disappointed that one of my favorite climbs (when I was a student at UCSB) was not listed -- Gibralter Road from Santa Barbara to Camino Cielo and then to La Cumbre Peak. The view from La Cumbre Peak of the Channel Islands is fabulous and it's been a stage of the Tour of California.

@andrewfields3053 3 года назад

Thunder Ridge Climb on the Blue Ridge Parkway just outside of Big Island, Virginia! 12.8mi, 3500ft and 5% average!

@TalonMerlin777 4 месяца назад

Pike's peak - "Am I a joke to you?"

@mib7483 4 года назад

Great Basin National Park NV, Mount Wheeler, 17 miles and almost a 5,000' gain topping out at 10,000', average 8% grade. Kolob Terrace in Virgin UT climbs in and out of the west side of Zion National Park, 24 miles, 4% average with some sections being over 12%, 4,700' elevation gain topping out at just over 8,000'.

@kellyperkins4139 4 года назад

Pine Canyon - Guardsmen Pass, Utah

@pahouseholder 4 года назад

Adding this one to my list. Thank you.

@AOH1321 4 года назад

Big of fan of Lyons, CO up to the Alpine Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. Saint Vrain canyon is amazing, Estes Park is a good refueling point, and when you're up by the Continental Divide you feel on to of the world.

@PaulgEngland 4 года назад

I cycled up Mt Baldy late last October when it was much cooler, nice climb, personally the section from Glendora on the Glendora ridge road to Mt Baldy village is lovely and I can't wait to get out there again.

@treepinx7324 3 года назад

Here on Staten Island we have 2 famous climbs - the Bayonne Bridge and the Goethals Bridge.

@TalleyrandsPuppet 3 года назад

I’ve done two of these. Mount Mitchell’s nice, but Mount Evans is literally breathtaking-because there’s no air at 4300 meters.

@santana20939 4 года назад

Kingsbury grade into Lake Tahoe is another decent climb

@tyleraltom6026 4 года назад

manuel rodriguez And its quasi-neighbors Monitor Pass and Ebbetts Pass

@karennay5993 3 года назад

You guys left out some of the most epic climbs in California. All are located a long the Eastern Sierra. Beginning with Horseshoe meadows and Mt. Whitney portal. Out of independence is the onion valley climb, north out of Big Pine the ride up to Glacier lodge, also the climb up to White mtn, you'll need to HTFU to reach the top. Rock creek rd to Mosquito flats, lastly, the climb up Tioga pass!!!! There are more, just listed my favorites!!!!

@tysonhabein8655 4 года назад

These all sound interesting, but the most life changing climb for me is Going to the Sun Road in Glacier national park. Highly recommended in the early season just as the plows are finishing. You have about a week to get there and do the ride with no vehicles on the roadway. Near the top there will be snow walls on the sides of the road 10 to 15 feet tall, but the weather is usually great. 6646 feet at the peak. Some of the most stunning landscape I have seen anywhere in the world.

@samuelmundula2216 4 года назад

Glad you mentioned Mt. Mitchell, I was getting ready to post about it if you didn't! :) I daydream about traveling the world to climb some of the iconic climbs but really, I have one of the best just 3 hour drive from me

@Pccorv1909 3 года назад

Going-to-the-sun-road is one of my best experience. Starting early in the morning to reach the top until 11am. But the view is awesome :)

@davehause8571 4 года назад

I've ridden most of these and +1 for Mount Mitchell. Probably could have left off Diablo and added Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT or McKenzie Pass, OR.

@jackronald3591 4 года назад

Great video! Figueroa is only a 17 mile bike from home and is a great ride! Looks like your map shows Los Olivos to Happy Canyon.

@brenthooper9461 4 года назад

They all look fantastic! I'd add Hurricane Ridge in Washington State Olympic National Park. Sea level to 5240 feet in 18 miles. Beautiful surface. Incredible views of the Pacific North West at the top

@farrier53 4 года назад

Jeremy... You screwed-up !😁 ever heard of the Haleakala volcano climb in Maui...?! From sea level to 12,280' elevation, 60kms of beautiful asphalt at 7.2% until you get to the Nasa station (last km at some ridiculous gradient). The landscape changes every 2,000' : pinapple fields, sugar cane, fancy residences, cattle ranch + high grass, eucalyptus forest, lunar landscape at the top with the most amazing view of the island, 44 switchbacks (Alpe d'huez eat your heart-out...). The "race to the sun", ask R. Hejdal about it...👍

@neiln62 4 года назад

NASA ? Pretty sure it’s operated by the USAF. I went inside and did not see anything to NASA.

@maxjanssen7956 4 года назад

Awesome video! I live in the Caribbean after I moved from Europe, and the US cycling hotspots are unknown to us. This really helps me planning my next training holiday, keep those vids coming!

@jeffdavis5841 4 года назад

All good choices but many more to consider! Mt.Ashland, OR....Mt Shasta, CA....Mt Hamilton, CA....Mt St Helens...and lets not forget Haleakala and the Race to the Sun on Maui.

@jondenekamp2396 4 года назад

Being a Mass. guy I'm glad to see two of our big climbs on the list. You should point out that climbing Mt. Washington is only doable before the mountain opens in the morning. I have friends who used to camp out and ride up and down before opening. And two friends who have top tenned the hill climb.

@arodsf 4 года назад

Thanks for including Diablo, one of my favorites! I do it every New Year's Day.

@williamcheek7206 4 года назад

The graphic in the background while presenting shows how far this channel has come in production quality

@mrvwbug4423 4 года назад

If you're feeling particularly frisky, Mt Elbert, which is the highest peak in the entire rocky mountains (and highest in Colorado), and 2nd highest in the lower 48 is open to mountain bikes (19 of the 58 Colorado 14ers are open to mountain biking).

@mrvwbug4423 4 года назад

Beartooth Pass? Pikes Peak? Million Dollar Highway? I would also add Trail Ridge road (in Rocky Mtn National Park) and Going to the Sun Road (in Glacier NP) to the list as well.