Bear Lake virtual cycling route
USA Bear Lake
Distance: 14.71 km
Elevation Gain: 471 m
Elevation Loss: 91 m
Difficulty: 278 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 1.77 FIETS
Avg Grade: 3.95 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 2419 m
Max elevation: 2867 m
Ride Category: Hilly

Bear Lake in Colorado is a stunning high-alpine lake located within Rocky Mountain National Park, and itโ€™s a popular destination for hiking, sightseeing, and enjoying the natural beauty of the Colorado Rockies. Surrounded by dramatic mountain peaks and lush forests, Bear Lake offers easy access to some of the most iconic views in the park. Bear Lake is situated at an elevation of 9,450 feet (2,880 meters), making it a high-altitude destination. The lake is about 12 miles from the town of Estes Park, Colorado, which is the eastern gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Bear Lake is known for its postcard-worthy views of the surrounding peaks, including Hallett Peak and Longs Peak, the latter of which is the highest summit in the park at 14,259 feet. The lake itself is framed by subalpine forests of pine, spruce, and aspen, which create a serene, reflective setting. In the fall, the aspen trees turn a brilliant gold, making it an especially beautiful time to visit.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 4strokepoetry Nov 26, 2017 00:31:46 336 W 4.31 w/kg 27.81 km/h
🥈 Paolo Anello Mar 17, 2020 00:31:46 298 W 4.52 w/kg 27.81 km/h
🥉 Loizon Francis Dec 04, 2020 00:32:22 323 W 4.31 w/kg 27.30 km/h
4 Daniel Beale May 02, 2018 00:33:21 305 W 4.24 w/kg 26.49 km/h
5 Patatje 924 Aug 15, 2017 00:33:27 327 W 3.85 w/kg 26.41 km/h
6 Patrick Reinquin Nov 25, 2017 00:33:49 292 W 4.11 w/kg 26.12 km/h
7 Des Garrett Apr 17, 2018 00:34:03 350 W 3.52 w/kg 25.94 km/h
8 Tigo Star Jan 16, 2018 00:34:27 289 W 3.80 w/kg 25.64 km/h
9 Hugo Sánchez Perez Jan 18, 2020 00:35:16 263 W 3.76 w/kg 25.05 km/h
10 Peter Kroon Mar 06, 2022 00:35:17 277 W 3.69 w/kg 25.04 km/h
11 Douwe Dros Sep 15, 2017 00:35:34 261 W 3.63 w/kg 24.84 km/h
12 Tom Smeets Oct 02, 2020 00:35:40 257 W 3.52 w/kg 24.77 km/h
13 sébastien Fix Dec 28, 2017 00:36:29 240 W 3.81 w/kg 24.21 km/h
14 Nathan Budd Jan 28, 2018 00:36:33 243 W 3.57 w/kg 24.17 km/h
15 D Boyd Apr 21, 2017 00:37:37 238 W — 23.48 km/h
16 Jesús de Miguel González Mar 05, 2017 00:37:38 277 W — 23.47 km/h
17 Tristan Kramers Aug 03, 2018 00:37:54 255 W 3.49 w/kg 23.31 km/h
18 David Dos Santos Rodrigues Dec 27, 2020 00:38:11 209 W 3.37 w/kg 23.14 km/h
19 Vlad Naoukin Oct 14, 2016 00:38:32 234 W 2.93 w/kg 23.00 km/h
20 D Speelman Jan 11, 2025 00:38:36 246 W 3.15 w/kg 22.89 km/h
21 Marc Hulsebos Nov 01, 2017 00:38:38 282 W 2.97 w/kg 22.86 km/h
22 B E Feb 25, 2019 00:38:38 236 W 3.32 w/kg 22.86 km/h
23 Alain SAJAT Apr 16, 2020 00:38:42 240 W 3.38 w/kg 22.83 km/h
24 Ben Stirrup Jan 23, 2018 00:38:51 246 W 2.96 w/kg 22.74 km/h
25 Martin de Haan Jun 07, 2020 00:38:58 251 W 3.09 w/kg 22.67 km/h
26 Volker Scheid Nov 13, 2018 00:39:01 221 W 3.16 w/kg 22.64 km/h
27 Geir Skaugen Dec 22, 2017 00:39:05 268 W 2.98 w/kg 22.60 km/h
28 Dominik K May 06, 2022 00:39:54 210 W 3.18 w/kg 22.14 km/h
29 Indalecio Lekerika Sep 12, 2023 00:39:58 184 W 3.47 w/kg 22.11 km/h
30 Jean-claude Dupuy Apr 27, 2020 00:40:20 235 W 3.13 w/kg 21.90 km/h
31 Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen May 05, 2020 00:40:20 242 W 2.88 w/kg 21.90 km/h
32 Allan Kristensen Nov 17, 2017 00:40:34 229 W 3.05 w/kg 21.77 km/h
33 Leon Zupancic Feb 02, 2026 00:40:38 216 W 3.05 w/kg 21.74 km/h
34 GoustiFruit ⓋⒺⒼⒶⓃ Sep 12, 2017 00:40:41 207 W 3.23 w/kg 21.71 km/h
35 Davide Tosarelli Dec 11, 2019 00:40:46 229 W 2.94 w/kg 21.67 km/h
36 Raf Van Grieken Mar 17, 2018 00:40:49 252 W 2.96 w/kg 21.64 km/h
37 Martin Budd May 12, 2017 00:40:53 210 W — 21.61 km/h
38 Piet van Hulst Jan 08, 2018 00:41:19 202 W 2.97 w/kg 21.38 km/h
39 Siwy Siwusek Jan 31, 2022 00:41:38 225 W 2.81 w/kg 21.22 km/h
40 Sławek Bikeman Apr 30, 2020 00:41:39 233 W 3.03 w/kg 21.21 km/h
41 daniel marszałek Dec 12, 2022 00:41:42 230 W 2.84 w/kg 21.19 km/h
42 Joen Lund Oct 07, 2017 00:41:46 218 W 2.99 w/kg 21.15 km/h
43 Alexjei Rais Jan 17, 2018 00:42:11 198 W 2.91 w/kg 20.94 km/h
44 Christian Borchgrevink-Vigeland Jan 23, 2020 00:42:12 229 W 2.90 w/kg 20.94 km/h
45 Fabio Zanirato Nov 06, 2024 00:42:22 167 W 2.98 w/kg 20.85 km/h
46 Matt Cagniot Feb 08, 2021 00:42:37 197 W 2.63 w/kg 20.73 km/h
47 Rene van Leeuwen Mar 30, 2023 00:42:38 221 W 2.66 w/kg 20.72 km/h
48 Andrew Fawcett Mar 20, 2024 00:42:51 239 W 2.72 w/kg 20.62 km/h
49 patrick cabou baradat Feb 01, 2021 00:42:55 201 W 2.68 w/kg 20.59 km/h
50 Fabrice Maisonneuve Nov 02, 2020 00:42:58 203 W 2.90 w/kg 20.56 km/h
51 Steffen Greiner Sep 09, 2022 00:43:02 203 W 2.71 w/kg 20.53 km/h
52 Gert-Jan Otten Aug 29, 2023 00:43:14 215 W 2.69 w/kg 20.43 km/h
53 David Avery May 16, 2017 00:43:43 218 W — 20.21 km/h
54 Ben Guthrie Feb 15, 2019 00:43:47 219 W 2.64 w/kg 20.17 km/h
55 JJosef Kluson Dec 13, 2024 00:43:48 198 W 2.64 w/kg 20.17 km/h
56 Yves Livernois Apr 06, 2017 00:43:56 203 W — 20.11 km/h
57 Eva Klusoňová Jan 22, 2022 00:43:59 204 W 2.72 w/kg 20.09 km/h
58 Steven Alexander Jan 26, 2018 00:44:04 224 W 2.60 w/kg 20.04 km/h
59 Martijn Bastiaanssen Sep 27, 2017 00:44:14 197 W 2.53 w/kg 19.97 km/h
60 Bo Phillip Ellemark Apr 06, 2017 00:44:19 214 W — 19.93 km/h
61 Edwin Schalk Jan 15, 2019 00:44:38 233 W 2.68 w/kg 19.79 km/h
62 Rafa Leblic Mar 19, 2018 00:44:41 177 W 2.77 w/kg 19.77 km/h
63 Mike 8008 Feb 04, 2026 00:45:07 177 W 2.60 w/kg 19.58 km/h
64 Claire Sharp Sep 26, 2018 00:45:09 161 W 2.93 w/kg 19.56 km/h
65 Saskia van Zijp Oct 24, 2017 00:45:14 175 W 2.69 w/kg 19.53 km/h
66 Andrew Cole Jul 18, 2017 00:45:21 193 W 2.72 w/kg 19.48 km/h
67 Paulo Menezes Mar 04, 2020 00:45:23 179 W 2.71 w/kg 19.47 km/h
68 vince Geisler Feb 09, 2018 00:45:27 235 W 2.42 w/kg 19.43 km/h
69 Thijs Pit Dec 28, 2021 00:45:35 204 W 2.52 w/kg 19.38 km/h
70 Matthieu Bourgois Feb 10, 2021 00:45:45 186 W 2.48 w/kg 19.31 km/h
71 Remco Doodkorte Jan 14, 2021 00:45:49 203 W 2.54 w/kg 19.28 km/h
72 Jorn Kalsbeek Feb 07, 2018 00:45:53 187 W 2.60 w/kg 19.25 km/h
73 Dru Dixon Jun 09, 2023 00:46:08 177 W 2.62 w/kg 19.15 km/h
74 Piotr Ziemiański Dec 17, 2020 00:46:29 196 W 2.48 w/kg 19.01 km/h
75 erik bruin Feb 20, 2023 00:46:30 199 W 2.46 w/kg 19.00 km/h
76 James Greedy Apr 06, 2018 00:46:35 177 W 2.60 w/kg 18.96 km/h
77 David Descamps May 11, 2020 00:46:37 166 W 2.48 w/kg 18.95 km/h
78 Jörg Schädlich Jan 18, 2018 00:46:38 187 W 2.49 w/kg 18.94 km/h
79 Roman Mospan Jan 14, 2025 00:46:39 189 W 2.52 w/kg 18.94 km/h
80 Michael Quast-Cojocaru Feb 03, 2026 00:46:57 203 W 2.45 w/kg 18.82 km/h
81 Tassos Klitsinaris Jan 12, 2018 00:47:00 188 W 2.47 w/kg 18.79 km/h
82 Mark Greedy May 11, 2020 00:47:05 204 W 2.34 w/kg 18.76 km/h
83 Stefan Baar Jan 25, 2021 00:47:05 201 W 2.34 w/kg 18.76 km/h
84 Rik Lukey Jun 10, 2020 00:47:07 171 W 2.61 w/kg 18.75 km/h
85 Emiel Keizer Jul 25, 2022 00:47:13 173 W 2.54 w/kg 18.71 km/h
86 Alfred Bruckner Feb 07, 2023 00:47:26 153 W 2.51 w/kg 18.63 km/h
87 stephan farine Mar 20, 2021 00:47:28 193 W 2.35 w/kg 18.61 km/h
88 Jordy Marteijn Dec 05, 2017 00:47:46 171 W 2.51 w/kg 18.49 km/h
89 Steve Beattie Dec 30, 2018 00:47:59 181 W 2.41 w/kg 18.41 km/h
90 J F Dec 17, 2022 00:48:01 200 W 2.27 w/kg 18.40 km/h
91 George Thomaidis Aug 07, 2019 00:48:02 215 W 2.19 w/kg 18.39 km/h
92 Mesozoid Nov 12, 2020 00:48:03 178 W 2.47 w/kg 18.39 km/h
93 Igor Tatarinov May 22, 2020 00:48:10 192 W 2.35 w/kg 18.34 km/h
94 David Kings Sep 07, 2020 00:48:18 196 W 2.31 w/kg 18.29 km/h
95 Paula Sobolewska Nov 16, 2022 00:48:26 152 W 2.49 w/kg 18.24 km/h
96 Andrew Jackson Jul 21, 2024 00:48:27 182 W 2.39 w/kg 18.23 km/h
97 maja rebecca jensen Nov 26, 2017 00:49:02 140 W 2.55 w/kg 18.01 km/h
98 dimitri floury Feb 17, 2021 00:49:02 177 W 2.27 w/kg 18.02 km/h
99 Paul Woolgar Jun 13, 2020 00:49:03 209 W 2.15 w/kg 18.01 km/h
100 Lesquale Jun 19, 2019 00:49:10 193 W 2.22 w/kg 17.97 km/h
101 Wolfgang Funke Sep 11, 2017 00:49:11 187 W 2.34 w/kg 17.96 km/h
102 Nuno Custódio May 15, 2018 00:49:13 188 W 2.35 w/kg 17.95 km/h
103 Glenn Sliva Oct 23, 2019 00:49:17 163 W 2.32 w/kg 17.92 km/h
104 Iwona Tercjak Nov 16, 2022 00:49:17 137 W 2.49 w/kg 17.93 km/h
105 Kim Schou Jan 18, 2018 00:49:21 156 W 2.48 w/kg 17.90 km/h
106 Mark Hamilton Mar 28, 2020 00:49:33 159 W 2.27 w/kg 17.83 km/h
107 Stephen Gunn Dec 12, 2022 00:49:33 155 W 2.37 w/kg 17.83 km/h
108 Ton de Pie Dec 03, 2023 00:49:42 183 W 2.20 w/kg 17.78 km/h
109 Keke May 27, 2017 00:49:47 181 W — 17.74 km/h
110 Jan Kulhánek Mar 02, 2018 00:49:48 179 W 2.29 w/kg 17.74 km/h
111 Giuseppe Gigante Jun 03, 2022 00:49:58 155 W 2.25 w/kg 17.68 km/h
112 Andrius LAURINAVICIUS Aug 31, 2020 00:50:10 159 W 2.21 w/kg 17.61 km/h
113 Erik Gyllenstierna Aug 11, 2019 00:50:21 181 W 2.21 w/kg 17.54 km/h
114 Franz Filzw. Nov 05, 2017 00:50:24 184 W 2.22 w/kg 17.53 km/h
115 JF JFB Jan 02, 2018 00:50:31 187 W 2.20 w/kg 17.49 km/h
116 Jos Carboex Mar 30, 2020 00:51:05 167 W 2.23 w/kg 17.29 km/h
117 Alain PERRIN Jan 10, 2023 00:51:14 220 W 2.00 w/kg 17.24 km/h
118 Isabel Hayley Dec 07, 2022 00:51:20 127 W 2.44 w/kg 17.21 km/h
119 Lucile CHAZAUX Jun 21, 2024 00:51:20 163 W 2.30 w/kg 17.21 km/h
120 Jan Beuting Mar 14, 2019 00:51:31 171 W 2.14 w/kg 17.15 km/h
121 Ron Peterson Mar 01, 2022 00:51:38 182 W 1.98 w/kg 17.11 km/h
122 Bernhard Wolkerstorfer Feb 13, 2021 00:52:06 173 W 2.19 w/kg 16.96 km/h
123 Keith Radecker Feb 08, 2026 00:52:10 164 W 2.19 w/kg 16.94 km/h
124 Peter Selwyn Sep 25, 2017 00:52:14 168 W 2.20 w/kg 16.91 km/h
125 Witold Glonek Nov 29, 2022 00:52:18 151 W 2.13 w/kg 16.89 km/h
126 Thomas Schöfer Nov 22, 2018 00:52:25 160 W 2.13 w/kg 16.85 km/h
127 Lenilso da Cruz Scherrer Len Jan 07, 2022 00:52:37 159 W 2.12 w/kg 16.79 km/h
128 Hans Petiet Jul 17, 2018 00:52:45 154 W 2.17 w/kg 16.74 km/h
129 Paul B Nov 18, 2020 00:53:05 186 W 2.11 w/kg 16.64 km/h
130 Vasco Amorim Feb 27, 2019 00:53:10 137 W 2.01 w/kg 16.61 km/h
131 Yann Matthews Oct 01, 2024 00:53:23 155 W 2.07 w/kg 16.55 km/h
132 Eero Klami Jan 12, 2018 00:53:30 172 W 2.02 w/kg 16.51 km/h
133 Alexey Demenev Nov 07, 2017 00:53:35 182 W 2.07 w/kg 16.48 km/h
134 Stuart Mcgill Oct 21, 2017 00:53:43 208 W 2.19 w/kg 16.44 km/h
135 Merinda Westcott Jul 07, 2020 00:53:51 129 W 2.19 w/kg 16.41 km/h
136 ROBERTO CARLOS FUERTES SANCHEZ May 11, 2017 00:54:01 188 W — 16.35 km/h
137 Edward Redfoot Dec 01, 2020 00:54:27 142 W 2.03 w/kg 16.23 km/h
138 Mathias Weinert Apr 18, 2017 00:54:59 181 W — 16.06 km/h
139 G Sessions Jul 24, 2017 00:55:00 139 W 2.14 w/kg 16.06 km/h
140 Gerhald Schutte Oct 08, 2017 00:55:01 162 W 2.03 w/kg 16.06 km/h
141 Hoang Tran Dec 30, 2020 00:55:01 132 W 2.03 w/kg 16.06 km/h
142 Lin Green Nov 09, 2020 00:55:09 106 W 2.21 w/kg 16.02 km/h
143 Sonja Thoms Apr 13, 2020 00:55:26 115 W 2.21 w/kg 15.94 km/h
144 Mulendra Singh Solanki May 13, 2017 00:55:31 185 W — 15.91 km/h
145 K F Dec 04, 2022 00:55:44 134 W 2.00 w/kg 15.85 km/h
146 Michael Spyra Jan 12, 2022 00:55:48 175 W 1.92 w/kg 15.83 km/h
147 Vladimir Frantsuzov Feb 11, 2019 00:55:52 157 W 1.91 w/kg 15.81 km/h
148 Anne-Sophie Farine Mar 21, 2021 00:56:04 111 W 2.13 w/kg 15.76 km/h
149 Markus Albert Jul 25, 2023 00:56:27 171 W 1.80 w/kg 15.65 km/h
150 Martin Ackermann Jan 07, 2025 00:56:33 170 W 1.91 w/kg 15.62 km/h
151 Robert Bellafronto Feb 12, 2019 00:56:54 153 W 1.89 w/kg 15.52 km/h
152 Wim Rogiers Mar 15, 2017 00:57:36 174 W — 15.34 km/h
153 Danuta Barańska Nov 26, 2022 00:57:46 142 W 1.89 w/kg 15.29 km/h
154 jose ramon vila rodriguez Mar 26, 2020 00:58:08 136 W 1.89 w/kg 15.20 km/h
155 D. S. Dec 03, 2025 00:58:30 109 W 2.06 w/kg 15.10 km/h
156 Jaap Mulder Dec 09, 2017 00:58:50 175 W 1.80 w/kg 15.01 km/h
157 Tomasz Em May 09, 2019 00:59:21 170 W 1.79 w/kg 14.88 km/h
158 Frantxoa A Aug 18, 2024 00:59:51 145 W 1.88 w/kg 14.76 km/h
159 Christophe C Apr 13, 2021 01:00:17 132 W 1.76 w/kg 14.66 km/h
160 Shyam Suyambu Oct 25, 2021 01:00:45 136 W 1.72 w/kg 14.54 km/h
161 W van Koetsveld Nov 06, 2023 01:00:49 130 W 1.73 w/kg 14.53 km/h
162 Kurt Stroebel Apr 22, 2020 01:01:49 143 W 1.70 w/kg 14.29 km/h
163 Mark van Roosmalen Jan 10, 2018 01:02:13 134 W 1.79 w/kg 14.20 km/h
164 Liam Whyte Jul 04, 2017 01:03:19 140 W 1.69 w/kg 13.95 km/h
165 pieter jansen Apr 07, 2021 01:03:32 141 W 1.66 w/kg 13.91 km/h
166 Elena Gammella Apr 14, 2018 01:04:40 106 W 1.80 w/kg 13.66 km/h
167 Ivan Bergman Sep 08, 2021 01:05:18 176 W 1.49 w/kg 13.53 km/h
168 Gabriele M Nov 28, 2017 01:05:37 121 W 1.66 w/kg 13.46 km/h
169 Damian Bailey May 16, 2021 01:06:17 154 W 1.57 w/kg 13.33 km/h
170 kc Claffy Jul 10, 2020 01:07:34 118 W 1.57 w/kg 13.08 km/h
171 patrizio magi Jun 21, 2020 01:09:05 109 W 1.56 w/kg 12.79 km/h
172 Dr Isolde Hertess Nov 24, 2023 01:10:04 107 W 1.43 w/kg 12.61 km/h
173 linda stocks Apr 26, 2018 01:12:29 92 W 1.45 w/kg 12.19 km/h
174 Suesan McLachlan Feb 03, 2018 01:13:56 93 W 1.48 w/kg 11.95 km/h
175 mouse jam Dec 17, 2017 01:13:58 133 W 1.40 w/kg 11.94 km/h
176 Peter Ondruško Jan 25, 2021 01:22:45 123 W 1.23 w/kg 10.68 km/h
177 Dieter Van Stichel May 13, 2017 01:23:44 92 W — 10.55 km/h
178 barbara jaracz Nov 01, 2020 01:44:15 56 W 1.02 w/kg 8.47 km/h

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