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Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (formerly Mount Evans)

United States · CO-5

The highest paved road in North America, climbing to a dizzying 14,130 feet. Features sheer drop-offs with zero guardrails, frost heaves, narrow pavement shelves, and mountain goats wandering across the switchbacks. The rarefied air severely reduces engine horsepower, requiring deliberate throttle and gearing management.

Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (formerly Mount Evans) runs 14.8 miles between Echo Lake, CO and Mount Blue Sky Summit, CO. We count about 95 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. A hard road that rewards experience and punishes bravado.

Tank-bag quick reference

• StartEcho Lake, CO39.6586, -105.5947
• High10,600 ft - 14,130 ftelevation range
• EndMount Blue Sky Summit, CO39.5878, -105.6438

T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.

Repair within reach

• 38 miFay Myers Motorcycle WorldGreenwood Village, United States

Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.

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Questions riders ask

How long does Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (formerly Mount Evans) take to ride?

About 14 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (formerly Mount Evans) start and end?

It runs between Echo Lake, CO and Mount Blue Sky Summit, CO. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (formerly Mount Evans) a twisty road?

We count about 95 corners across 14 miles, which is consistently bendy.

Is there a GPX file for Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (formerly Mount Evans)?

Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

Where these numbers come from

Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.