The Best Routes for Pedaling on Pavement in the Eastern Sierra

December 14, 2023

Winding mountain roads with little traffic provide ample routes for pedaling around the Eastern Sierra on a road bike.

If the altitude doesn’t take your breath away, the scenery most definitely will.

***Travel to Reds Meadow Valley will be impacted during the 2024 summer season & beyond. Click here to learn more about closures, access, and limitations to this region.

Here are the best cycling routes

1. Reds Meadow Ride

Distance: 28 miles round-trip (starting/finishing at the Village)

Lowest Elevation: 7,737 feet

Highest Elevation: 9,265 feet

Difficulty: Yep, it’s a tough one. The Minaret Vista is the top of the ride, but remember you have to climb there twice for nearly 3,000 feet of total elevation.

For more info, visit MammothTrails.org

2. Mammoth Lakes Basin Path Loop

Distance: 14 miles round-trip (starting/finishing at the Village)

Lowest Elevation: 8,050 feet

Highest Elevation: 9,022 feet

Difficulty: Relatively easy if you road bike a lot; moderately difficult if you are new on a bike and visiting from sea level.

3. June Lake Loop

Distance: 22-mile loop

Lowest Elevation: 6,800 feet

Highest Elevation: 7,800 feet

Difficulty: Moderate.

4. Mammoth Scenic Loop

Distance: 18 miles round-trip

Lowest Elevation: 7,600 feet

Highest Elevation: 8,350 feet

Difficulty: Short and sweet.

For more info, visit MammothTrails.org

5. Mammoth Gran Fondo

Distance: 102 miles

Lowest Elevation: 6,500 feet

Highest Elevation: 8,124 feet

Difficulty: That depends on how good of shape you are in.

More Information, visit http://www.fallcentury.org

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Monica Prelle
Monica Prelle is an outdoors, wine, and travel writer who would rather be running, climbing, or mountain biking.
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