Summit Biking Group
Welcome to the home of the Summit Biking Group, a non-profit road biking club of predominately active seniors dedicated to road biking in Summit County, Colorado, home to the Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone Ski resorts as well as the towns of Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne.
Our mission is to enhance recreational bicycling opportunities in Summit County by connecting fellow cyclists in a fun and organized environment and by serving as a 501c3 fundraising resource to provide financial support for projects that improve the Summit County Recreational Pathway System and other Summit County road cycling infrastructure. Make a tax deductible donation here.
We encourage everyone to get out on a bike in Summit County. The Area Rides tab contains maps, routes, elevation profiles and other information on some of the popular road biking rides in Summit County and the surrounding area. Group Rides are held Monday mornings during the summer and early fall as soon and as long as weather permits; generally June through September. Details for the Monday road biking rides and other group activities are posted on the Group Rides Page calendar as they are planned; but often not until late the week before due to weather considerations. Check the Blog Page for late details, notices, changes, cancellations, lost items, and other club news.
The group's primary emphasis is on non-competitive road biking; however, many of our members also are active mountain bikers. For mountain biking info contact Summit County Mountain Bike Alliance (SCoMBA) or Summit Mountain Biking. For road biking info, we can be reached via the Contact Us tab above or at summitbiking@gmail.com.
If you can't find what you are looking for, send us an email.
A Message From Our Club Co-Presidents
We invite you to view a welcome message from our club co-presidents sent to all members at the start of the new biking season. You can view the message here.
Summit County and Summit Biking Officials Unveil New Recreation Path Signage
On July 28, 2025, many of our bikers attended the unveiling of the new Recpath kiosk near the Kayak parking lot in Frisco (see the photo below). This event was attended by County Commissioner Tamara Pogue, staff from Summit County Open Space & Trails (Katherine King and Jordan Mead), representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, and the Summit Daily. All parties are interested in improving safety on the Recpath system which has shown immense growth in use.
This kiosk, one of nine funded by Summit Biking in December, 2024 to the tune of $13,000, has welcome signs in English and Spanish, site-specific maps to better orient the rider at specific locations, an overview map of the county's Recpath system and an elevation graph showing elevation gains for each route. It also has rules for the paths, including 25 mph speed limit.
Board members Pamela Paling and Terese Tane spoke on our behalf. Pamela talked about the projects Summit Biking has funded including the Fremont Pass extension, Swan Mountain path, and lighting in the Vail path tunnel. Funds were generated by the club's long-running Circle The Summit Bike Tour (no longer running).
Terese reminded the membership that their dues go towards wonderful bike-related causes in the community, and we should all be proud to have contributed in some small way. She also asked all members to be good ambassadors while riding to promote safety and etiquette.
Click here to view the article about the unveiling that appeared in the July 29 edition of the Summit Daily News.
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Summit Bikers Invade Austria
A group of folks, including many members of the Summit Biking Group, spent two weeks road biking in the Austrian Alps in September 2023 to celebrate a good friend's 86th birthday. The trip included one week in the area of Fuschl Am See and another week in Sankt Agatha near Hallstatter Lake and the picturesque town of Hallstatt. Here's the group at the Hotel Jakob in Fuschl Am See (click to expand the photo):
Check Out Our “Charitable Events” Page
This page is a forum for our group members to post information about various biking-related charitable causes and solicit donations (if applicable) for those causes. If you’re riding for a cause, or family members or friends are, use this page to provide information to our members who might be interested in getting involved or contributing to your cause. If your ride includes your own fundraising page, you can include a link to that page. Access this page here.
Summit Biking Donations
Summit Biking recently received IRS approval as 501c3 charitable organization and is now able to accept fully tax deductible donations in support of future Rec Path system improvements. See our Donate Page for more info.
Early Season Path Status
Early season rec path conditions vary significantly depending upon path segment, recent spring weather and other factors. Please contact Summit County’s Open Space and Trails Department or the individual towns for up-to-date information on path accessibility.
eBikes on the Rec Path
On April 23, 2019, at a public hearing, the Summit County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to allow Class 1 e-bikes on the Recpath; all Class 2, Class 3 and unclassified e-bikes remain prohibited on the Recpath. Click here to access the County's E-bike webpage to learn all about E-bike use in Summit County.
Summit Biking's Contribution to the Tenmile Rec Path Extension
Summit Biking contributed $20,000 toward the 3-mile Rec Path extension project south of Copper Mountain toward Fremont Pass. The extension was completed, and opened for riding, in 2022. Summit Biking participated in the dedication/grand opening ceremony for the extension, conducted on July 13, 2022.. Click here for more info on the contribution and extension. And click here for a description (and photos) of our participation in the dedication.
Summit County Interactive Rec Path and Trails Map
Summit County Open Space and Trails has developed a clickable interactive path & trails map showing the Rec Path system as well as all the hiking and mountain biking trails in the county.
Swan Mtn Climbing Lane
The west side of Swan Mountain Road from Summit High School on Hwy 9 to Sapphire Point now has a dedicated bike climbing lane beside the uphill lane.
This dedicated lane is not wide enough for 2 way traffic and thus is for CLIMBING ONLY up to Sapphire Point from the high school. Use the normal car lane to descend down from Sapphire Point to Hwy 9.
