Fremont Lake Rd(ow) by Bicycle - Velo

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Fremont Lake Rd(ow)

For pavement bikers this is the closest you can get to the main ridge of the Wind River Range, and it is not that close. It is still the biggest road climb between Uinta Pass and Teton Pass in their respective, distinguished, different mountain worlds. But this is just an out and back climb, which does also have benefits. Time seems to pass quickly in the peace and quiet on immaculate pavement, anticipating what may lie on top. I rode this on a Saturday in June, and even then, there wasn't more traffic than I found comfortable, because in the case of an emergency it might be nice if a car passes once in a great while.

1.START-END SOUTH:jct US191 - Fremont Lake Rd
2.turnoff to Fremont Lake campgrounds and CCC Pond bikepath
3.TOP, 9320ft

Approaches

From South. The turnoff to Fremont Lake Rd is at the very southern end of Pinedale, and the turnoff is conspicuously signed. The road hops along over low sagebrush hills. At the turnoff to the Fremont Lake campgrounds, there is also a short alternative parallel route to connect back down to Fremont Lake Rd direction Pinedale. Maybe best to leave that for a possible return option. Looking for additional pleasant miles, I also liked the road along the eastern shore of Fremont lake. It has a maze of campground roads at the end.

Back to the main road. Finally it climbs into dense evergreen forest, that somehow seems wondrous, after having cycled for so many days through nothing but sagebrush, with the mountains remaining at the distant horizon. When the first good Wind views appear through the trees, it is actually a sign that the climb is about to be over, and the road is about to end, with no ifs ands or buts. A very short dirt road may lead a few feet higher, but doesn't accomplish anything in the views department. From here on the mountains are the property of the horsepackers and a few backpackers and climbers, and they have to descend back down to a river and climb back up on the other side, to enter the rock world of the "real Winds"

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Dayride without two way summits with this point as highest out-and-back summit:

COMPLETELY PAVED

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East Green River Rd, a mile or two from it jct with US191 and Wy352 > East Green River Rd north > US191 or parallel bike path east > Pinedale > Fremont Lake Rd north << turnaroud point at end of road with additional out and backs at campgrounds, corrals etc, including a short unpaved section going a little higher > down Fremont Lake Rd <> separate out and back on FR111 to end of road at Fremont Lake north campground, including loops around most or all campground loops <> separate out and back to end of road at southern end of Fremont Lake >> CCC Ponds via bikepath > bikepath continuing through deer migration trail area > various new housing development roads south, including Riverside Rd > Fremont Lake Rd south > Pinedale > Pinedale south Rd south > Mesa Rd north > Industrial Site Rd west <> out and back to end of Landfill HIll Rd >> US191 west > back to starting point on East Green River Rd: 65.6miles with 4110ft of climbing in 601hrs (garmin etrex32x r6: 25.06.21).
Notes: very windy but nicely cool. Contains a very short unpaved section above the end of Fremont Lake Rd, and approach from E Green River Rd is a medalled surface.