Horseshoe Meadows
Lone Pine, California, USA
Horseshoe Meadows
Distance: 35.20 km
Elevation Gain: 2004 m
Elevation Loss: 104 m
Difficulty:
1570 (Extreme)
FIETS Index: 11.36 FIETS
Avg Grade: 5.44 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 1125 m
Max elevation: 3031 m
Ride Category:
Epic Climb
Horseshoe Meadows Road is ranked the second most difficult climb in California and #7 of the most difficult cycling climbs in the United States and #36 in the world. Located in the the heart of the Owens Valley, which at 4,500 feet and surrounded by 14,000 foot peaks makes it one of the deepest valleys in the U.S. The Owens Valley is a mecca for road bike climbing and boasts the greatest concentration of Top 100 U.S. and Top 75 California Climbs than any other area in the country. Owens Valley is a graben (“down dropped” block of land between 2 vertical faults) which creates the unparalleled extended steep grades along its eastern border with the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michiel Vaal | Jan 30, 2024 | 01:41:20 | 228 W | 5.07 w/kg | 20.85 km/h |
| 🥈 | Tom Smeets | Dec 13, 2023 | 01:52:23 | 288 W | 3.95 w/kg | 18.80 km/h |
| 🥉 | Patrick BERNARD | Mar 06, 2024 | 01:53:59 | 307 W | 3.84 w/kg | 18.54 km/h |
| 4 | Chris | Feb 04, 2024 | 02:04:18 | 257 W | 3.44 w/kg | 17.00 km/h |
| 5 | Jacob Stang | Oct 21, 2024 | 02:12:46 | 230 W | 3.29 w/kg | 15.92 km/h |
| 6 | Raul Grüneberg | Feb 18, 2024 | 02:13:43 | 223 W | 3.28 w/kg | 15.80 km/h |
| 7 | Юрий Ермолаев | Sep 17, 2024 | 02:14:29 | 230 W | 3.19 w/kg | 15.71 km/h |
| 8 | Indalecio Lekerika | Jan 27, 2024 | 02:16:38 | 178 W | 3.36 w/kg | 15.47 km/h |
| 9 | Roman Mospan | Feb 10, 2024 | 02:17:08 | 235 W | 3.13 w/kg | 15.41 km/h |
| 10 | Artur Chmielewski | Feb 17, 2021 | 02:19:00 | 182 W | 3.19 w/kg | 15.20 km/h |
| 11 | Rasmus Olsen | Apr 21, 2024 | 02:20:55 | 240 W | 3.00 w/kg | 15.00 km/h |
| 12 | Rene van Leeuwen | Dec 08, 2024 | 02:21:05 | 246 W | 2.96 w/kg | 14.98 km/h |
| 13 | Gunnar Tojren | Feb 03, 2024 | 02:22:37 | 220 W | 2.93 w/kg | 14.82 km/h |
| 14 | filip degryse | Feb 03, 2024 | 02:22:48 | 243 W | 2.89 w/kg | 14.80 km/h |
| 15 | David Descamps | May 20, 2024 | 02:24:14 | 203 W | 2.99 w/kg | 14.65 km/h |
| 16 | Fabio Zanirato | Mar 02, 2024 | 02:24:52 | 174 W | 3.05 w/kg | 14.59 km/h |
| 17 | JJosef Kluson | Jan 28, 2024 | 02:27:59 | 212 W | 2.83 w/kg | 14.28 km/h |
| 18 | Geir Skaugen | Feb 03, 2024 | 02:28:22 | 239 W | 2.81 w/kg | 14.24 km/h |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Santa-Maria | Mar 17, 2024 | 02:40:44 | 203 W | 2.54 w/kg | 13.15 km/h |
| 20 | Rainer Klee | Feb 03, 2024 | 02:41:29 | 214 W | 2.52 w/kg | 13.09 km/h |
| 21 | Volker Scheid | Dec 15, 2024 | 02:41:46 | 181 W | 2.59 w/kg | 13.06 km/h |
| 22 | Thomas Beich | Jan 27, 2024 | 02:41:56 | 196 W | 2.58 w/kg | 13.05 km/h |
| 23 | SandstormBRVR | May 31, 2024 | 02:43:11 | 172 W | 2.61 w/kg | 12.95 km/h |
| 24 | Sławek Bikeman | Jan 14, 2021 | 02:46:34 | 201 W | 2.51 w/kg | 12.69 km/h |
| 25 | J Lee Wamble | Nov 19, 2024 | 02:46:42 | 185 W | 2.48 w/kg | 12.68 km/h |
| 26 | Frederik Vanrietvelde | Mar 02, 2024 | 02:49:17 | 172 W | 2.46 w/kg | 12.48 km/h |
| 27 | Saskia van Zijp | Jul 25, 2019 | 02:49:21 | 160 W | 2.50 w/kg | 12.48 km/h |
| 28 | Beatrice Schueler | Aug 19, 2024 | 02:52:43 | 120 W | 2.55 w/kg | 12.24 km/h |
| 29 | Manfred Schwarz | Feb 04, 2024 | 02:55:30 | 161 W | 2.44 w/kg | 12.04 km/h |
| 30 | Louis Veltmeijer | Feb 05, 2024 | 03:01:25 | 151 W | 2.44 w/kg | 11.65 km/h |
| 31 | J F | Mar 16, 2024 | 03:13:55 | 181 W | 2.06 w/kg | 10.90 km/h |
| 32 | Markus Geiger | Feb 05, 2024 | 03:17:01 | 162 W | 2.08 w/kg | 10.73 km/h |
| 33 | Gabriel Gugiu | Feb 12, 2024 | 03:23:14 | 141 W | 2.01 w/kg | 10.40 km/h |
| 34 | Kirby Krieger | Mar 02, 2025 | 03:53:45 | 136 W | 1.71 w/kg | 9.04 km/h |
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