Day 46

Bikeability Assessment

The Cycle 20Ten crewed started the day from Judith Gap, MT with a lovely 22 mile ride that took a little over an hour. The pace slowed greatly throughout the rest of the day as we faced terrible headwinds coming out of the west at over 20 mph. Finishing the day with 66 miles, we set up camp in Geyser, MT. Our route today generally had a large amount of traffic, fair to good road conditions, adequately wide shoulders, and fair sightlines. The rolling foothills of Montana would not have been too bad had it not been for the winds we faced. The following is the bikeability assessment for the route along Montana Highway 3 from Judith Gap to Geyser.

Montana Highway 3 (1 mile North of Judith Gap, MT) 8:15 AM (Under Construction)

1. 2
2. 1
3. 1
4. 3
5. No shoulder/bike lane present

Montana Highway 3 (17 miles North of Judith Gap, MT) 9 AM

1. 4
2. 5
3. 5
4. 4
5. 8 foot shoulder present with rumble strips

Montana Highway 3 (intersection with Harvest Rd, 8 miles North of Eddie’s Corner, MT) 10:15 AM

1. 2
2. 3
3. 3
4. 3
5. 4 foot shoulder present with rumble strips

Montana Highway 3 (1 mile South of Windham, 42 miles north of Judith Gap) 11:30 AM
1. 4
2. 3
3. 5
4. 4
5. 8 foot shoulder present with rumble strips

Montana Highway 3 (intersection with Running Wolf Rd) 3:25 PM

1. 4
2. 4
3. 4
4. 3
5. 5 foot shoulder present with rumble strips

Montana Highway 3 (7 miles north of Stanford, MT) 4:25 PM
1. 4
2. 3
3. 3
4. 3
5. 4 foot wide shoulder present with rumble strips

3 days until Glacier!!