Distance
11 mi
Duration
21m
Checkpoints
8
Road type
Canyon
Region
Mountain West
Length
Short (under 20 miles)
Surface
Paved - modern
Intensity
Moderate
Season
Spring
Winter status
Open year-round
About
Red rocks and sheer canyon walls line the twists and turns of Rim Rock Drive, making every curve feel like a new view. The landscape is so dramatic, with cliffs dropping off into deep canyons and the road hugging the edge in spots.
The road
Colorado Canyon Run in Grand Junction, Mountain West is graded at 164 corners, about 15.4 for every mile you drive. 29 of them are genuinely tight (18% of the road), and the sharpest turns in at a 20 m radius.
- Graded corners
- 164
- Tight (1–2)
- 29
- Tightest radius
- 20 m
- Corners per mile
- 15.4
Corners are graded from the road’s own geometry on the rally 1–6 scale, where 1 is a hairpin. Road & Rally calls them out as you drive.
Checkpoints
8
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Fastest times
No one has a time on this road yet. Drive it start to finish in the Road & Rally app and the first run sets the record.
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