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Volcanoes: these solitary, stark mountains with the capability to destroy entire civilizations have always captured our imagination. Around the world, there are bike climbs that go up volcanoes - both dormant and very, very active! (see Mauna Loa, road covered by a lava flow in late 2022). These roads usually lead to observatories, scientific research facilities, and visitor centers. Many of these rides up volcanoes turn out to be some of the hardest climbs in the world!
This fun list shows all of the roads that climb up volcanoes, making for some of the most fun, challenging and scenic rides in the US!
These volcanic climbs can be viewed on this page via the map (zoom in to view climbs in particular areas), by Climb Cards (photo and stats) or by a detailed list of the climbs that can be arranged in metric or imperial units by difficulty, distance (longest climbs in the area), altitude gained, highest elevation (highest summit), average grade (sort the grades by varying distances), lowest start point, etc. Click on "Climb Page" to jump to the detail page for that particular bike climb. We feel this page provides an excellent and comprehensive summary of the top, hardest and best bicycling climbs that ascend volcanoes.
The 10 hardest bike climbs that ascend volcanos in the United States are 1. Mauna Kea, 2. Mauna Kea from Waikoloa, 3. Haleakala, 4. Mauna Loa, 5. Waipoli Rd, 6. Kaloko Dr, 7. Mt. Shasta , 8. Baldwin - Olinda Roads, 9. Mt. Hood, and 10. Waimea Canyon - Kokee Road
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