Pikes Peak – LIDAR Edition for BeamNG.drive
Pikes Peak hill climb (Colorado) built from LIDAR data: 20 km of corners to the summit, paved and dirt versions and a time trial mode. Updated for 0.39.
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What this mod does
Pikes Peak – LIDAR Edition recreates Colorado’s legendary hill climb, the “Race to the Clouds”: about 20 km (12.4 miles) of road and more than 1,300 meters of elevation gain to the summit. The terrain near the road was built from 1-meter-resolution USGS LIDAR data, and the details were fine-tuned with Google Street View, so the layout, banking and corners closely resemble the real thing.
What’s included
- Two versions of the map: with the current asphalt and with the old gravel road.
- A time trial mode on the full course and on a shorter variant, both also in reverse.
- A separately modeled road so the asphalt is smooth and has the correct banking.
- Guardrails, rocks, logs, trees, signs and ditches along the entire course.
Who it’s for
It’s ideal if you like hill climbs, time attack or testing rally cars and prototypes on a real, demanding road. It’s also a great map for just driving around with spectacular views.
Compatibility
Version 0.95 was updated on August 7, 2026, for version 0.39 of the game. The author recommends 8 GB of RAM and warns that the guardrail height is uneven in some spots, although it’s only a visual detail: their collision works fine.
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Highlights and things to keep in mind
- A very faithful layout thanks to LIDAR data
- Paved and gravel versions, with time trials in both directions
- Smooth road with realistic banking
- Heavy download (about 825 MB)
- Some guardrails have uneven height (visual only)
- It's a mountain road: there's no city or traffic for cruising
Requirements
- BeamNG.drive 0.39 or later
- 8 GB of RAM recommended by the author
- About 825 MB of free space for the download
How to install it
- Quick option: in the main menu open Repository, search for Pikes Peak - LIDAR Edition and click Subscribe.
- Manual option: download the .zip from the official Repository page and don't unzip it.
- Copy the .zip into %LOCALAPPDATAamNGBeamNG.drivecurrentmods (create the mods folder if it doesn't exist).
- Delete any old version of the map you have in the mods folder.
- In Freeroam choose the paved or the gravel version; to time yourself, find its time trials in the Time Trials mode.
Version history
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0.957 Aug 2026Current
Updated for 0.39 (moderation update)
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2 Dec 2020
Temporary fix: missing routes and materials corrected
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12 Sep 2018
Smoothed asphalt with a remodeled road and realigned objects
Common problems
Does it have a dirt version?
Yes. It includes the current paved course and the classic gravel version as separate maps.
The guardrails aren't always the same height, is that a bug?
It's a known, purely visual issue: the author states their collisions always work properly.
Do I need a powerful PC?
The author recommends 8 GB of RAM. The download is about 825 MB.
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