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Some of the Better Street
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Each ride is
sorted by length with our rating to the right. Click on the ride's name
to visit it's page where you will find a summary, directions, photos, reviews and
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Short Rides (Under 100 miles):
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Flagstaff
Mountain
Ride |
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Begins
at
Baseline
Road in
Boulder,
follows
Flagstaff
Road up
Boulder
Mountain
Park to
Gross
Reservoir
and
returns
back
along
the same
route.
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9 miles |
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16
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Lookout
Mountain
Ride |
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From
19th St
&
Highway
93 in
Golden,
ride up
and
around
Lookout
Mountain,
past
Buffalo
Bill's
Memorial
and down
US 40 to
Colfax
in
Lakewood.
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Lefthand
Canyon
Ride |
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Begin at
Highway
72 in
Ward,
follow
Lefthand
Canyon
east
past
Jamestown
and exit
to
Highway
36, just
north of
Boulder.
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17 miles |
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31
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Berthoud
Pass
Ride |
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Meet in
Empire,
travel
over
Berthoud
Pass
into
Winter
Park,
turn
around
and
cross
back
into
Empire.
The road
begins
at 8,600
ft in
elevation
and
climbs
to over
11,300
feet at
Berthoud
Pass.
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24 miles |
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27
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Deer Creek Canyon Ride |
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This ride begins near Chatfield Reservoir, Wadsworth Blvd & Deer
Creek Canyon Road, in Littleton. From there, it follows Deer
Creek Canyon to Aspen Park and then Turkey Creek Canyon into
Indian Hills.
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28 miles |
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49
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Boulder
Canyon
Ride |
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Meet in
Golden,
follow
Coal
Creek
Canyon
through
to
Nederland
and then
snake
along
Boulder
Canyon
back
down
into
Boulder.
The ride
peaks at
8,670
feet and
drops
down to
5,400
feet as
it
enters
Boulder.
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37 miles |
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58
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Poudre
Canyon
Road
Ride |
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Begin at
Ted's
Place on
highway
287,
ride up
highway
14
through
Poudre
Canyon
and then
south to
Masonville
via
Buckhorn
Road.
End at
US 34
where
you can
then
ride
west to
Estes
Park or
east to
I-25. |
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41 miles |
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1 hr & 5
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Golden
Gate
Canyon
Ride |
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Begin in
Golden,
follow
Clear
Creek
Canyon
through
to
Blackhawk,
turn
north on
the Peak
to Peak
Highway
and ride
back to
Golden
through
Golden
Gate
Canyon |
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42 miles |
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1 hr &
5 mins |
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Clear
Creek
Canyon
Ride |
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Zip
through
Clear
Creek
Canyon out
through
Black
Hawk and
then
swing
back to
Denver
via Coal
Creek
Canyon.
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53 miles |
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1 hr &
19 mins |
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57 miles |
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1 hr &
54 mins |
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Garden
of the
Gods
Ride |
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Ride
through
Pike
National
Forest,
past
South
Platte
River,
through
Deckers
and ends
with a
tour of
the
Garden
of the
Gods in
Colorado
Springs.
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69 miles |
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1 hr &
48 mins |
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Day Rides (Less than
300 miles): |
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Golden
to Estes
Park
Ride
(Peak to
Peak
Highway) |
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Longer
ride
that
follows
the Peak
to Peak
Highway.
It
begins
in
Golden,
runs
along
Clear
Creek
into
Black
Hawk,
joins
the Peak
to Peak
Highway
and
rides to
Estes
Park. In
Estes
Park, it
follows
Big
Thompson
Canyon
back to
Loveland.
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98 miles |
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2 hrs &
30 mins |
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Royal
Gorge
Bridge
Ride |
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See the
Royal
Gorge
and
Bridge.
Ride
from
Sedalia,
south
through
Pike
National
Forest,
and on
to the
Royal
Gorge.
This
ride
ends at
Royal
Gorge
Park
which
provides
scenic
views of
the
Royal
Gorge
Bridge. |
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105
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2 hrs &
58 mins |
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Rocky
Mountain
Park
Ride |
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Visit
Rocky
Mountain
National
Park in
Estes
Park.
This
ride
begins
in
Golden,
follows
the Peak
to Peak
Highway
to Estes
Park and
then
follows
US 34
through
Rocky
Mountain
Park and
down
into
Granby.
From
there,
it joins
US 40
over
Berthoud
Pass and
down
into
Empire. |
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197
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6 hrs &
0 mins |
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Weekend Rides (300 to 700 miles):
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Great National
Sand
Dunes
Trip |
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Take a
tour of
the
Great
National
Sand
Dunes.
Meet in
Sedalia,
ride
south
through
Pike
National
Forest
and
Florissant
Fossil
Beds
into Salida.
From
Salida,
catch US
285
south to
Alamosa.
Stay in
Alamosa
and
spend a
day
visiting
the
Great
National
Sand
Dunes
before
returning
back to
the
Metro
area. |
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554
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11 hrs &
10 mins |
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Carbondale
Trip |
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Motorcycle
tour of
Colorado's
14er's.
Ride
begins
in
Sedalia,
visits
the
Royal
Gorge in
Canon
City and
then
rides
into
Gunnison.
From
Gunnison,
the ride
turns
north,
runs
through
Grand
Mesa
National
Forest,
catches
I-70 and
rolls
into New
Castle.
From New
Castle,
the ride
turns
south to
Carbondale,
through
Aspen,
over
Twin
Lakes
and up
through
Leadville.
The ride
ends
with a
jaunt
past
Climax
Mine and
a stint
on I-70
back to
the
Metro
area. |
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613
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13 hrs &
21 mins |
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