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Golden Gate Canyon s(u)
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Crawford
Gulch Rd s(u) -8210ft
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Belcher Hill(sh) -7910
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Golden Gate Pass -7750ft
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Lookout Mtn Nature
Center(sh) -7540ft
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Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) -7500
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Co9 - I70 Morrison
exit(sh) ~6400ft
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Rooney Rd(sh) ~6205ft
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Co8-Turkey Creek Dr(sh)
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Alameda Ave - Florida
Ave(sh) -6120ft
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Dayrides with this point as highest point
COMPLETELY PAVED
| P1:
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) x2 , Golden Gate
Pass x2: Out and back with lowest
point at start of Clear Creek bike path at
confluence with the South Platte <>
Clear Creek bike path <> Golden
<> Golden Gate Canyon summit(u)
<> low point on Ralston Creek
Road: 75 miles with 5800 ft of
climbing in 6:0 hours (r2:9.1.21) on a
very windy, warm midwinter's day |
PARTIALLY PAVED / UNPAVED
4000ft->4999ft min
C1-3:
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) , Crawford Gulch
Road s(u) , Golden Gate Pass: Arvada
(apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) > Clear
Creek bike path west > Crawford Gulch
Rd s(u) > Golden Gate Visitor Center
> Golden Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden
Gate Pass > down Golden Gate Canyon
> back to the starting point on Clear
Creek bike path: 51.2miles with 4610ft of
climbing in 4:29hrs (m2:11.5.26).
C1-4: same summit points: Arvada
(apr. jct Wadsworth - I70) > Ralston
Creek Trail west > Arvada Reservoir
> Co93 south > 56th Ave west >
Pine Ridge Rd(shp) > up Golden Gate
Canyon Rd > Crawford Gulch Rd s(u) >
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden Gate
Pass > down Golden Gate Canyon >
back to starting point on Clear Creek bike
path: 58.1miles with 5010ft of climbing in
5:00hrs (m2:12.9.9)
C1-5: same summit points ,
additional out and back: Arvada
(apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) > Clear
Creek bike path west > up Golden Gate
Canyon Rd > up Crawford Gulch Rd
<> out and back to end of Thea Gulch
Rd > Baby Doe Rd >> Crawford
Gulch Rd s(u) > Golden Gate Visitor
Center > Golden Gate Canyon s(u) >
Golden Gate Pass > down Golden Gate
Canyon > back to the starting point on
Clear Creek bike path: 52.7miles with
5220ft of climbing in 4:52hrs
(m3:15.4.31).
C1-1: same summit points ,
additional out and back: Arvada
(apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) > Clear
Creek bike path west > Crawford Gulch
Rd s(u) > Golden Gate Visitor Center
> Golden Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden
Gate Pass > down Golden Gate Canyon
> back to the starting point with a few
small detours including a lunch stop at
White Ranch Park measured 57miles with
5400ft of climbing in 5:0hrs (m3:8.9.25).
-----------------no measured altitude
gain--------------------------
C1-2: same summit points:
Arvada (apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) >
Crown Hill Park > Golden > Crawford
Gulch Road s(u) > Golden Gate Canyon
s(u) > back to the starting point
measured 56 miles in 4:4 hours (no
measured altitude gain) (m2:9.3.23)
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6000ft->6999ft min
C2-1:
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) , Crawford Gulch
Road s(u) , Golden Gate Pass , I70
Morrison exit(sh), Rooney Rd(sh), short
additional out and back: Arvada
(apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) > Clear
Creek bike path west > Crawford Gulch
Road s(u) > Golden Gate park visitor
center <> out and back 2 miles
towards PtP Hiway > Golden Gate Canyon
s(u) > Golden Gate Pass > Golden
> Kinney Run Trail > I70 Morrison
exit(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge > Rooney
Road(sh) > back to starting point: 70
miles with 6200ft of climbing in 5:4 hours
(VDO MC1.0 m3:10.3.2).
C2-2: same summit points:
Arvada (apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70)
> Clear Creek bike path west >
Golden > Golden Gate Pass > Golden
Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden Gate Park
visitor center > Crawford Gulch Rd s(u)
> Golden > Kinney Run Trail > I70
Morrison exit(sh) > Morrison >
Rooney Rd(sh) back to starting point: 65.2
miles with 6300ft of climbing in 5:29hours
(VDO MC1.0 r3:11.4.17).
Notes: on an extremely windy April day,
partly with DFC
C2-3: same summit points: Arvada
(apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) > Clear
Creek bike path west > Crawford Gulch
Road s(u) > Golden Gate park visitor
center > Golden Gate Canyon s(u) >
Golden Gate Pass > Golden > Co93/US6
bike path south > Heritage Rd south
> I70 Morrison exit(sh) > Morrison
> C470 bike path north > Rooney
Rd(sh) > back to starting point on city
streets: 67.0miles with 6400ft of climbing
in 5:33hours (VDO MC1.0 m3:12.2.25)
Notes: route across Crawford Gulch s(u)
is now mostly paved, except for short
section on west side - windy February
day
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C7-1: Golden
Gate Canyon s(u) , Crawford Gulch Road
s(u) , Golden Gate Pass , Alameda Ave -
Florida Ave(sh) : Arvada (apr: jct:
Wadsworth - I70) > Van Bibber Park
Trails west > Clear Creek bike path
west > Golden > up Golden Gate
Canyon Rd > Golden Gate Pass >
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden Gate
Park visitor center > Crawford Gulch Rd
s(u) > Golden > Kinney Run Trail
south > I70 Morrison exit(sh) >
Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Alameda
Ave east > Mc Entire Rd south >
various new development streets east and
north > Alameda Ave east > Alameda
Ave - Florida Ave(sh) > Alkire St north
> Zinnia Dr north > Abatus Dr north
> 6th Ave frontage Rd west >
Colorado Mills Pkwy east > Colfax Ave
east > Youngfield Ave north > 38th
Ave east > residential streets and
Clear Creek path back to starting point:
66.0miles with 6290ft of climbing in
5:58hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:20.3.16)
Notes: pre Corona outbreak ride;
official US total is only 4645 positive
out of a few more than that tested
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C4-1:
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) , Belcher
Hill(sh) , Crawford Gulch s(u) , Golden
Gate Pass , I70-Morrison exit(sh) , Arvada
(apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) > Ridge Rd
west > Van Bibber Gulch Park trails
west > Indiana St south with detours
> Joyce St south > McEntire St south
> Clear Creek Trail west > Golden
> Kinney Run Trail north > up Golden
Gate Canyon > Golden Gate Pass >
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) > Crawford
Gulch Rd east > Crawford Gulch Rd s(u)
<> out and back to end of pavement
on Belcher Hill Rd << Belcher Hill
Rd(sh) > Crawford Gulch Rd east >
down Golden Gate Canyon Rd > Golden
> Kinney Run Trail south >
I70-Morrison exit(sh) with detour >
Dinosaur Ridge west to east > C470
trail north > US6 - C470 bike
trail(shp) > Colorado Mills Pkwy east
> Applewood area > city streets/
Clear Creek path back to starting point:
70.0miles with 6960ft of climbing in
6:28hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:17.3.8)
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7000ft ->7999ft min
C6: Golden Gate
Canyon s(u) , Crawford Gulch s(u) ,
Golden Gate Pass , Lookout Mtn Nature
Center(sh) : Arvada (apr: jct:
Wadsworth - I70) > Van Bibber Park
trails west > 55th Dr west > 52nd
Ave west > Clear Creek Trail west
> Golden > up Golden Gate
Canyon Rd > Crawford Gulch s(u) >
Golden Gate Visitor Center > Golden
Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden > Turkey
Run Trail south > up Mt Vernon Canyon
Rd > Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) >
down Lookout Mtn Rd > Golden > Clear
Creek Trail east back to starting point:
70.2miles with 7030ft of climbing in
6:28hrs (garmin etrex30 m5:18.5.18)
Notes: route determined by rain or
absence therof - testride with the Giant
after fork and brake rebuild
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| C5: Golden
Gate Canyon s(u) , Crawford Gulch s(u) ,
Golden Gate Pass , Lookout Mtn Nature
Center(sh) , Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) : Arvada
(apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70) > Van
Bibber Park trails west > 55th Dr west
> 52nd Ave west > Clear Creek Trail
west > Golden > up Golden Gate
Canyon Rd > Golden Gate Pass >
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden Gate
Park visitor center > Crawford Gulch
s(u) > Golden > Co93 south > US6
trail south > up Lookout Mtn Rd >
Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) > down Mt
Vernon Canyon Rd > up Paradise Dr >
Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) > down Lookout Mtn
Rd > Golden > Clear Creek Trail east
back to starting point: 70.3miles with
7330ft of climbing in 6:20hrs (garmin
etrex30 r4:18.4.4). |
C3: Golden
Gate Canyon s(u) , Crawford Gulch s(u) ,
Golden Gate Pass , I70-Morrison exit(sh)
, Rooney Rd(sh) , Co8-Turkey
Creek Dr(sh) , additional out and back :
Arvada (apr: jct: Wadsworth - I70)
> city streets/ Clear Creek bike path
west > Golden > up Golden Gate
Canyon Rd > Golden Gate Pass >
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) > Golden Gate
Park visitor center <> out and back
to jct Golden Gate Rd - Mountain Base Rd
>> Crawford Gulch s(u) > Golden
> Kinney Run Trail south > Co9-I70
Morrison exit(sh) > Morrison > Co8
south > Co8-Turkey Creek Dr(sh) >
down Turkey Creek Dr > C470 bike path
north > Rooney Rd(sh): 71.7miles with
7780ft of climbing in 5:56hrs (Vetta 100A
r2:13.1.23).
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PARTIALLY PAVED / UNPAVED / SINGLE TRACK
| S2: Golden
Gate Canyon s(u) x2 , Golden Gate Pass
x2 , additional out and back: out
and back ride with a few variations on the
way back: Arvada (apr: jct: Wadsworth -
I70) <> Clear Creek bike path/ city
streets west <> Golden <>
Golden Gate Pass <> Golden Gate
Canyon s(u) > eastern part of Blue
Grouse Trail < on way back western part
of Grouse Trail and lower part of Mountain
Base Rd <> up Mule Deer Trail to
turnaround point past jct with Black Bear
Trail: 5730ft of climbing over 57.0milesin
5:43hours on a windy April day with still
a little snow on the upper trails.: (VDO
MC1.0 m3:11.4.5). |
| S1:
Golden Gate Canyon s(u) , Crawford Gulch
Rd s(u) , Golden Gate Pass : Arvada
(apr jct. Wadsworth-I25) > Clear Creek
bike path west > Crawford Gulch to top
entrance at White Ranch Park > a loop
around the park on Sawmill and Rawhide
Trails, then back to > Crawford Gulch
rd s(u) > Golden Gate Canyon s(u) >
Golden Gate Pass > back to starting
point measured 60 miles with 6100ft of
climbing in 5:8 hours, using a VDO MC1.0
(m4:9.2.26). |
Dayrides with this point as an
intermediate summit (or summit of equal
elevation but lesser surface) are on pages:
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