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dayrides with this point as highest summit:
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Willow Springs Rd - Sparrow
Pt Ln(sh)
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Willow Springs Dr(sh)
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Willow Springs Rd - Co8 -
Turkey Creek Rd(sh)
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South Valley Rd(sh) -5950ft
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Rooney Rd(sh) ~6205ft
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C470 bike trail - Bowles
Ave(sh) -5950ft
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Alameda Pkwy - Florida
Ave(sh)
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PARTIALLY PAVED / UNPAVED
2000ft-2999ft min
C1-2:
Grapevine Road s(u), Rooney
Road(sh): downtown Golden
> Kinney Creek Trail > up Mount
Vernon Canyon > Grapevine Road s(u)
> Morrison > Rooney Rd(sh) >
back to starting point: 25 miles with
2300ft of climbing in 2:1hours (icwlr
VDO MC1.0 m2:10.5.17).
C1-3: same summit points: Golden
- Parfet Park > Kinney Creek Trail
> up Mount Vernon Canyon >
Grapevine Road s(u) > Morrison >
Rooney Rd(sh) > back to starting
point: 25.8 miles with 2800ft of
climbing in 2:29 hours on a extremely
windy Friday after Thanksgiving (icwlr
VDO MC1.0 m2:10.11.26).
--------------climbing not
measured-----------------
C1-1: same summit points:
Arvada > Clear Creek bike trail >
C470 trail > Rooney Road(sh) >
Morisson > east along north side of
Bear Creek Park > east on Bear Creek
Trail > south on Platte River Trail
> west on Mineral Ave > north on
C470 trail > Morrison > Idledale
> Grapevine Road s(u) > Mount
Vernon Canyon > city streets back to
starting point: 72 miles in 5:2 hours,
no measured altitude (m2:9.2.6).
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C4-2:
Grapevine Road s(u) :
Arvada (apr jct I70-Wadsworth) >
Clear Creek bike path west > Golden
> Jackson Ave > Johnson Ave >
Colfax Ave west > up Mount Vernon
Canyon > Grapevine Rd s(u) > down
Bear Creek Canyon > Morrison Rd east
> Bear Creek Trail east > Platte
River Trail north > Cherry Creek
Trail east > Lawrence Ave north >
York Street and others north with
detours > Platte River Trail north
> Clear Creek Trail west back to
starting point: 69.5miles with 2900ft of
climbing in 5:03hrs (VDO MC1.0
m3:13.10.20)
C4-3: same summit point:
Arvada (apr jct I70-Wadsworth) >
Clear Creek bike path east > Platte
River Path south > Confluence Park
> Cherry Creek Path east > around
south side of Cherry Creek Reservoir
> Happy Canyon Rd north east >
Dahlia Ave north > Dartmouth Ave east
> Platte River Path south > Bear
Creek Path west > around south side
of Bear Creek Reservoir > C470 trail
north > Morrison > up Bear Creek
Canyon > up south east Grapevine Rd
> Grapevine Rd s(u) > down Mt
Vernon Canyon Rd > Golden > Clear
Creek bike path east back to starting
point: 85.2miles with 3630ft of climbing
in 6:27hrs (VDO MC1.0 m5:14.11.2).
C4-1: same summit point ,
additional out and back : Arvada
(apr jct I70-Wadsworth) > Clear Creek
bike path east > Little Dry Creek
bike path north and west > Standley
Lake > Leyden > Golden > Kinney
Run Trail > up Mount Vernon Canyon
> Grapevine Road <> out and
back on Shingle Creek Road, Lininger
Road, Winston Drive > Grapevine Road
summit(u) > Morrison > Morrison
Road east > along Garrison Ave bike
route north > back to starting point:
64 miles, 4400ft of climbing in 5:3hours
(VDO MC1.0 m2:10.3.10). |
3000ft-3999ft min
C3-1:
Grapevine Road s(u), C470 bike trail -
Bowles Ave(sh) , additional out and
back: Arvada (apr jct
I70-Wadsworth) > Clear Creek bike
path east > South Platte bike path
south > C470 bike path east and north
> C470 bike trail - Bowles Ave(sh)
> Morrison > Bear Creek Canyon
> Idledale <> out and back to
end of Sawmill Gulch Road > Grapevine
Road summit(u) > down Mount Vernon
Canyon > back to starting point: 76
miles, 3500ft in 5:4 hours (VDO MC1.0,
m2:9.12.15).
C3-3: same summit points: Arvada
(apr jct I70-Wadsworth) > Clear Creek
bike path west > Golden >
Illinois Ave south > Kinney Run Trail
> up Mount Vernon Canyon >
Grapevine Road s(u) > down Bear Creek
Canyon > Morrison > C470 bike
trail - Bowles Ave(sh) > C470 bike
trail south and east > Platte River
Rd north > Mineral Ave east >
Platte River Trail north > Bear Creek
Trail west > Garrison bike route
north back to starting point: 67.8miles
with 3840ft of climbing in 4:55hrs (VDO
MC1.0 m3:13.12.2)>
C3-2: same summit points: Arvada
(apr jct I70-Wadsworth) > Clear Creek
bike path west > Golden >
Kinney Run Trail > up Mount Vernon
Canyon > Grapevine Road s(u) >
down Bear Creek Canyon > Morrison
> C470 bike trail - Bowles Ave(sh)
> C470 bike trail south and east >
South Platte bike path north >
Conflunence Park > Clear Creek bike
path west back to starting point: 74
miles, 3900ft of climbing in 5:34hours
(VDO MC1.0 m3:10.11.16).
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| C2:
Grapevine Road s(u), South Valley
Road(sh): Arvada > Clear Creek
bike trail > Golden > Kinney Run
Trail > Heritage Square >
Grapevine Road summit(u) > Morrison
> south on C470 bike trail > South
Valley Road shoulder summit >
Chatfield Reservoir > north on Platte
River Trail > Confluence Park >
city roads back to starting point: 74
miles with 3800ft of climbing in 5:9
hours (VDO MC1.0, m2:9.11.1) |
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Grapevine Road s(u) , Rooney Rd(sh) ,
Alameda Pkwy - Florida Ave(sh) ,
additional out and back : Arvada
> Clear Creek bike trail west >
Golden > Jackson Ave north >
Rooney Rd(sh) > Morrison > up SE
Grapevine Rd > Grapevine Rd s(u) >
down Mount Vernon Canyon <> out
and back to end Cabrini Shrine Rd >
Morrison > C470 bike path north >
Alameda Pkwy east > Alameda Pkwy -
Florida Ave(sh) > Union Ave north
> Simms Ave north > city streets
back to starting point: 53.1miles with
3820ft of climbing in 4:18hrs (VDO MC1.0
m3:12.10.24). |
4000ft-4999ft min
C5:
Grapevine Road s(u), Willow
Springs Dr(sh): Arvada >
Clear Creek bike trail west >
Golden > Kinney Rim Trail > up Mt
Vernon Canyon > Grapevine Road s(u)
> Morrison > Co8 south > Willow
Springs Rd south > Willow Springs
Dr(sh) > North Ranch Rd south >
Valley Parkway south > South Valley
Rd south > down lower Deer Creek
Canyon > Chatfield Reservoir >
Platte River bike trail north > 88th
Ave and parallel sideroads west >
Huron St south > 84th, 80th Ave and
parallel roads west > Lamar Ave south
> starting point: 86.1miles with
4450ft of climbing in 6:27hours (VDO
MC1.0 m3:12.1.20).
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PARTIALLY PAVED - UNPAVED - SINGLE TRACK TRAIL
S-1:
Grapevine Rd s(u) , jct Co8 - Willow
Springs Rd - Turkey Creek Rd(sh) ,
additional out and back : Arvada
> Clear Creek bike path east > city
streets > Confluence Park > South
Platte bike path south > C470 bike path
west/north > Kippling Ave south > up
lower Deer Creek Canyon > Kathy Johnson
Trail north > North Hogback Trail north
> North Valley Rd north > at end
continuing over dirt road and short
trialless section to Belleview Ave north
<> out and back on Fox Hills Drive
and parallel >> jct Co8 - Willow
Creek Rd - Turkey Creek Rd(sh) >
Morrison > up lower Bear Creek Canyon
> Grapevine Rd s(u) > down Mt
Vernonn Canyon > city streets back to
starting point: 70.8miles, 4170ft of
climbing in 5:46hours (VDO MC1.0
m3:11.5.25).
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S-2: Grapevine
Rd s(u) , Willow Springs Rd - Sparrow
Point Ln(sh) , Rooney Rd(sh) , C470 bike
path - Bowles Ave(sh): Arvada (apr
jct Wadsworth Ave - I70) > city
streets/ Clear Creek bike path west >
Golden > Illinois Ave south > up
Kinney Run Tr > up Mount Vernon Canyon
> Grapevine Rd s(u) > down Bear
Creek Canyon > C470 bike path south
> C470 bike path - Bowles Ave(sh) >
Platte River Rd/Columbine Trail north east
> unmarked bike trail south of Mineral
Ave west > Wadsworth Ave north > Ken
Karyl Ave west > up Valley Rd > up
North Valley Rd > Golden Eagle Ln >
up Sanstone Dr <> out and back to
end of Rock Ledge Ln and Sparrow Pt Ln
> Willow Springs Dr - Sparrow Pt Ln(sh)
> down Falcon Ridge Trail > Willow
Springs Rd north > Co8 north >
Morrison > C470 bike path north >
Rooney Rd(sh) > city streets back to
starting point: m73.3miles with 5270ft of
climbingin 65:18hrs (VDO MC1.0
m3:13.2.13).
Notes: I discovered the shouder summit
Willow Springs Dr - Sparrow Pt Ln(sh)
accidentally. Trail was a little muddy
with some snow on this very windy day in
February
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