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Dayrides with this point as highest summit:

Rides below combine Montane Dr s(u) with the following lower summit points


P1
C1
C2
Montane Dr s(u)
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Mount Vernon Canyon - Genesee Tr(sh) - 7440
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Lookout Mtn Nature Center (sh) - 7540
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Genesee Vista Dr


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Dix Saddle - 7470

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Deer Creek Canyon(sh) - 7280

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Grapevine Rd s(u) - 7270

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Co9 - I70 Morrison exit ~6400


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Pine Ridge Rd(sh) ~ 6100 x    

COMPLETELY PAVED:

P1-2: Montane Dr s(u) , Mount Vernon Canyon - Genesee Trail Rd(sh) , Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) , Pine Ridge Rd(sh): Arvada (apr. jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Van Bibber Park trails west > Golden > up Mount Vernon Canyon > Easley Rd north > 60th Ave west > 56th Ave west > Pine Ridge Rd(sh) > Golden > 6th Ave trail north > Kinney Run Trail north > up Mt Vernon Canyon Rd > up Genesee Ridge Rd > Montane Dr s(u) > Foothills Dr South: west > Foothills Dr North: east with short detour > Genesee Trail Rd west > Mount Vernon Canyon - Genesee Trail Rd(sh) > down Mt Vernon Canyon Rd > up Paradise Dr > Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) > down Lookout Mtn Rd > Golden with detour > Clear Creek Trail east back to starting point: 57.9miles with 5340ft of climbing in 5:23hrs (garmin etrex30 r3:20.1.16).

P1-1: same summit points: additional out and back :  Arvada (apr. jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path/ city streets west > Golden > up Mount Vernon Canyon > Mount Vernon Canyon - Genesee Trail Rd(sh) <> out and back to Bergen Park Walmart > down Genesee Trail Rd > around Genesee on Genesee Vista Rd, Foothills Dr, Montane Dr s(u) with out and backs on <> Bitterroot Dr <> Daisy Lane >> down Genesee Ridge Rd > up Paradise Rd > Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) > down Lookout Mtn Rd > north on Co93 bike trail > Pine Ridge Rd(sh) > east on 53rd, 58th, 60th > south on Easley Rd > Clear Creek bike path back to starting point: 68.8miles with 5530ft of climbing in 5:59hours (VDO MC1.0 m2:11.12.27).

PARTIALLY PAVED/ UNPAVED

C2: Montane Dr s(u) , Genesee Vista Rd(sh) , Grapevine Rd s(u) , Co9 - I70 Morrison exit(sh) , additional out and back : Arvada (apr. jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path west > Golden > up Kinney Run Trail > Co9 - I70 Morrison exit(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge > C470 bike path south > Morrison > up Bear Creek Canyon > Grapevine Rd(sh) <> out and back loop over Shingle Creek Rd, S Lininger Dr , S Winston Dr > up Genesee Trail Rd > up Genesee Village Rd <> out and back to the closest picknick table in Genesee Park > up Genesee Vista Rd > Genesee Vista Rd(sh) > around Genesee on Genesee Viast Rd, Foothills Dr, Montane Dr s(u) > down Genesee Ridge Rd > down Mt Vernon Canyon > Co9 south > Morrison > Morrison Rd south > Yale Ave and others south > Platte River bike path north > Clear Creek/ Ralston Creek bike path west back to starting point: 96.6miles with 6290ft of climbing in 7:21hrs (VDO MC1.0 m3:12.12.5).
Notes: mostly with Bob, very warm December day, partly in the dark with a internal hub generator driven light. Genesee Vista Rd(sh) is included here because on this route it is not a shoulder point to MountVernon Canyon - Genesee Trail Rd(sh).

C1: Montane Dr s(u) ,  Mount Vernon Canyon - Genesee Trail Rd(sh) , Dix Saddle, Deer Creek Canyon Rd(sh) , Grapevine Rd s(u) : Arvada (apr. jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path/ city streets west > Golden > up Lookout Mtn Rd > Lookout Mtn Nature Center (shp) > up Mount Vernon Canyon Rd > Mount Vernon Canyon - Genesee Trail Rd(sh) > around Genesee on Genesee Vista Rd, Foothills Dr, Montane Dr s(u) > down Genesee Ridge Rd > Grapevine Rd s(u) > Dix Saddle > Deer Creek Canyon(sh) > Chatfield Reservoir > north on Platte River bike path > Confluence Park > city streets back to starting point: 86.0miles with 6400ft of climbing in 6:17hours (VDO MC1.0 r3:11.4.9).

Rides with this point as intermediate summit are on pages:

Genesee Park s(u)