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Dayrides with this point as highest summit
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Mount Vernon Country
Club(sh) -7830ft
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Montane Dr s(u) -7790ft
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I70 - El Rancho exit(sh)
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Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) -7500ft
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Grapevine Rd s(u) -7270ft
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Red Rocks Park: Trading
Post Rd -6290ft
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Willow Springs Dr(sh)
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Co72-93: Mouth of Coal
Creek Cny(sh) -6240ft
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Co72-Candelas Pkwy(sh)
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Rooney Rd(sh) ~6205
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Alameda Pkwy - Florida
Ave(sh) -6120ft
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Pine Ridge Rd(sh) -6100ft
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C470-Bowles Ave -5950ft
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date first cycled: yr/
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COMPLETELY PAVED:
3000ft-3999ft
P3:
Mount Vernon Country Club(sh) ,
additional out and back : Arvada
(apr. jct Wadsworth - I70) > Clear
Creek bike path west > Golden >
Illinois Ave > up Kinney Run Trail >
up Mt Vernon Canyon Rd > up Country
Club Rd > Mt Vernon Country Club(sh)
> down Genesee Trail Rd <> out
and back to top of Genesee Vista Rd, and
two other points with turnaround due to
rain >> down Mt Vernon Canyon Rd
> around north side of Bear Creek
Reservoir > Morrison Rd east > Yale
Ave east > Garrison bike route north
back to starting point: 50.9miles with
3880ft of climbing in 3:54hrs (Garmin
etrex30 r3:14.8.14)
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4000ft-4999ft
P8: Mount Vernon
Canyon Country Club(sh) x2, Lookout Mtn
Nature Center(sh) : Arvada
(apr. jct Wadsworth - I70) > Van Bibber
Park trails west > Clear Creek bike
path west > Golden > Illinois Ave
> up Kinney Run Trail > up Mt Vernon
Canyon Rd > Mount Vernon Canyon Country
Club(sh) > down Country Club Rd >
down Mt Vernon Canyon > up Paradise Dr
> up Country Club Rd > Mount Vernon
Canyon Country Club(sh) > down Mt
Vernon Canyon > up Paradise Dr again
> Lookout Mtn Natuer Center(sh) >
down Lookout Mtn Rd > Golden > Clear
Creek Trail east back to starting point:
50.7miles with 4420ft of climbing in
4:53hrs (garmin etrex30 m5:22.1.29)
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| P2: Mount Vernon
Country Club(sh), Co72-93: Mouth of Coal
Creek Cnysh) , Alameda Parkway - Florida
Ave(sh): Arvada (apr jct
I70-Wadsworth) > Ralston Creek Trail
> north on Alkire St > west on 72nd
> north on Beech > west on 80th >
west on Co72 > Co72-93: Mouth of Coal
Creek Cny(sh) > south con Co93 >
Leyden > south on Quaker and Easley Rd
> Golden > up Lookout Mtn Rd >
Lookout Mtn Nature Center > paved route
to Mount Vernon Country Club(sh) > down
Mount Vernon Canyon > Morrison >
C470 bike path north > Alameda Parkway
- Florida Ave(sh) > back to starting
point on Garrison Ave bike route: 65miles
with 4700ft of climbing in 5:18hours (VDO
MC1.0 m3:11.1.17) |
P7-1:
Mount Vernon Country Club(sh), Lookout
Mtn Nature Center(sh), Pine Ridge
Rd(sh), additional out and back: Arvada
(apr. jct Wadsworth - I70) >I70
Frontage Rd west > 52nd St west with
detours > 54th Ave west > Easley Rd
north > 60th Ave west > 56th Ave
west > Pine Ridge Rd(sh) > Co93
south > Golden with construction detour
> up Lookout Mtn Rd > Lookout Mtn
Nature Center(sh) > down Charro Dr >
down Paradise Dr > up Mt Vernon Canyon
Rd > up Country Club Rd > Mount
Vernon Country Club(sh) <> out and
back on I70 to Walmart in Bergen Park
>> down Genesee Trail Rd > down
Mt Vernon Canyon Rd > Morrison >
along north side of Bear Creek Reservoir
on pavement > Kippling St south >
Yale Ave east > Garrison bike route
north back to starting point: 61.5miles
with 4720ft of climbing in 4:50hrs (garmin
etrex30 r4:17.1.1)
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P5: Mount Vernon
Country Club(sh) , Montane Dr s(u) ,
Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) ,
additional out and back: Arvada
(apr. jct Wadsworth - I70) > Clear
Creek bike path west > Golden >
Johnson Rd south > Alameda Ave west
> up Mt Vernon Canyon Rd > up Mtn
Vernon Country Club Rd > Mount Vernon
Country Club(sh) <> out and back to
Walmart in Bergen Park >> down
Genesee Trail Rd > Genesee Vista Rd
south > Foothills Dr North west >
Montane Dr > Montane Dr s(u) > down
Genesee Ridge Rd > up Paradise Rd >
Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) > down
Lookout Mtn Rd > Golden > Clear
Creek bike path with shopping detour back
to starting point: 58.1miles with 4900ft
of climbing in 5:04hrs (VDO MC1.0
m3:14.12.24).
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5000ft-5999ft
P1: Mount
Vernon Country Club(sh), Willow
Springs Dr(sh), Rooney Road(sh) , C470
bike path - Bowles Ave(sh) :
Arvada (apr jct I70-Wadsworth) > west
along I70 frontage rd > Clear Creek
bike path west > Golden > Lookout
Mtn > paved route to Mount Vernon
Canyon country club > down Mt Vernon
Canyon > Morisson > Co8 south >
Willow Springs Road south > Willow
Springs Drive(sh) > North Valley Road
south > South Valley Road south >
down lower Deer Creek Canyon > C470
bike path - Bowles Ave(sh) north >
Rooney Road(sh) > starting point
(plus a few small detours): 69 miles
with 5300ft of climbing in 5:4 hours
(VDO MC1.0 m2:10.2.26).
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P6:
Mount Vernon Country Club(sh) ,
Montane Dr s(u) , Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) ,
Pine Ridge Rd(sh) , additional out and
back: Arvada (apr. jct Wadsworth -
I70) > Clear Creek bike path west
> Golden > Illinois St > Kinney
Run Train south > up Mt Vernon Canyon
> up Country Club Rd > Mt Vernon
Country Club(sh) <> out and back
to Bergen Park Walmart >> down
Genesee Trail Rd > Genesee Vista Rd
south > Foothills Dr North west >
Montane Dr > Montane Dr s(u) >
down Genesee Ridge Rd > down Mt
Vernon Canyon Rd > up Paradise Dr
> Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) > Golden >
Kinney Run Trail north with detours on
residential streets > up Pine Ridge
Rd > Pine Ridge Rd(sh) > 59th St
east > 58th St east > Easley Rd
south > Clear Creek Trail east back
to starting point: 63.5miles with 5320ft
of climbing in 5:23hrs (VDO MC1.0
m3:16.3.25).
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6000ft-6999ft
P4:
Mount Vernon Country Club(sh) ,
Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) , Pine Ridge
Rd(sh) , Co72 - Candelas Pkwy(sh) ,
additional out and back : Arvada
> side roads west of Wadsworth Ave
north with detours > jct: Wadsworth
- 92nd Ave[1] > with unspecified
detours > Co72 - Candelas Pkwy(sh)
> Co72 east > 82nd Ave west >
Leyden > Quaker St south > 72nd
Ave west > Co93 south > Pine
Ridge Rd(sh) <> out and back to
jct Washington Ave[2] - Co93 in Golden
>> Co93 north > 58th Ave east
> Quaker Ave south > Clear Creek
bike path west > Golden up Golden
Run Trail > up Mount Vernon Canyon
Rd > up Mount Vernon Country Club
Rd > Mount Vernon Country Club(sh)
<> out and back I70 west >
turnaround point the gate on Cold
Springs Gulch Rd >> down Mt
Vernon Canyon > up Paradise Dr >
Lookout Mtn Rd(sh) > down Lookout
Mtn Rd > Golden > Clear Creek
bike path back to starting point:
82.6miles with 6140ft of climbing in
6:33hrs (Garmin etrex30: 14.10.26).
Notes: from [1] to [2] with Ed's
Sunday DCC ride. another really warm
October day
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PARTIALLY PAVED / UNPAVED
5000ft - 5999ft
C1:
Mount Vernon Country Club(sh) ,
Grapevine Rd(sh) , Red Rocks Park:
Trading Post Rd(sh) , additional out
and back : Arvada (apr. jct
Wadsworth - I70) > Clear Creek bike
path west > Golden > Jefferson
County Gov Center with detours >
Heritage Square Rd south > up Mt
Vernon Canyon Rd > up paved road to
> Mount Vernon Country Club(sh)
<> out and back loop > Bergen
Park Walmart > short roadless section
in development east of Walmart > down
Neville Ln > Meadowlark Dr east >
Cold Springs Gulch Rd > I70 east
>> down Genesee Trail Rd >
Grapevine Rd(sh) > down Bear Creek
Canyon Rd > Titans Rd into Red Rocks
Park > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post
Rd(sh) <> upper Red Rocks Park
Visitor Center access >> Dinosaur
Ridge(shp) > C470 bike path north
> C470 bike path - US6(shp) > city
streets back to starting point: 61.0
miles with 5040ft of climbing in
5:19hours (VDO MC1.0 m4:12.3.10).
Notes: test ride with four partially
loaded panniers with a few additional
short out and backs.
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C2:
Mount Vernon Country Club(sh) , I70 El
Ranch exit(sh) , Lookout Mtn Nature
Center(sh), additional out and back:
Arvada (apr jct I70-Wadsworth) > west
along I70 frontage rd > Clear Creek
bike path west > Golden <> out
and back up Lookout Mtn Rd as far as
lower parking lot >> up Lookout
Mtn Rd > Cody Park Rd (unp) >
Mount Vernon Country Club(sh) > US40
west > up Soda Creek Rd > up
Woodside Dr > Alta Vista Dr(sh) >
US40 east > down Mt Vernon Canyon
> up Paradise Dr > Lookout Mtn
Nature Center(sh) > down Lookout Mtn
Rd > Golden > Clear Creek bike
path back to starting point: 65.0miles
with 5250ft of climbing in 5:24hrs (VDO
MC1.0 m3:12.12.13)
Notes: The first turnaround on
Lookout Mtn Rd was because of a broken
bottom bracket. Try 2 was after it was
fixed in Golden
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