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Dayrides with Pleasant Park Road shoulder
summit as highest point:
COMPLETELY PAVED:
4000ft - 4999ft
P7: Pleasant
Park Rd(sh) , Co9-I70 Morrison
exit(sh) , additional out and back :
Arvada (apr. jct I70-Wadsworth) >
city streets/ Clear Creek west >
Applewood area > Colfax Ave west >
Co9-I70 Morrison exit(sh) > Morrison
> Co8 south > US285 west >
Tinytown > up South Turkey Creek Canyon
> US285 west > Pleasant Park Rd(sh)
> down High Grade Road > down Deer
Creek Canyon > Chatfield Reservoir >
Platte River bike path north with
mandatory detours > Confluence Park
> jct with Clear Creek bike path
<> out and back on Platte River
trail north to turnaround point at jct wit
88th Ave >> Clear Creek bike path
west back to starting point: 91.2miles
with 4640ft of climbing in 6:16hrs (VDO
MC1.0 r3:14.10.22)
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P9:
Pleasant Park Rd(sh) : Arvada
(apr. jct I70-Wadsworth) > Garrison
bike route south > Yale Ave west >
Morrison Rd west > towards north end of
Bear Creek Reservoir > paved path on
west side of reservoir, going south >
Bear Creek Trail west > Turkey Creek Dr
west > up US285 Turkey Creek Canyon
> Tinytown > up South Turkey Creek
Canyon > US285 west > Pleasant Creek
Rd(sh) > down High Grade Rd > down
Deer Creek Canyon > Chatfield Reservoir
> Platte River bike path south >
Confluence Park > city streets/ Clear
Creek/ Ralston Creek bike paths with short
detours back to starting point: 81.8miles
with 4750ft of climbing in 6:21 hrs (VDO
MC1.0 m3:16.1.18)
Notes: frozen bike paths and frozen
derailleur pulley on way back home
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P1-2:
Pleasant Park Rd(sh) , Rooney
Road(sh) :Arvada (apr.
jct I70-Wadsworth) > Clear Creek bike
path/ other streets west > Rooney
Road(sh) > Co470 bike path south >
Morrison > Co8 south > US285 west
> Conifer > Kitty Drive >
Pleasant Park Rd(sh) > down High Grade
Road > down Deer Creek Canyon > Ute
Drive > jct C470 bike path - Kipling
> C470 bike path east > Platte River
Canyon Rd north > Mineral Ave east >
Platte River bike path north >
Confluence Park > Clear Creek bike path
west > starting point: 90.2miles with
4910ft of climbing in 6:32hours (VDO MC
1.0 m2:11.12.18)
P1-1: same summit points ,
additional out and back: Arvada
(apr. jct I70-Wadsworth) > Clear Creek
bike path/ other streets west > C470
bike path > Rooney Road (sh)> jct:
C470 - Kippling Ave > up Deer Creek
Canyon Rd > up High Grade Road
> Pleasant Park Road (sh) <> 4
miles out and back on Ridge Road from last
shoulder summit > US285 east all the
way to Simms Ave exit, Morrison > Bear
Creek bike path > bike route along
Garrison Ave going north. back to starting
point: 79 miles with 5500ft of climbing in
5:5 hours (Vetta 100A r2:8.11.15) |
5000ft - 5999ft
P3-2:
Pleasant Park Rd(sh) ,
Rooney Road(sh) x 2 :
Arvada (apr. jct I70-Wadsworth) >
Clear Creek bike path/ other streets west
> Golden > Johnson Rd >
Rooney Road(sh) > Co470 bike path south
> Ute Dr with lunch detour > up Deer
Creek Canyon > Pleasant Park Rd(sh)
> US285 east with short detour >
down S Turkey Creek Canyon > US285 east
> Co8 north > Morrison > C470
bike path north > Rooney Rd(sh) >
Alameda Ave east > residential streets
back to starting point: 76.9miles with
5300ft of climbing in 6:26hrs (garmin
etrex30 r3:19.3.27).
Notes: first warm day of 2019
P3-1: same summit points:
Arvada (apr. jct I70-Wadsworth) >
Clear Creek bike path/ other streets west
> Rooney Road(sh) > Co470 bike path
south > Morrison > Co8 south >
US285 west > Tinytown > up North
Turkey Creek Canyon > South on Co73
> Grey Fox Road back to Co73 >
Conifer > Pleasant Park Rd(sh) >
down High Grade Road > down lower Deer
Creek Canyon > jct: Wadsworth Ave -
C470 > north on C470 bike path >
C470 bike path - Bowles Ave(shp) >
Rooney Rd(sh) > back to starting point
on city streets: 78 miles with 5400ft of
climbing in 6:1hours (Vetta 100A
r2:10.4.25). |
P5: Pleasant
Park Rd(sh) , Blue Creek Rd(sh) ,
Rooney Rd(sh) , Alameda Ave - Florida
Ave(sh) , South Valley Rd(sh) :
Arvada (apr. jct I70-Wadsworth) >
Garrison bike route south > Alameda Ave
west > Alameda Ave - Florida Av(sh)
> Morrison > up Bear Creek Canyon
> Evergreen > up Brook Creek Forest
Rd > Blue Creek Rd(sh) > Co73 north
> Grey Fox Dr south > Co73 south
> Conifer > Pleasant Park Rd(sh)
> down Deer Creek Canyon > South
Valley Rd(sh) > C470 bike path south
> Rooney Rd(sh) > back to starting
point on city streets: 78.6miles with
5640ft of climbing in 6:02hrs (VDO MC1.0
r4:14.1.3).
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P2:
Pleasant Park Rd(sh) , Co74: Bergen
Park(sh) , Rooney Road(sh): Arvada
(apr. jct I70-Wadsworth) > city
streets/ Clear Creek bike path west >
C470 bike path > Rooney Road(sh) >
Morrison > Co9 south > US285 west
> Tinytown > South Turkey Creek
Canyon rd. > up City View Drive
> Pleasant Park Rd west> Pleasant
Park Rd (sh) > Co73 > Skyline Drive
detour back onto Co73 > Evergreen >
Co74 Bergen Park(sh) > down Mount
Vernon Canyon > back to starting point:
74 miles with 5900ft of climbing in 6
hours (VDO-MC1.0, m2:9.11.19).
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6000ft - 6999ft
P8: Pleasant
Park Rd(sh) , Dix Saddle , Rooney
Rd(sh) x2 , South Valley Rd(sh):
Arvada (apr. jct I70-Wadsworth)
> Clear Creek bike path/ other streets
west > Applewood area > Rooney Road
(sh) > C470 bike path south > South
Valley Rd(sh) > up Deer Creek Canyon
> up High Drive > up High Grade Rd
> Pleasant Park Rd(sh) > US285 east
> Meyer Pkwy exit > up Vosler St
> Evergreen Springs Rd: West Jefferson
Middle School(shp) > eastern part of
Armadillo Tr(shp) > Grey Fox Dr north
> down North Turkey Creek Canyon >
Tinytown > Dix Saddle > down Bear
Creek Canyon > Morrison > C470 bike
path north > Rooney Rd(sh) > city
streets back to starting point: 88.2miles
with 6360ft of climbing in 6:58hrs (VDO
MC1.0 r4:15.3.14)
Notes: contains a very short walking
connection at the West Jefferson Middle
School
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P6: Pleasant
Park Rd(sh) , Dix Saddle , Red Rocks
Park - Trading Post Rd(sh) , Willow
Springs Dr(sh) : Arvada (apr.
jct I70-Wadsworth) > city streets/
Clear Creek bike path west > C470 bike
path > Rooney Road(sh) > Morrison
> up Bear Creek Canyon > Dix Saddle
> up US285 > Conifer > Pleasant
Park Rd(sh) > down Deer Creek Canyon
> up Valley Rd > Valley Pkwy north
> up N Valley Rd > Golden Eagle Ln
> Catamount Ln > Willow Springs
Dr(sh) > Belleview Ave west > Co8
north > Morrison > up Red Rocks Park
Rd > up Shiprock Rd > Red Rocks Park
- Trading Post Rd(sh) > east over
Dinosaur Ridge > C470 bike path north
> Rooney Rd(shp) > Johnson Rd north
> Golden > 13th Ave east >
Indiana Rd north > Clear Creek bike
path east back to starting point:
86.5miles with 6900ft of climbing in
6:22hrs (VDO MC1.0 r4:14.2.27)
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8000ft - 8999ft
| P4: Pleasant
Park Rd(sh), Co74 - Kerr Gulch(sh) ,
Willow Springs Dr(sh) , Pine Ridge
Rd(sh) : Arvada (apr. jct
I70-Wadsworth) > Clear Creek bike path/
other streets west > C470 bike path
> Rooney Road (sh) > around Bear
Creek Reservoir on roads west side > up
Turkey Creek Rd > up Willow Springs Rd
south > up Willow Springs Dr south >
Willow Springs Dr(sh) > east to South
Valley Rd > South Valley Rd(shp) south
> up Deer Creek Canyon > Deer Creek
Canyon(shp) > up South Turkey Creek
Canyon > up City View Drive >
Horizon View Drive back to City View Drive
(shp) > Pleasant Park Rd(sh) >
Conifer > north on Co73 > Blue
Valley Rd(shp) > down Brook Forest Rd
> Evergreen > up Kerr Gulch >
Co74 - Kerr Gulch(sh) > down Lookout
Mtn Rd > Pine Ridge Rd(sh) > east on
53rd and 56th Ave > south on Easley Rd
> Clear Creek bike path and small
detour back to starting point: 100.7 miles
with 8370ft of climbing in 7:31hours,
partly with DFC (VDO MC1.0 r3:11.3.25) |
Rides with this summit point as intermediate
summit are on pages:
Black
Mountain Rd s(u) 8920ft
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