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Day Rides with this point as highest summit:


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C2


Smith Hill Rd s(u) -9050ft
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Central City Pkwy -8930ft
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Golden Gate Drive s(u) -8800ft
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Floyd Hill s(u) -7930ft
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I70 Chief Hosa(sh) -7770ft
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Golden Gate Pass -7750ft
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Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) -7540ft

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PARTIALLY PAVED / UNPAVED

C2: Smith Hill Rd(sh) , Central City Pkwy s(u) ,Floyd Hill s(u) , I70 El Rancho - Chief Hosa(sh) , Golden Gate Pass , Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) : Arvada (apr. jct Wadsworth - Kippling) > Clear Creek bike path west > Golden > Golden Gate Pass > Golden Gate Canyon(shp) > up Smith Hill Rd > Smith Hill Rd s(u) > Blackhawk > up Bobtail Rd > up Miner's Mesa Rd > unpaved path to Central City Pkwy s(u) > Central City Pkwy east > Kermit's > Floyd Hill s(u) > I70 El Rancho - Chief Hosa(sh) > down Mt Vernon Canyon Rd > up Paradise Dr > Lookout Mtn Nature Center(sh) > Golden > Clear Creek bike path east back to starting point: 73.0miles with 7459ft of climbing in 6:21hrs (VDO MC1.0 m3:15.10.5).
Notes: first time that I approached Central City Pkwy s(u) via Miner's Mesa.

C1: Smith Hill R(sh) , Central City Pkwy s(u) , Golden Gate Drive s(u)  , Floyd Hill s(u) , I70 El Rancho - Chief Hosa(sh) , Golden Gate Pass : Arvada (apr. jct Wadsworth - Kippling) > Clear Creek bike path west > I70 El Rancho - Chief Hosa(sh) > Floyd Hill s(u) > Central Parkway s(u) > Central City > Smith Hill(sh) > Golden Gate Drive and Bear Drive to Golden Gate Drive s(u) > Golden Gate Pass > Golden > Clear Creek bike path back to starting point: 73 miles with 7100ft of climbing in 6:4 hours (VDO MC1.0, m2:9.11.5).
Notes: There was some snow on the east side of the Smith Hill Road shoulder summit and the bike path before start of Central City Parkway during this early November ride. Golden Gate Dr s(u) is just barely a summit point on this route, with 300ft elevation drop to the turnoff of Smith Rd.


rides with this point as intermediate summit are on pages:
Virginia Canyon summit(u