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Dayrides with Juniper Pass as highest summit:
COMPLETELY PAVED:
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Juniper Pass , Squaw Pass , Floyd Hill summit(u) , I70 El Rancho - Chief Hosa(sh) :A 9 shaped ride stariting in Arvada at apr jct:
Wadsworth-I70 > Mount Vernon Canyon > Bergen Park > Squaw Pass >
Juniper Pass > out and back to mileage post 2 on Mount
Evans road > Idaho Springs > Floyd Hill summit(u) >
I70 summit: El Rancho - Chief Hosa > Mount Vernon Canyon > back to starting point measuered 93
miles with 7500ft of climbing in 7:2hours (r2:8.9.6).
same summit points, different route: Arvada apr. jct Wadsworth-I70 > Clear Creek bike path
> Golden > up Lookout Mtn Rd > I70 El Rancho - Chief Hosa summit(u) > Floyd Hill
summit(u) > Idaho Springs > Echo Lake > out and back
on Mount Evans road to Summit Lake (located just after mileage
marker 9) > Juniper Pass > Squaw Pass> Bergen Park > Mount Vernon
Canyon > back to starting point: 110 miles with 9900ft of
climbing in 8:3 hours (r3:9.9.18) |
PARTIALLY PAVED - UNPAVED:
Juniper Pass , Squaw Pass , Virginia Canyon summit(u) , Floyd Hill summit(u) Bergen
Park (Park&Ride) > Squaw Pass > Juniper Pass > Idaho
Springs > Virginina Canyon summit(u) > down Central City Parkway
> US40 east > Evergreen Parkway back to starting point: 64 miles
with 7300ft of climbing in 5:3hours - includes several miles of detours
- very windy May day - partially with DBTC/HC (r3:10.5.21).
EXTENDED RIDES:
One Week (Very) Large Group Ride: (<Independence
Pass|Nine Mile Gap Summit>): The Juniper/ Squaw Pass
combination was once part of the Denver Post's "Ride the
Rockies". Between 86 and 05 the tour crossed the passes
on the last day of the 88 tour when returning from Idaho
Springs to Golden.
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