Trail 403 is a challenging trail that goes from Washington Gulch over to Gothic Road. For this ride we drove to the trailhead. 403 isn’t very long at just 4.2 miles and that’s a shame. After the initial mile long climb, it’s rolling, flowing singletrack through flowers and pine forests and then ends with a steep switchback descent …
Month: September 2019
409 and 409.5 Loop With Add-ons! This was a pretty big day. We rode Walrod Cutoff Trail, up 409 to Point Lookout, 409.5, Strand Hill, Canal Trail, 409, and down the Walrod switchbacks back “home”. It was 23 miles and 4,600′ of climbing. That’s a lot, and it felt like it. I feel like a …
Crystal Peak/Star Pass This was a big day. The mileage wasn’t huge, but the climbing and views were. 21 miles 3800′ climbing. It’s nice starting rides so close to camp. We started by riding up Cement Creek Trail and then hopped on Crystal Peak trail which was pretty steep at times but switchbacked up through …
Lily Lake and Dyke Trail Today’s we rode out off Kebler Pass. We rode Keblar Wagon Trail out to Splains Gulch and climbed up an around Lily Lake. It wasn’t a very big lake and well, from the pictures you’ll be able to see why it’s named such. We continued on up past Irwin Lake to Dyke Trail. The first …