For our last ride in the area we went the biggest. We rode up Barlow Road to Bolem Pass, rode the Colorado Trail up to Blackhawk Pass, descended down down down and then climbed out on Hermosa Park Road back up and over Bolem Pass. When I say road, don’t think smooth surface. These roads …
After our big Wasatch Loop Trail ride the day before, and given the impending afternoon storm, we opted for a shorter ride. East Fork Trail starts around 10,000′ and climbs up 1,426′. The climbing is never too steep and follows above the river, traversing meadows, skirting hillsides, and climbing through alpine forest. We didn’t get …
BEST VIEWS. We both agree this ride had the very best views of any ride we’ve done in the states. Wasatch Trail Loop was 18 miles, 4,310′ of climbing, topping out at a staggering 13,053′!!!!! That’s higher than any ride we’ve done I think. The Climb From town, we rode east up a rugged jeep road …
Lizard Head Hike Lizard Head is an iconic mountain outside Telluride, jutting up into the sky. We started our hike at 9,953′ and hiked up 5 miles above the treeline a few thousand feet to views of Sheephead Mtn, Wilson, and Lizardhead. For my Bend friends, parts of the mountain views look a lot like …
Deep Creek Loop Our first ride in Telluride was Deep Creek Loop. 18 miles and 2,861′ climbing. It only took us a couple hours and it was a good thing because the weather wasn’t great. I actually wore my rain coat most of the ride. We started off by riding the bike path out of …
From camp we rode the Galloping Goose Trail out and back. The ride was 31 miles with 3,106′ of climbing. It follows segments of the historic Rio Grande Southern Railway. In 1931 the railroad was bankrupt so to cut costs they converted old automobiles into railcars. Galloping Goose was the nickname of the hybrid car. …
Double Top Loop This ride had my least favorite trail of Crested Butte. We rode out Brush Creek dirt road to a short trail called Death Pass. It sounds ominous but it wasn’t, just a nice ribbon of cliffside singletrack above the creek. We kept climbing on Trail 400 until the intersection with Block and Tackle. Up that …
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 …
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 …