Mountain Bike Ride Start Locations, using Mapquest.com
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| Location | Description |
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Alderfer/Three Sisters MTB P1 T2 |
Drive west on I-70 to the El Rancho exit (252). Continue south on Colorado 74 to Evergreen. Turn right in downtown Evergreen on Colorado 73 and drive a short distance to Buffalo Park Road. Turn right at the signal and follow the signs for 1.3 miles to the east parking lot. |
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Apex MTB P2 T2 |
On I-70, travel west from Denver and exit on US40 at the Morrison exit. Travel north for a little over a mile to the Heritage Square entrance (on left). Enter, then turn right towards Golden and then immediately left into the Apex Park East Access. The trailhead is located at the north end of the lot. |
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Bear Creek Trail MTB P2 T2 |
Drive south on U.S. 85 (Santa Fe Drive) to Sedalia and turn right on Colorado Highway 67. Follow it about 10 miles to Rampart Range Road. Turn left on Rampart Range Road and immediately park on the right. |
| Belcher Hill Road | Take Hwy 93 out of Golden to Golden Gate Canyon Rd, turn right on Crawford Gulch Rd, go 4 miles to Belcher Hill Rd, turn right and go to the second parking area. |
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Buck Gulch Trail (Buffalo Creek) MTB P2 T2 |
On US 285, drive to Pine Junction and turn left on Jefferson County 126 for 5.7 miles to Pine Valley Ranch. Turn right at the park entrance sign and follow signs to the parking lot |
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Deer Creek Park MTB P3 T2 |
From C-470, exit at Wadsworth Blvd and head south to Deer Creek Canyon Road and turn right. Follow this road through the hogback to Cougar Road and turn left. Follow the signs to the parking lot. |
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Elk Meadow/Bergen Peak MTB P4 T2 |
Drive west on I-70 to the Evergreen Pkwy exit (Colorado 74) and travel through Bergen Park to Elk Meadow Park. Pass the first Open Space parking area on CO 74 and turn right on Stagecoach Blvd. Follow the signs to the parking area. |
| The Fort (carpool meeting place) | S of Morrison on Colo 8, just N of US-285 |
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Golden Gate Canyon MTB P3 T4 |
From U.S. Highway 6 in Golden, take Colorado Highway 93 north for 1.4 miles and turn left on Golden Gate Canyon Road. Drive up the canyon for 12.3 miles to the Visitor Center, where you can get a park pass. Turn right on Gilpin 57 (Ralston Creek Road) and follow it about 2 miles to the Bridge Creek trailhead parking area. |
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Green Mountain Open Space East Lot MTB P2 T2 |
From C-470, exit Morrison and travel east about 1.5 miles. At the top of the
hill, turn left at the light onto Bear Creek Blvd. In about 2 miles, the name
changes to Alameda Pkwy. Keep going .5 miles to a marked
trailhead parking area on the left. near Florida Ave. Alternate Directions from the east: Go 1.8 miles west on Alameda from Union. Lot is on right, near Florida Ave. |
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Green Mountain West Lot MTB P2 T2 |
Parking lot N of W Alameda and S of Colfax (US-40) on Rooney Rd |
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Lair o'the Bear MTB P1 T1 |
From C-470, exit at Morrison and travel west on Colorado 74 through Morrison and Idledale for approximately six miles to the park entrance on your left. |
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Matthew Winters MTB P3 T4 |
From the Morrison/Golden exit off I-70 go south on Hwy 26 about 0.1 mile and turn right into the parking lot. |
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Mt Falcon (Lower lot) MTB P4 T2 |
On US 285, travel west from Denver and exit on Colorado 8. Travel north toward Morrison for 1.3 miles and turn left on Forest Avenue. Follow the signs to the trailhead. |
| Mt Falcon (Upper lot) | US-285 (Hampden) south to Parmalee Gulch and follow the signs |
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Rampart Reservoir MTB P2 T2 |
From Denver, take I-25 south to exit 141 in Colorado Springs. Take US 24 west to Woodland Park (18 miles). Once you reach Woodland Park, turn right on Baldwin Road at the "Welcome to Woodland Park" sign just before the McDonalds. Baldwin Road turns into Rampart Reservoir Road. Continue on Rampart Reservoir road 2.9 miles and turn right (follow signs). You will take another right turn about 1.5 miles onto a dirt road. About 2.3 miles on your left will be a trail head, Rainbow Gulch. Park here and take this trail approximately two miles up to Rampart Reservoir loop. The loop is typically ridden clockwise. By parking at Rainbow Gulch and riding to the reservoir you add the additional miles and avoid the parking fees. Allow about 2 hours driving time from south Denver. |
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Walker Ranch/Meyer MTB P3 T2 |
From Golden, take Colorado 93 north to Coal Creek Canyon Road (Colorado 72). Turn left and follow this road to Crescent Village and turn right at the Gross Reservoir sign. Travel approximately 4.3 miles to Boulder Mountain Parks/Walker Ranch trailhead parking. |
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Waterton Canyon MTB P3 T2 |
From C-470, exit at Wadsworth Blvd and head south for 4.1 miles on Colorado 121. Turn left at the Waterton Canyon sign then another left into the parking lot. |
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White Ranch MTB P4 T2 |
From the intersection of US 6 and Colorado 93 in Golden, take Colorado 93 north for 1.6 miles and turn left on West 56th Ave, just north of Golden Gate Canyon Road. Follow this road a short distance until it ends, turn right and proceed into White Ranch parking lot. The trailhead is on the north end. |