Tuesday, August 4th:

9:00 AM FUN H1 20 miles NE Twin Lakes Park to Little Dry Creek Meet Fred Tarbell at 226-318 W 70th Ave Denver, 1/8 mile West of Broadway and 224 Ave. Ride West on Clear Creek to Little Dry Creek junction. Follow Little Dry Creek through urban neighborhoods to W 80th Ave. Then connect to Arbor Park Lake for a lake loop ride before returning to W 80th Ave. We will continue West along 80th Ave and Yarrow St to stop at King Scoopers for a bathroom break. Continue West to Little Dry Creek trail passing around Pomona Lake. After a midride break at a small neighborhood park we will return East on Little Dry Creek back to Twin Lakes. Welcome to bring lunch items to stay and visit after the ride.

9:00 AM INT-H3-24-1800’ elev gain “EMPIRE ICE CREAM RIDE” MEET 9:00am REGISTER BY TEXT (303-905-8510) to lead by July 9, 5:00PM. Meet Marilyn Choske for this Idaho Springs-to-Empire ride. Drive/ meet directions follow description. Pedal on bikepath/trail thru Idaho Springs, onto Stanley Road and Hwy 40 to Empire Dairy King. NOTE–there is no good shoulder on Hwy 40 to climb up to Empire; use caution. Dairy King opens at **11:00AM**. (We sometimes have to wait a few mins) Bring $ to purchase and enjoy your ice cream treat. Return the same route. CASUAL pace to and ZIPPITY-DO-DAH from Empire (mostly downhill). Limit 8 riders, including leader. Ride won’t go if rainy or forecast is for morning rain; call the leader if in doubt. ==> DIRECTIONS: I-70 Exit 241. Take first RIGHT at the exit roundabout and follow the road up & over I-70. Just past the green sign, turn RIGHT towards County Road 314 (if you miss this turn, you’re back on eastbound I-70!). Turn RIGHT at the stop sign & continue to the ballpark ahead and park on the north side of the park. Look for the leader’s red Kia Sportage w/bike rack.

NEW RIDE

HIGHLINE CANAL to WATERTON CANYON to CHATFIELD STATE PARK GRAVEL RIDE

8:45 Meeting –9 AM Ride – FUN – H2 – appx. 700’ elevation gain. Appx 23 miles - 20 gravel plus 3 paved miles 10-12 average MPH, both REGULAR and ELECTRIC bikes welcome Meet Cynthia Withers at the Highline Canal parking lot next to the Highline Canal trail on Chatfield Lake Road, approximately ½ mile south of the Chatfield State Park entrance.  Please note there is no water available at this location.  The water station is at Waterton Canyon.We will ride south along the Highline Canal to Waterton Canyon.  Then we climb up Waterton Canyon to the Strontia Springs Reservoir where we break for a snack before descending back to the Chatfield Discovery Pavillion parking lot. On our return leg, we will follow the Chatfield path to the Gravel Ponds and finally head south on the road back to our cars at the parking lot.  Expect total ride and break time to be around 2.5 hours.Limit – 10 riders.  Questions – call or text Cynthia at 720-480-4766.  Map available to show parking lot location. 

Wednesday, August 5th:

9:00AM FUN PLUS H-2-34 Miles SW Meet Peter Woulfe (540-219-6674) at the west end of the parking lot for the Broken Tee Golf Course (2101 W. Oxford, Englewood 80110). We will ride the South Platte to the C-470 trail, then to the perimeter road, exiting the rear gate to Roxborough Park Rd. We will have one mile of no bike lane. Left on Titan with a stop at Atlas Coffee Shop, bring $ if you want something, then to Eagle River and return. Bring your lunch to socialize after the ride.

9:00 AM FUN - H2to3-22 SW Meet Patty Gaspar (303-618-5069) at the Sheridan Library Parking lot 3425 W Oxford Ave (west of Federal on Oxford). We’ll head toward the rebuilt Bow Mar area and go to Bowles Lake, Grant Ranch to Wadsworth and back to Sheridan High School. We’ll ride some hills and lots of ups and downs, some beautiful quiet streets and pleasant bike paths. Lunch is at Monaghan’s Bar and Grill 3889 S King St. There used to be a tunnel from there to Fort Logan so the soldiers could sneak out.

NEW RIDE

9:00 AM INT H3, 29 miles 3000 feet of gain- Meet Diane Short at 9:00 at the Chief Hosa (exit 253) trailhead parking lot on the north side of I-70, Stapleton Drive. Take the bike path to Soda Creek, on to Alta Vista, Woodside and a break in Bergen Park.  Then do several loops in the Bergen Park neighborhoods, back to Chief Hosa exit with option for 3 mile loop in Cold Spring Ranch.  RWGps attached.  Start is at trailhead on the north, Not the campground on the south.

Chief Hosa-Alta Vista-B Park neighborhoods

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