Last Update: 07/20/2010

Canyon Ride ~405 miles

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SUMMARY: Canyons, Canyons, Canyons! Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down! Around and Around, Around and Around, Around and Around! Twisties, Twisties, Twisties! That just about sums up this ride up and down the canyons of the Front Range of the Rockies west of Denver. Deer Creek, Turkey Creek, Bear Creek, Clear Creek, Golden Gate, Coal Creek, Boulder Creek, Left Hand, St. Vrain, Devils Gulch, Big Thompson, and Little Thompson -- this is truly some great riding. Can you do them all? Do you want to do them all? That is your choice as it is easy to run the canyons until you are ready to stop, or at the end of the day. It is easy to stop at the west or east end of any canyon and head back towards Frisco--that is your big decision. You will be tired, but it will have been a great day of riding. Some beautiful Colorado canyon country, oh, and some awesome riding in Colorado!!!

GPS Data Files:

[NOTE: After downloading these files to your computer, you need to re-calculate the route in MapSource or your software before transferring them to your GPS.]

	Garmin GPS data file with all Frisco Routes and Waypoints (should work in most Garmin GPS units, but you will need to have your GPS recalculate the route using these points.
	Click here to download a GPS Exchange data file with all Frisco Routes and Waypoints (should work in most GPS units, but you will need to have the GPS recalculate the route using these points)

Directions:

Holiday Inn > I-70 east > Exit 259 to US-40 east (Golden/Morrison) > CO-26 east > Morrison > CO-74 west along Bear Creek > Evergreen Parkway north > CR-65 north/west > US-40 west > US-6 east along Clear Creek > CO-93 north > Golden Gate Canyon Rd west > CO-119 north > CO-72 east along Coal Creek > CO-93 north > Boulder > Boulder Creek Rd west > CO-72 north > right on Nelson St into Ward > Utica St > Left Hand Canyon east > Foothills Highway north/east > CO-66/Ute Highway west > Lyons > CO-7/St. Vrain Highway > Estes Park > US-34 west (not far) > north/right on Macgregor Ave > becomes Devils Gulch Rd north > US-34 east > Big Thompson Canyon east > Carter Lake Road or CO-56 make a U-turn to ride back up/west through Big Thompson Canyon > Estes Park > US-36 east > Little Thompson Canyon > Lyons > Foothills Parkway south > Baseline Rd towards CO-93 > Broadway > CO-93 south > CO-470 east (less than one mile) > I-70 west > Exit 203 CO-9 south > Holiday Inn

Note: Deer Creek and Turkey Creek Canyons are not being included in this version of the Canyon Run.

Photos From The Canyon Ride

(not many photos -- this ride is for "riding")