Lakewood riders? I maybe moving there soon

[Kathi]

Major central paths from DT Denver are the S. Platte trail, runs NS, Cherry Creek trail, runs SE and the Clear Creek trail, runs west to Golden. The C-470 and E-470 trail follow the interstates SE from near Golden to Parker. In the areas that you are looking at the C-470 trail is your access to the above trails.

80125 came up Roxoborough Park. It's near Chatfield State Park, nice area but the least accessible for riding. The C-470 bike path is your major access to other trails. The only way to get to the C-470 bike path is on Wadsworth which is 4 lane with a wide shoulder, traffic ok on a weekend. From there you can ride into Chatfield SP and access the C-470 trail and the Platte River trail. You can also access Chatfield SP on N. Rampart Range Rd and Titan Rds. 2 lanes, no shoulders as I recall and very impatient drivers. A friend said that during the week in the daytime traffic isn't bad. Roxobourgh Park is a great place for hiking. Not much there in the way of shopping, except a strip mall with a grocery store, convenient mart and gas station. There is shopping on Wadsworth, Southwest Plaza is the nearest major mall.

80126 riding is a combination of streets and bike paths. The bike paths don't look like they go anywhere, however, I don't know much about the area. There is access to the C-470 bike path, S. Platte and a variety of unpaved trails.

80127 is the farthest west. Close to C-470 bike trail which give access to Red Rocks, Golden, Bear Creek SP (and trail), Chatfield SP, and S. Platte. Terrain is hillier in this area. Closest shopping also would be Southwest Plaza. Also, not very far from I-70 which gives easy access to the Mtns. You can also ride to Golden and access the Clear Creek trail.

Wadworth Blvd in that area has just about every store you can imagine including an REI, Performance, Colorado Ski and Golf, Christy sports, Borders, Lowes, Home Depot and many restaurants. There are also bike paths that allow you to access the shopping in this area. My SO frequently rides down there for small items.

Where are you going to be working? During rush hour the major arteries get congested everywhere in the Denver area.