CO single tracks

[sarahkonamojo]

You might be restricted by fire and air quality. Kenosha Pass is fine right now, but things change daily. And biking in smokey conditions is no fun. Colorado has its own brand of single track. If you are truly a rookie, you might look for specific beginner rides. Buffalo Pass comes to mind. But the ride is through a burn area.
Kenosha Pass is beautiful.

[solobiker]

You might be restricted by fire and air quality. Kenosha Pass is fine right now, but things change daily. And biking in smokey conditions is no fun. Colorado has its own brand of single track. If you are truly a rookie, you might look for specific beginner rides. Buffalo Pass comes to mind. But the ride is through a burn area.
Kenosha Pass is beautiful.

I agree. I have done Kenosha..there is a fair amount of climbing involved so if you ride it bring your climbing legs and lungs. :-)

There are some real nice parts of Buff Creek if you hit up the CT trail.

[Tri Girl]

I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully (fires and weather permitting), at the end of next month we will be camping near Leadville for a few days prior to climbing Mt. Elbert (our first 14'er) and we were going to ride bikes for a couple days prior to help with the acclimation.
I've decided on doing Hagerman Road up to Hagerman Pass. I think I'll be much more comfortable climbing jeep roads/forest service roads than riding singletrack. Our singletrack here in the flatlands has me nervous enough with the descents- I can't imagine the terror I would have to endure trying to descend some actual mountain trails.

Has anyone ever ridden Hagerman Tunnel Trail or the road?

[sarahkonamojo]

Oh, yes, sorry Buffalo Creek.
I have ridden Hagerman both sides of the pass and to the tunnel. The road is steep but doable. The west side is less steep and/or bumpy. There will be traffic. The railroad grade to the tunnel is fun as well. (On the east side.) It is a railroad grade, so not steep. There are some detours that take a little more effort.
If you are looking for mellow rides, old railroad grades are mostly good. The midland trail sections can be a lot of fun. Lots of this type of riding near Colorado Springs, but sadly not recommended this year.
S

[Tri Girl]

Thanks!

[jessmarimba]

I agree. I have done Kenosha..there is a fair amount of climbing involved so if you ride it bring your climbing legs and lungs. :-)

There are some real nice parts of Buff Creek if you hit up the CT trail.

I just rode Colorado Trail from Buff Creek today...that's my happy place. Favorite place to ride around here.

[e3rdpower]

We're going to be in Telluride from July 25-Aug 8th with the mountain bikes. I've been looking for resources about trails online and for books, but haven't seen anything yet, so if anyone has suggestions I'll gladly take them. As flatlanders we will definitely be suffering from altitude.

[jessmarimba]

We're going to be in Telluride from July 25-Aug 8th with the mountain bikes. I've been looking for resources about trails online and for books, but haven't seen anything yet, so if anyone has suggestions I'll gladly take them. As flatlanders we will definitely be suffering from altitude.

There's a bike shop in town that was able to provide me with maps when I was there. You can ride on the mountain in the ski resort area (usually) or there's a nice long rails-to-trails path along the river if you're interested that can take you a few towns away, and there's a bunch of singletrack out of Mountain Village if you take the gondola over. Or if you really want to climb and climb and climb and then descend for forever, some folks ride the jeep road to Bridal Veil Falls. But I'd probably just hike that

[e3rdpower]

There's a bike shop in town that was able to provide me with maps when I was there. You can ride on the mountain in the ski resort area (usually) or there's a nice long rails-to-trails path along the river if you're interested that can take you a few towns away, and there's a bunch of singletrack out of Mountain Village if you take the gondola over. Or if you really want to climb and climb and climb and then descend for forever, some folks ride the jeep road to Bridal Veil Falls. But I'd probably just hike that

We're actually staying in Mountain Village, so that will be perfect. We hiked Bridal Veil last time we were there in the summer, it's beautiful

[Veronica]

We rode out of Telluride on our tour and climbed Last Dollar Pass (10,600 feet) the first day. It's a beautiful climb, lots of views. It's basically a dirt road, so not very technical.



This is the view at 10,400 feet.

Veronica