Re: [ST] Where to ride around Boulder, CO

["Stephen" <s.s.wake@xxxxxxxxx>]

WOW!  Thanks for taking the time to write all this down.  Looking at the 
map, those rides are all within range.  Once I get a bit more settled in 
I'll let you know when I am free to ride and hopefully we can set something 
up.  I wanted to go out today, but riding around in 100 plus heat just 
didn't sound fun.

I really appreciate the ride info that you and Dan W, and Todd supplied. 
Can't wait till it cools off a tad.  I miss riding, but the move from CA 
took a lot of time start to finish.

Stephen
99 ST

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Wolf" <dan_wolf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Where to ride around Boulder, CO


> Hi Stephen,
>
> I work in Gunbarrel (just north of Boulder) and live in Longmont.  My work 
> commute is about 6.5 miles, but I tend to stretch it a bit in the 
> afternoons on the ST.  There are some good loops from our area up to Peak 
> to Peak highway (goes north/south from Central City to Estes Park).
>
> For a longer loop, take highway 93 south to Golden, then head up the 
> canyon (hwy 6) to Central City/Blackhawk to catch the start of Peak to 
> Peak highway (hwy 119, becomes hwy 72 further north).  This road can be 
> busy with traffic heading up to Central City/Blackhawk for gambling. 
> There are two other entry points south of Boulder that you can take up 
> into the mountains and get to Peak to Peak hwy - one on the north end of 
> Golden (signs say Golden Gate park), and and just south of Rocky Flats 
> (hwy 72, I think, at a traffic light on 93).
>
>>From Boulder, you can head up Boulder canyon to Nederland (fairly busy 
>>road).  Or, go just north of Boulder on 36 and take Left Hand canyon up to 
>>Ward (watch out for heavy bicycle traffic on this road on weekends).  If 
>>you take this road from hwy 36, watch for the left hand turn towards Ward. 
>>If you miss the turn, you'll end up in Jamestown, where the road 
>>eventually becomes dirt.
>
> Heading north on Peak to Peak highway from any of the points listed above, 
> you'll come to a stop sign at hwy 7.  You can head east and end up in 
> Lyons, or head west and end up in Estes Park.  I rode through that 
> intersection on Friday and saw that they're doing road work west of there 
> on hwy 7, so I don't know what the road is like.  It's good from there 
> down to Lyons, though.
>
> If you end up in Estes Park, you can take hwy 36 back down to Lyons or 
> take hwy 34 down into Loveland, then work your way back down toward 
> Lousville once you come out of the mountains.
>
> When I leave work on the ST, I usually head west across north Boulder and 
> take Lee Hill road to Left Hand canyon, up to Ward (the town that time 
> forgot), then north on Peak to Peak hwy.  At hwy 7, if I head east down 
> into Lyons then back to Longmont, it's about 60 miles and takes about an 
> hour.  If I head west on 7 to Estes Park and come down hwy 36 to Lyons and 
> back to Longmont, it's around 75 miles and takes maybe an hour and a half. 
> If I take the super scenic commute through Estes Park, down hwy 34 to 
> Loveland, then back to Longmont, it's around 100 miles and takes a couple 
> hours.
>
> Shoot me an email sometime if you want to take a ride and I'll show you 
> around some of the roads.  If you head out for a long ride (1/2 day or 
> longer), check out Trail Ridge Road.  It's a real nice loop down hwy 93 to 
> Golden, hwy 6 to I-70 to hwy 40 up over Berthoud pass and down through 
> Winter Park, through Granby and up over Trail Ridge down into Estes Park. 
> Avoid mid-day weekends on Trail Ridge road this time of year, if you can. 
> It's a very touristy place and usually plugged with very slow traffic on 
> weekends.  And, if you're afraid of heights, don't get too close to the 
> edge of the road - no shoulder and a steep drop with no guard rail in some 
> places.
>
> Dan
> dan_wolf@xxxxxxxxx
> 2000 ST
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Stephen <s.s.wake@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:59:50 PM
> Subject: [ST] Where to ride around Boulder, CO
>
>
> Just moved to Louisville, near Boulder, CO.  Can someone suggest a good 2
> hour or so ride in that area?  A road with medium twisties?
>
> Thanks
>
> Stephen W.
> 1991 Sprint ST
>
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