Bergen Park to Central City

Ride Details

Region: 

Evergreen

Ride Type: 

road

Date: 

May 15 2011 - 9:30am - 12:30pm

Fitness Rating: 

Strong/Difficult

Distance: 

36 Miles

Elevation Gain: 

4,500 Feet

Ride Map: 

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Route Directions: 

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GPS data: 

Bergen Park- Central City GPX File

Difficult

Bergen Park to Central City

Meet at the Bergen Park Park and Ride for a 9:00 am departure.

Bergen Park, El Rancho, Floyd Hill, Kermits’s Bar, Hidden Valley Exit I-70, Central City Parkway to Central City. Return the same except take Colo 65 to Bergen Park at the bottom of Floyd Hill.

From Bergen Park take Highway 74 east 2 miles to El Rancho. From El Rancho take old Highway 40 west 5.5 miles to the top of Floyd Hill. Descend Floyd Hill 2 miles to the junction with Highway 6. Turn left (west) on 6 and ride ½ mile to Kermits Bar. From Kermit’s take a left onto the I-70 eastbound on ramp to the bike path. Ride the bike path west 1.5 miles to the Hidden Valley Exit (243) and the Central City Parkway. Ride the Parkway 7.5 miles to just past the high point, and exit the short 20’ bike path (gravel) to CR 6. Follow CR 6 ¼ mile south to CR 279, take a right turn on CR 279 (east), then turn left on Roworth Rd and ride 1 mile into Central City. Return the same way to the top of Floyd Hill. From the top of Floyd Hill ride down 1 mile to the intersection with Colo. 65. Turn right (south) on Colo. 65 and wind through Soda Creek for 3 miles back to Bergen Park.

Round Trip: 36 miles 4,500 ft. elevation gain.

Lunch @ Whipple Tree 12:30 pm