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Golden Triangle
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Golden Triangle
Meet in Golden at the corner of Ford St. and 12th St. (Coors Wellness Center) for a 10:00 am departure.
Ford St., Jackson St., Old Golden Rd., Johnson Rd., W. 10th Ave., Highway 93, Highway 40, Genesee Pk., Mt. Vernon Country Club Rd., Lookout Mtn. Rd., Colorow Rd. to Boetcher Mansion, Lariat Loop Rd., 19th St., Ford St.
From the Coors Wellness Center head southeast on Ford St. two blocks where Ford St., Jackson St., and 14th St. intersect. Continue southeast on Jackson (one way street) for 1 mile to the Golden High School, where Jackson intersects Old Golden Road. Follow the Bike Path ½ mile to Johnson Rd. Turn right (south) on Johnson Rd. and ride ¾ mile to W. 10th Ave. Turn right (west) on W. 10th Ave. and ride .4 mile to the intersection with Jefferson County Parkway. Turn right (west) on Jefferson County Parkway and ride .3 miles to 6th Ave. Cross 6th Ave. and ride Highway 93 (Heritage Rd.) southwest 1 mile to Highway 40. Turn right (south) onto Highway 40 and ride 1 mile to the I-70 interchange. Turn right (west) and continue 5.3 miles on Highway 40 to Genesee Pk. At Genesee Pk. turn right (north) on Mt. Vernon Country Club Rd. and follow the road 2 miles as it loops back to Lookout Mtn. Rd. Turn right (east) onto LOM Rd. and ride 1.2 miles to Colorow Rd. Turn right (north) and continue 1.7 miles past the Boetcher Mansion as Colorow Rd. loops back to LOM Rd. Turn right (northeast) back onto LOM Rd. and contine ¾ mile to Buffalo Bill’s Grave. From Buffalo Bill’s Grave LOM Rd. turns into Lariat Loop Rd. Follow the Lariat Loop Rd. 5 miles down to Highway 6. At this intersection Lariat Loop Rd. becomes 19th St. Cross Highway 6 onto 19th St. and continue ¾ mile to Ford St. Turn left (northwest) onto Ford St. and ride 5 blocks back to the Wellness Center.
Round trip: 22 miles 2,300 ft. elevation gain.
Meet at the Woody’s Woodfired Pizza at 12:00 am for lunch.