Road Biking Colorado's Front Range: A Guide to the Greatest Bike Rides from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins (Falcon Guides Road Biking)

For more than twenty-five years, FalconGuide has set the standard for outdoor recreation guidebooks. Written by top outdoors experts and enthusiasts, each guide invites you to experience the endless adventure and rugged beauty of the great outdoors.

Road Biking Colorado's Front Range features thirty-two carefully designed rides between Colorado Springs and Fort Collins - from the cities to the foothills and everywhere in between. Let local cyclist Robert Hurst show you how to get the most out of riding along the Front Range, including rides in the Left Hand Canyon, along the Peak-to-Peak Highway, and to Estes Park.

Look inside to find:

" Rides for every fitness level and ability, from an easy 5-mile ramble to a challenging 75-mile classic

" Detailed information about each ride, including directions, length, terrain, traffic conditions, and road hazards

" Vivid descriptions of points of interest

" 3-D, shaded relief maps

Detailed descriptions and maps of forty of the best bicycle rides between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day tours.

Readers will find detailed descriptions and maps of forty of the best bicycle rides between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day tours. Elevation profiles, recommendations for accommodations and restaurants, information on local events and attractions, and special attention to traffic conditions and road hazards make this an indispensable guide for Colorado cyclists.

Robert Hurst is a native Coloradan who is just happy to be in one piece after working for ten years as a bike messenger in Denver. He spends time pedaling his bike nearly seven days a week in Denver during the day and along Colorado's Front Range on the weekends. He is the founder of Trails and is the author of Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains and The Art of Urban Cycling, both published by Falcon.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Western Region

1. Horseshoe Harbor

2. Estivant Pines Loop

3. Bare Bluff

4. Black River Waterfalls

5. Presque Isle River Waterfalls Loop

6. Shining Clouds Falls

7. Lake Superior Shoreline

8. Lake Superior/Big Carp River Loop

9. Little Carp River Cascades

10. Mirror Lake Loop

11. Escarpment

12. Union River Cascades Loop

13. Trap Hills Loop

14. Trap Hills Traverse

15. Norwich Bluff

16. Norwich Bluff to Victoria

17. Tibbets Falls/Oren Krumm Shelter

18. Canyon Falls

19. Craig Lake

20. White Deer Lake

21. Falls of the Yellow Dog

22. Little Garlic River

23. Clark Lake Loop

24. Deer Island Lake

25. Piers Gorge

Eastern Region

26. Laughing Whitefish Falls

27. Rock River Falls

28. Grand Island Loop

29. Olson Falls

30. Miner's Falls

31. Pictured Rocks

32. Chapel Loop

33. Beaver Lake Loop

34. Au Sable Point/Logslide

35. Grand Sable Dunes Loop

36. Bruno's Run Loop

37. Seney National Wildlife Refuge

38. Mouth of the Blind Sucker River

39. Two Hearted River

40. Tahquamenon West /NCT

41. Giant Pines Loop

42. Tahquamenon Falls

43. Naomikong Point

44. Cedar River Loop

45. Portage Bay

46. Birch Point

47. Pt. Patterson/Cataract River

48. Maple Hill

49. Horseshoe Bay

50. Marblehead

Appendix A: Hike Finder

ochAppendix B: Useful Addresses for More Information

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