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General Discussion / Re: Colorado: bike maps?

« on: July 17, 2016, 08:09:43 pm »

You are probably well served by http://coloradogravelroads.com/
Read also raving reactions to this awesome piece of work and its creator in  http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/routes/colorado-gravel-roads-map/

Thanks, that's my map.

Estes is kind of a tricky situation. You have all the beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park, but it eliminates almost any possibility of good backroads riding since there are almost no roads west of town. However, the recommendation of Old Fall River to Trail Ridge is spot-on. That's a great ride you won't forget. It's really great on a full moon! Elsewhere, you might try FS 119 south of town.

If you have a car, you might want to drop down back towards Loveland and Fort Collins and ride something like Buckhorn to Pingree, or around the Red Feather Lakes area. There's probably some good Forest Service roads to the west of RMNP too, try looking for the Crooked Roubaix course for ideas.