Sweet Mountain Bike Ride - Forgot the Camera - Trail Openings and Closings
Wingnut and I hit the 10:10 bus to Ned on Saturday. Getting up in time to get downtown that early is always a bit of a stretch for my non-morning person type self. So I forgot my camera. And it was a shame, the wildflowers in the foothills are the best that I have seen after our wet spring.
We rode North up the Peak to Peak Highway to the Swiss Miss. I’m not sure if this locals name is actually the trail name, or the name of the loop, or what. We dropped off the highway and down to a sweet technical singletrack along a small stream, then climb up a burly old fire road to some local trails just south of Gold Hill Road. We switched to the north side of that road, up a climb, through the Aspens, and pop out on the Switzerland Trail. Then we dropped down to Wall Street in what looks like what is called Todd Gulch on the topo. That trail is a steep rocky forearm pump. It was a bit hot for 9000 feet, but we had a really nice ride. These trails are all legal as far as I know, and little known gems.
After a long slow coast on the singles down to 4 mile Canyon, we decided to check out what is up with the Church Trail. We came to some fresh, professionally done (read: expensive) no trespassing signs. “No bikes, hikers are welcome” was the message on the sign. Well that really burns me up. It would be one thing if the homeowner there was doing the standard possessive territorial thing. But discrimination really gets my goat. I hear the trails on Lower Arkansas are closed as well. Hopefully we can get some sustainable legal trails within riding distance of town up there.
Speaking of new trails, has anyone ridden Little Raven since the new work? I see they are still planning to build more bog-traversing bridges, but is it ready to ride now?
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