Wednesday, July 8th:

8:00 AM LEISURE-H1-17-NW Meet Jake Jacobi (720-808-2306) at Twin Lakes, near Broadway and 70th Ave. We will ride east on Clear Creek, and North along the Platte River to Valente Lake at 104th and return. Optional lunch afterwards.

9:00 AM FUN-H1-30 SW Meet Patty Gaspar (303-618-5069) at Bout Time! 3580 S Platte River Drive A in Sheridan for a ride on the Platte River Trail to the Cherry Creek Trail to the Highline Canal then DOWN Dartmouth. This is a very pretty, pleasant ride with a gradual upstream followed by a great downhill and lunch at Bout Time! (bring $). There are no bathrooms at the start, but there is a Starbucks when you turn from Hampden into Riverpoint.

9:00 FUN PLUS, H3, 24 miles, 2000’ Meet Diane Short at the WalMart at the El Rancho exit, far west end closest to Bergen Parkway. Ride past the Bergen Park RTD and onto Mountain Meadow Rd, Snyder Gulch (old road, in disrepair, but rideable on road bike), to Pine Valley (old Squaw Pass) loop back to CO 103 to Buchanan Rec. Center for rest stop then another loop into the Bergen Park neighbor hoods. Call the leader to register: 303-271-9642 (land Line) 4 riders to RSVP for ride to go. NOT on Meet Up so doesn’t count.

Thursday, July 9th:

8:30 AM FUN-H3-24-NW (Elevation Gain = 1207 feet) Meet Jeff Krinsky (720-373-9107) for THE GREAT TOTEM POLE RIDE AKA THE HIDDEN GEMS OF INTERLOCKEN! Actually, the totem poles are gone now but...This exciting ride full of twists and turns uses portions of the new Hwy. 36 Trail to take us on a loop that includes the hidden gems of Flatirons Mall, Interlocken, Standley Lake, and Rock Creek Village! We will meet at the Rock Creek Village Safeway, which is centrally located in Superior at the NW corner of Coalton and Rock Creek Parkway (Address is 1601 Coalton Rd., Superior). This ride is now 99.99% on paved trails. 

Friday, July 10th

MOVED TO AUGUST 4th

9:00 AM. INT-H3-24-1800’ elev gain. “EMPIRE ICE CREAM RIDE” MEET 09:00am. REGISTER BY TEXT (303-905-8510) to leader by July 9, 5:00PM. Meet Marilyn Choske for this Idaho Springs-to-Empire ride. Drive/meet directions follow description. Pedal on bikepath/trail thru Idaho Springs, onto Stanley Road and Hwy 40 to Empire Dairy King. NOTE–there is no good shoulder on Hwy 40 to climb up to Empire; use caution. Dairy King opens at **11:00AM**. (We sometimes have to wait a few mins) Bring $ to purchase and enjoy your ice cream treat. Return the same route. CASUAL pace to and ZIPPITY-DO-DAH from Empire (mostly downhill). Limit 8 riders, including leader. Ride won’t go if rainy or forecast is for morning rain; call the leader if in doubt. ==> DIRECTIONS: I-70 Exit 241. Take first RIGHT at the exit roundabout and follow the road up & over I-70. Just past the green sign, turn RIGHT towards County Road 314 (if you miss this turn, you’re back on eastbound I-70!). Turn RIGHT at the stop sign & continue to the ballpark ahead and park on the north side of the park. Look for the leader’s red Kia Sportage w/bike rack.

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