Friday, July 24th:

9:00 AM FUN PLUS-H2 (~1500’ Elevation)-36 miles-SW Meet Susan Larson at the west end of the parking lot at Broken Tee Golf Course (2101 W. Oxford, Englewood) for a loop that includes the South Platte, Chatfield State Park, a little bit of road, Bear Creek State Park and the Bear Creek Trail. We will bike up Mount Carbon in Bear Creek State Park. This ride is hilly with the biggest hill being Mount Carbon. On the way back we will stop at Andy’s Frozen Custard for a sweet treat! Bring money for your treat and a sack lunch or snacks to enjoy after the ride. The ride is limited to 10 riders. Please sign up on Meetup for this ride.

Saturday, July 25th: CLUB PICNIC at Anderson Park Lunch 11:30

7:30 AM. FUN PLUS PLUS -H3-32-1700’ elev gain. “2026 SUMMER PICNIC NW LOOP” REGISTER BY TEXT (303-905-8510) to leader by July 24, 5:00PM. MEET 07:30. Join Marilyn Choske at Anderson Park, back parking lot, for this ambitious counter-clockwise loop route. Ride north to Arvada hills, then west to go over Blunn (aka Arvada) Reservoir from the east. Short dirt trail to--then thru--Golden neighborhood, then a short ride around the east entrance area of White Ranch. If too early to return to Anderson, we’ll take group consensus to stop for a cool coffee or tea refresher beverage; bring $ for your purchase. Then easy riding back to the picnic!

8:30 AM FUN PLUS-H2-25-NW Meet Merri Bruntz (303-517-9781) at Anderson Park (44th & Field) for a ride west on the Clear Creek Trail to the Peaks to Plains Trail, which we will take to the current construction point at the CCR Trailhead. After a break at the trailhead, we will return via the same route to enjoy the picnic.

NEW RIDE

8:30 LEISURE H1-20-NW Clear Creek/ Ralston Creek Short Loop.  Meet Helen Berkman (720-355-5687) at Anderson Park for a pre-picnic ride on the Clear Creek/Ralston Creek Loop. We’ll head east to McIntyre St, then Easley Rd to Westwoods Golf Club and west to Ralston Creek Trail. After a break, we will take Ralston Creek Trail to Gold Strike Park, returning via the Clear Creek Trail for the picnic at Anderson Park. Note: this will be a regular bike leisure pace, not an e-bike pace.

8:35 AM FUN-PLUS-H2-23-NW Meet Peter Woulfe (540-219-6674), at Anderson Park (44th & Field) . We will ride west on Clear Creek Trail to McIntyre, then on to the Ralston Creek, Blunn, and Van Bibber Trails, a few streets to Easley and then back to the Clear Creek Trail and return. Limit 10 Riders.

9:00 AM FUN H1-18 Miles A Short, Shady Ride and then RELAX Join Patty Gaspar (303) 618-5069 for a jaunt down the trail from Anderson to Twin Lakes and back: Just a shady ride on a hot day for those not feeling too ambitious… Helen Berkman will lead a Picnic Leisure ride. Time and route to be announced on MeetUp

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