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Buena Vista/Leadville Loop Ride |
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| Captain: | Jerry & Daniela Henn | Phone: | 303.693.4679 |
| Date: | June 4, 2006 | Day(s): | Sunday |
| Meet Place: | Furniture Row (Sofa Mart) parking lot @ 6th & Kipling | Meet Time: | 7:00 a.m. |
| Eat and fuel before meeting!! | Ride leaves at 7:15 a.m. | ||
| Come join us for a great day ride. The route is summarized below in notes 1-5. Gas and other breaks to be determined by the group. What do you mean you don't know if you'll make it? | |||
| Route Information | |||
| Road/Highway |
Miles |
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| Sofa Mart to Pine |
38 |
Note 1: Detail Below | |
| Pine to Woodland Park & Buena Vista |
116 |
Note 2: Detail Below | |
| Buena Vista to Leadville |
34 |
Note 3: Detail Below | |
| Leadville to Keystone |
39 |
Note 4: Detail Below | |
| Keystone to Denver |
73 |
Note 5: Detail Below | |
| Total Miles: |
300 |
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| Note 1: Take US-6 west for 4 miles. Take I-70 west and exit toward C-470/ Grand Junction … go 1 mile. Take exit #260 onto C-470 east toward Colorado Springs …go 5.7 miles. Take the US-285 exit toward Fairplay … go 21 miles. Turn left on CO-126 … go 6.3 miles to Pine. | |||
| Note 2: Continue on CO-126 for 18 miles until you come to CO-67. Turn right and take CO-67 for 23 miles to Woodland Park. Take a right on US-24 in the direction of Divide and follow it into Buena Vista. Lunch in Buena Vista. | |||
| Note 3: Continue on US 24 to Leadville. | |||
| Note 4: Take CO-91 north for 22 miles. Take the ramp onto I-70 east toward Denver … go 10 miles. Take exit #205 onto US-6 east toward Silverthorne … go 5 miles to Keystone. | |||
| Note 5: Take US-6 east over Loveland Pass and take the ramp to I-70 east toward Denver. Stay on I-70 until exit #261. Go east on US-6. |
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