Hosted by Jeff Hemperley!
Epic mountain bike endurance ride from Rico, CO
No more than 74 people allowed for this event!
This is intended to be NON-COMMERCIAL, Recreational-Use Activities that are held on parts of USFS lands in compliance with USFS Special Use Rules and Regulations.
Please make sure to read all rules for this. This is fully unsupported and you will need to be self-sufficient in order to complete this. The rules are located HERE.
When: 6:30-AM – Saturday, July 21, 2012
What: Singletrack, high elevation, back country self supported endurance epic.
Maps Needed: Latitude 40 Maps
Colorado Southwest
GPS Route: None developed. If you wish to develop one, please share it with the others.
Start: 6:30 AM, Rico CO – in front of the Rico Firehouse (across from the Rico Hotel)
Finish: Whenever you arrive back in town – The Enterprise Bar & Grill downtown Rico.
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Start in front of the firehouse in Rico riding up the highway to East Fork Trail 638 to the Colorado Trail.
Continue on the CT to Indian Ridge Trail. Take a right on the upper Grindstone Trail to Bear Creek Trail 607 down to HWY 145.
Take a left on HWY 145 ride approx 4-5 miles and take a right onto FS 545 Taylor Creek Road. Up Taylor approx 13 miles and take a right on a double track road to take a left on Priest. Up Priest to the Highline Stock/Calico.
Continue on to the Fall Creek 640. Cross the dirt road continuing on 640 and onto Winter Trail.
Take a left on FS 471 for a mile and turn right on Dunton Road 535 and down to HWY 145 where you make a right and finish with a nice downhill on pavement to Rico.
Finish is at the Enterprise Bar. Total mileage is approx 100 miles and with approximately 15k of climbing or so. This was based on the Topo software. I’m going to ride the course and have an accurate number soon. It’s going to be a full day.
We will attempt to have a support wagon for resupply at the Bear Creek TH.
Questions? Please use the forum page.
It will be a hard long day but you will experience some of the San Juan’s finest singletrack.
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