Denver · Lookout Mountain, Dinosaur Ridge and Red Rocks
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Your whole outing, with time for stops. All rides start and finish at Confluence Park.
Rides for you
Along the way
- Short climb: 380 ft over 6.3 mi, 1.1% average
- Café, picnic spot, toiletsGood place to stop
- Short climb: 350 ft over 5.8 mi, 1.2% average
- Climb: 1,650 ft over 6.4 mi, 4.9% average, top 7,310 ft, steepest 0.3 mi 7.4%
- Through Golden
- The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum (museum)
- Through Lookout Mountain
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum (museum) · viewpoint
- Climb: 520 ft over 4.8 mi, 2.1% average, top 6,190 ft, steepest 0.3 mi 5.8%
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (museum)
- Through Dinosaur Ridge
- Through Red Rocks Park
- Through Morrison
- Short climb: 370 ft over 3.3 mi, 2.1% average
Drinking water is mapped at 3 points; the longest stretch without is 28.7 mi (mile 28.6–57.3).
Places are from OpenStreetMap within 60 m of the route (0.2 mi for a landmark such as a château or museum), and climbs from the modelled profile. Nothing here is checked on the ground and opening hours are not known. A good place to stop has food and water or toilets together, nearest the middle of the ride.
Ride from Denver
57.3 mi · 3,870 ft climbing · 3,870 ft descending.
Busier roads (model stress 3–4): 6% of the distance. Steepest modelled 0.3 mi: 7.4%. Unknown surface: 9%.
Modelled route, not a verified itinerary or a rider-specific recommendation. Check current road access and conditions.
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Route data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: Mapzen Terrarium; 3DEP data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Rides are modelled from OpenStreetMap and terrain data and are not field-checked yet. Times here are estimates at a sporty pace. Catalogue access does not mean a ride fits your ability or available time. Low traffic stress includes quiet/shared streets, not just separated paths. Check current conditions before you go. Cherry Creek and Chatfield are state parks: Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists a daily pass for people who come in on foot or by bike. Red Rocks closes some roads on concert days. Denver is about a mile (1,600 m) above sea level, and the foothills climb higher: if you come from near the sea, you can get tired sooner. The foothills roads can be icy in winter. Carry plenty of water.
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