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Ride Notes

1. Turn right across Mark Dabling and follow Sinton Trail. Pike Peak Steel will be on your right.

2. The trail dead ends at Ellston Street. Turn left and stay in the bike lane on the left hand side of the street. This will take you under the Interstate and to Chestnut Street.

3. Cross Chestnut Street and enter the bike path heading west.

4. The bike path dead ends at Garden of the Gods Road. Turn left onto the sidewalk on the left side of the road. The sidewalk will end with a small trail through the grass. Follow this trail to the next street; Arrow West Drive.

5. At Arrow West Drive, turn left then take the very next right up past the Loaf and Jug.

6. At 30th Street take a left on the bike path.

7. Watch for a trail that tees off to the right and goes under 30th street. Take this right. The trail surface will switch from broken blacktop to red concrete. Be careful of the low underpass; it is recommended that you get off and walk your bike.

8. To get to the Garden of the Gods Visitors Center, take the underpass to your left.

9. The Visitors Center is open 9am to 5pm (winter) and 8am to 8pm (summer), and has restrooms and refreshments. At this point you can choose to turn around or there is additional road and trail riding available in the park.

Return Trip

10. For the easiest ride back to Criterium, reverse your route and ride back the way you came. For a harder return route with the option of additional trails, keep following 30th street north.

11. Turn left at traffic light on Centennial and ride the bike lane north.

12. For a more difficult ride with rocky single track, turn right on Mule Deer Drive (skip to 14). Continue straight on Centennial for easy road riding.

13. If you are returning on Centennial, you will need to turn right on Vindicator Drive.

14. (Mountain bike route) Turn left on Pinion Park drive and head up through the gate. Ride up the dirt road and at the top of the hill you will see a row of rocks on the left side of the dirt road blacking what looks like an old road. Go through these rocks and follow the old jeep road. This section has a number of technical areas where you will be riding through large rocks. If you want additional trail riding the map shows the trails in Ute Valley Park. When riding in Ute Valley, please stay on designated trails.

15. The trail will finish crossing a boardwalk near a small wetland. At the street (Vindicator drive) take a right.

16. At the light were Vindicator dead ends, take a right on Rockrimmon.

17. After you go under the railroad tracks, you will need to take a left at the traffic light on Mark Dabling.

18. Mark Dabling dead ends at Corporate Center Drive. You will see the bike path on your right at the stop sign. Enter the bike path and head south back to Criterium.