kbee

No specialty ride road and mountain.

Riding the area around Telluride, CO where I spend the summers is terrific.  If on the road, you will be climbing.  We don't have a lot of route options for road riding here, but you can be sure you will be at altitude and climbing on all.  Downtown Telluride to Lizard Head pass at 10,222 ft.is a favorite quick ride.  You can extend it by continuing down to Rico and then back, to climb the pass twice.  There is a great loop - Telluride to Silverton to Durango (or Mancos) back to Telluride that can be done in 2 days if your manic or in 3 if your my age and more sensible.  Dallas Divide and Norwood are the other most popular rides.  The highway from Telluride to Placerville is very busy and has no bike lanes, so we usually avoid it and drive to better starting points.

Mountain biking is equally great here and more diverse in that you have more options, both on designated trails or cross country.  Both offer some fantastic single track.  One of the local favs is Prospect Trail Loop, which can be accessed easily whether you are in town or Mountain Village.  There is also some pretty good downhill with the gondola used to get back to the top, if that's your gig.

Almost every ride I've ever ridden in this area is now posted on Ridewithgps, so have a look.

I have also done a bit of traveling to ride and have posted most of my rides in the US and other countries.  A few are still missing but I'll hopefully get them posted.

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kbee

No specialty ride road and mountain.

kbee

No specialty ride road and mountain.

kbee

No specialty ride road and mountain.

12 mi 1,871 ft

Jackson County, NC, US

Mostly paved

Nice low traffic jaunt either direction or for an out and back. I have ridden this route on a mo... more

Nice low traffic jaunt either direction or for an out and back. I have ridden this route on a mountain bike, and have ridden portions of it on a road bike. It is perfect for an appropriately geared gravel bike. The last couple of miles are 10 to 12% switch backs, so ride the bike that gives you the right gearing for those grades. (less)

Jackson County, NC, US

kbee

Routes

Green River Cove Loop

Loop-Telluride, CO to Silverton to Mancos to Telluride

Cashiers to Highlands, NC

kbee

Routes

Green River Cove Loop

Loop-Telluride, CO to Silverton to Mancos to Telluride

Cashiers to Highlands, NC

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