On vacation, (No I did not bring my bike.) we drove through place. Looks like a beautiful ride.
Lots of work.
I am not ready for this one.
Was a bit disappointed. Only saw one rider. In defence of that. It was a weekday. So I truly should be shocked.
I looked for views from American Flyers. Yeah I know it was a cheesy movie but I liked it anyway.
How often do people ride here? I would think a weekday ride would be better. Less traffic.
Was there this week. Looked amazing. I was checking out the area to see if I wanted to even attempt it. Saw one rider but it was a weekday. Yeah I think it is something I am going to try one of these days.
Mid-day ride on a weekday two years ago. It was a worthy climb, a wonderful view, and descent in a freezing rain and hail storm with gale force winds. All in all an epic day.
It's certainly a beautiful ride, best early on a summer morning, before the temps go up or the occasional afternoon storm rolls through.
It's included in Community Hospital's Tour of the Valley and the Tour of the Moon, which is in October this year. And though it's not crowded with cyclists, they're not rare, either. One guy I chatted with said the Rimrock and South Broadway loop were his daily ride, and Grand Valley Outdoors currently has a scheduled Monday morning group ride.
Though I've ridden the Monument multiple times in both directions (clockwise, or East-to-West, is steeper), I prefer riding Little Park road to Glade Park; there's slightly more elevation gain, no tunnels with required head- and tail lights, no parks pass needed, and on touristy days, less traffic. Of course, the views aren't as spectacular, as you're not riding on the cliff edges.
If you plan to pass through the area, check out John Hodges' maps and maybe ride all three routes.
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