From the parking area the ride is on the bike trail through Copper Mountain to the top of Vail Pass. The route is to the Bear Creek bike path then to the Platte River bike trail to Confluence Park. From that point 23 rd Ave. A loop in the Confluence Park area to time our arrival at the Edgewater Inn. The route is down Bear Creek path to the Platte River path and south to the top of Chatfield Dam.
Return is by the same route.
The route is east along the Bear Creek Path to the Platte River Path to Dartmouth, east on Dartmouth to Franklin to Washington Park continuing to the Cherry Creek Path. The return is through Confluence Park and south on the Platte River path to Bear Creek. From there ride C-470 north to Morrison Road and continue on the Rooney Road bike path to the parking lot. There will be intermittent climbing on this route. The route starts on 86 west to Castlewood Canyon Road and continues to the end.