Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Jamestown and Lefthand Canyon
Training Ride Host: Craig Neugeboren; cell phone 720-810-1999
Please RSVP by COB Friday to Craig Neugeboren, craig@neugeborenlaw.com 720-536-4901
Meeting Location:
Ride will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. We will meet at 8:00a.m. at 727 Evergreen Ave. in Boulder.
We’ll have bagels and coffee. Total ride time to Jamestown and back will be about 2 - 2 ½ hours, depending on whether we tackle some of the famous climbs on the way back down the Canyon. Jamestown has a very convenient spot to fill water bottles and get some food so you don’t need to pack too heavy.
Directions:
Directions to my house:
I-36 toward Boulder to Baseline exit. Left on Baseline to Right (north) on Broadway. Follow Broadway through town, past Pearl Street and keep heading north approximately 10 blocks to Evergreen Avenue (at Alpine, the streets start in alphabetical order, so if you hit Forrest, Grape, or Hawthorne, you have gone too far). Take a left (west) on Evergreen and follow to 727 Evergreen (on the right/north side, in between 7th and 8th street).
Ride Summary / Distance / Ride Difficulty:
North from Boulder to Lefthand Canyon where we start an 8 mile gradual climb up the Canyon to Jamestown. Ride will be Moderate. Return has option of same way out or try one of the classic Boulder climbs (Lee Hill Road or Old Stage). I vote for Lee Hill because the decent back to Boulder is thrilling.
Ride Description / Route:
The ride from Boulder to Lefthand Canyon (7.5 miles) is flat and will warm us up. The climb up to Jamestown is about 8 miles and 5-6% grade the entire way. It should be beautiful and cool and the James creek will probably have whitewater on it with the Spring run off. This is a classic Boulder ride and we can stop in Jamestown to refill water, get a cup of coffee or have a fun-on pancake breakfast. Out and back should be about 32 miles, but if we take Old Stage or Lee Hill climbs on the way back, it will shorten our linear distance – vertical is another story.
Map and elevation of the ride can be found at:
http://www.runningmap.com/?id=53897
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