Saturday, July 12th, 2008, 7:30 a.m.
Deer Creek/High Grade/City View (Day 1 of 2 Consecutive Days)
Training Ride Hosts: Bradley and Stefania Scott; cell phone 720-840-6102
Please RSVP by COB Friday to Bradley Scott, Bradley@TheScotts.com, 720-840-6102
Meeting Location:
Ride will start promptly at 7:30 a.m. We will meet at 7:00a.m. at 2223 Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, 80129 in the Northwest Corner by Little Holly’s/DMV. DMV is closed on weekends so plenty of parking there.
Map:
Total ride time to will be about 4 - 4 ½ hours. There is an honor system bottled water station at the top of High Grade. Please bring some dollar bills to donate.
Directions:
Santa Fe South (or North from Castle Rock) to Highlands Ranch Parkway. Go East on Highlands Ranch Parkway to Wildcat Reserve Parkway. Go right on Wildcat Reserve Parkway. Approximately one block you will go left into King Soopers Parking lot. Immediately turn left and go to the Northwest Corner by Little Holly’s/DMV. Call my cell if you get lost.
Ride Summary / Distance / Ride Difficulty:
This ride has a flat start with some moderate climbs in Chatfield Park. Then onto great climbs through Deer Creek Canyon and High Grade, with great views of Denver and some great winding roads. This is definitely a good test two weeks before the Courage Classic. The ride is 46 miles, affords 3,333 feet of climbing, and is moderately difficult. I am estimating this to take 4 – 4 ½ hours.
Ride Description / Route:
We will ride from the parking lot up Santa Fe through Chatfield Reservoir. There is about 12 miles of flat with some mild climbs before we begin the ascent up Deer Creek. After ascending Deer Creek we will ascend High Grade where we can get some water and rest. We will then wind down into the Turkey Creek area and out to City View with GREAT views of the Denver Metro area. The ride then winds back to the Deer Creek area where we will come back through Chatfield to the starting point in Highlands Ranch.
Map and elevation of the ride can be found at:
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/co/highlands-ranch/622419366166
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