Category Archives: routes
NCAR Climb
We briefly wrote about the NCAR Climb, located in Boulder, CO, in our route guide of the NCAR/Eldorado Canyon Loop, but this one deserves a guide of it’s own. Its a good, quick climb that is great for hill intervals … Continue reading
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The Waldo Canyon Run
Waldo Canyon is located West of Manitou Springs, in the foothills of Pikes Peak. The canyon contains one of the more challenging trail runs in the area. The trail’s long climbs and overall altitude gain have the Waldo Canyon run … Continue reading
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Golden Leaf Half Marathon
The Golden Leaf Half Marathon embodies everything we look for in a race: it’s challenging, it is well organized, it has a great goody bag, it showcases the best attributes of a town and the scenery is unbelievable. Aspen is … Continue reading
Lake Drive Loop
A scenic and fast route along Milwaukee’s water front, this run provides access to some of the area’s best urban features, scenery and coffee. Continue reading
Filed under Cities and Towns, Milwaukee, routes, runs, urban features, Wisconsin
Siamese Twin/Balanced Rock Loop
A combined road and trail run that loops around the Garden of the Gods Park, passing numerous formations and vistas only accessible via trail. A great trail to being exploring trail running in the Garden. Continue reading
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Garden of the Gods
The Garden of the Gods is a playground for runners and bikers. Easily accessible from the West Side of Colorado Springs and downtown Manitou Springs, the Garden is an easy add-on for a longer ride, or a great location for running. Continue reading
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Red Rocks Canyon
Red Rocks Canyon was created from a mosaic of features that don’t typically scream “State Park destination!” It is a park built around the remnants of a rock quarry, landfill, illicit climbing walls and abandoned ranch sites that has somehow … Continue reading
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The Frugal Traveler checks out Eagle Creek
The New York Time’s “Frugal Traveler” dude recently posted a column about hiking and camping along the Eagle Creek Trail, near Portland, OR. He doesn’t really add much about the trail, other than astute observations about the weather (“persistent drizzle”) … Continue reading
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Intemann Trail / Red Rock Park Loop – Manitou Springs, CO
This route reflects our attempt to link Manitou’s Intemann Trail with Red Rock Canyon, the latest addition to Colorado’s State Park System. Due to a break in the Intemman Trail near the Manitou Springs High School, this route is composed … Continue reading
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Breckenridge to Vail Pass Summit – Breckenridge, CO
Vail Pass is one of the rare passes in Colorado that can be reached on a bike without playing high speed vehicle roulette. A bike path, running between Vail and Breckendrige, allows easy access over the pass and provides a … Continue reading
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