Colorado Riding

Kanewel433
Profile picture for user Kanewel433
Posts
203
Joined
4/27/2017
Location
Summerville, SC US
Kanewel433
Edited Date/Time 12/26/2019 8:00am
Moving to the Greater Denver area. Was wondering where the good riding is so I can try to plan the move accordingly? Tracks and Trails please.
1
|
Racerman967
Profile picture for user Racerman967
Posts
554
Joined
1/1/2019
Location
Littleton, CO US
Racerman967 12/22/2019 4:49pm
12/22/2019 4:49pm
Thunder Valley in Lakewood, Jewell just east of Aurora. Aztec in Colorado Springs. Trails are everywhere
1
wolf918
Profile picture for user wolf918
Posts
155
Joined
2/13/2019
Location
Bulverde, TX US
wolf918 12/22/2019 5:08pm
12/22/2019 5:08pm
Moving there myself. Making a trip up this spring to check out Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Then moving early summer. Hope some more people chime in with some riding areas!
1
TXDirt
Profile picture for user TXDirt
Posts
7516
Joined
7/29/2015
Location
Plano, TX US
TXDirt 12/22/2019 5:17pm
12/22/2019 5:17pm
One of the greatest riding areas in the country is out in Grand Junction. Really amazing! We loved to go climb the hills out there and ride on top of the ridges. Some really hairy climbs and trails. Miles and mikes and miles of it.
2
MotoCoUSA
Profile picture for user MotoCoUSA
Posts
358
Joined
2/16/2018
Location
Colorado Springs, CO US
MotoCoUSA 12/22/2019 6:40pm
12/22/2019 6:40pm
Thunder valley, IMI Raceway, jewel mx, Aztec, ram, rainbow falls, sedalia, divide, 717 loop, sweney Mx, these are some I can think of along the front range area. I think Trinidad has a new-ish track open as well. Enjoy.
1

The Shop

See All »
Moto_Geek
Profile picture for user Moto_Geek
Posts
1821
Joined
6/26/2007
Location
Golden, CO US
Moto_Geek 12/22/2019 8:35pm
12/22/2019 8:35pm Edited Date/Time 12/22/2019 8:36pm
Must not have gotten the memo about Colorado

3
Moto_Geek
Profile picture for user Moto_Geek
Posts
1821
Joined
6/26/2007
Location
Golden, CO US
Moto_Geek 12/22/2019 8:39pm
12/22/2019 8:39pm Edited Date/Time 12/22/2019 8:40pm
wolf918 wrote:
Moving there myself. Making a trip up this spring to check out Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Then moving early summer. Hope some more people chime...
Moving there myself. Making a trip up this spring to check out Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Then moving early summer. Hope some more people chime in with some riding areas!
If you like trail riding close to the city, http://rampartrange.org/

Best prepped and active tracks, Aztec Colorado Springs, Lakewood Thunder Valley IMO.

I pretty much drive-by Thunder Valley daily and call it my church!

I'm going to talk to the owner at Thunder Valley to consider an enduro curcuit for non track riders on the property. Has some great elevation changes for some fun stuff.





2
tcallahan707
Profile picture for user tcallahan707
Posts
1826
Joined
4/5/2016
Location
Morrison, CO US
tcallahan707 12/22/2019 11:27pm
12/22/2019 11:27pm
wolf918 wrote:
Moving there myself. Making a trip up this spring to check out Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Then moving early summer. Hope some more people chime...
Moving there myself. Making a trip up this spring to check out Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Then moving early summer. Hope some more people chime in with some riding areas!
Moto_Geek wrote:
If you like trail riding close to the city, http://rampartrange.org/ Best prepped and active tracks, Aztec Colorado Springs, Lakewood Thunder Valley IMO. I pretty much drive-by...
If you like trail riding close to the city, http://rampartrange.org/

Best prepped and active tracks, Aztec Colorado Springs, Lakewood Thunder Valley IMO.

I pretty much drive-by Thunder Valley daily and call it my church!

I'm going to talk to the owner at Thunder Valley to consider an enduro curcuit for non track riders on the property. Has some great elevation changes for some fun stuff.





There was an EX track when Geoff Aaron was still around. A full enduro circuit may be difficult due to the property needs for the national.
lostboy819
Profile picture for user lostboy819
Posts
11956
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Black Forest , CO US
Fantasy
1038th
lostboy819 12/22/2019 11:43pm
12/22/2019 11:43pm Edited Date/Time 12/23/2019 11:09am
NO NO there are no places to ride and no tracks anymore and as stated above, Colorado is full.Evil
1
adamdf
Profile picture for user adamdf
Posts
2118
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
St. Michael BB
adamdf 12/23/2019 5:17am
12/23/2019 5:17am
Is that track Wild Rat still around? I remember travelling to Colorado back in 2000 and racing there once. Rode there with Jared Carlson and Paul Lindsay. That's also the first time I saw Andrew Short race! Back then he was on Thousand Oak Kawis.
drvnfast
Profile picture for user drvnfast
Posts
74
Joined
2/19/2011
Location
Georgetown, TX US
drvnfast 12/23/2019 5:18am
12/23/2019 5:18am
I miss riding Rampart Range. It's like the Disneyland of Single Track.

Also, there's about 10 tracks within 2.5 hours of Denver.
1
BMc914
Profile picture for user BMc914
Posts
485
Joined
11/23/2018
Location
Denver, CO US
Fantasy
1491st
BMc914 12/23/2019 6:46am
12/23/2019 6:46am
This might be the best sticker I see around town these days.
3
MotoCoUSA
Profile picture for user MotoCoUSA
Posts
358
Joined
2/16/2018
Location
Colorado Springs, CO US
MotoCoUSA 12/23/2019 8:11am
12/23/2019 8:11am
adamdf wrote:
Is that track Wild Rat still around? I remember travelling to Colorado back in 2000 and racing there once. Rode there with Jared Carlson and Paul...
Is that track Wild Rat still around? I remember travelling to Colorado back in 2000 and racing there once. Rode there with Jared Carlson and Paul Lindsay. That's also the first time I saw Andrew Short race! Back then he was on Thousand Oak Kawis.
I believe wild rat is only open on race weekends now.
1
ktmdan
Profile picture for user ktmdan
Posts
1220
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Houston, TX US
ktmdan 12/23/2019 10:40am
12/23/2019 10:40am
Okay boomer 😂

I rode some awesome trails around Pitkin, CO. Rode 6 hours without hitting the same section twice.
1
Do_Work
Profile picture for user Do_Work
Posts
92
Joined
3/24/2010
Location
US
Do_Work 12/23/2019 10:59am
12/23/2019 10:59am
ktmdan wrote:
Okay boomer 😂

I rode some awesome trails around Pitkin, CO. Rode 6 hours without hitting the same section twice.
Okay Texan.

He's right. People flee california to escape california. Except they try to make their new home exactly like california.

On the other hand texans have a problem with respect. I've never seen a more stereotypical group that constantly rips up trail signage for their personal 5-day hunting camp, or drive their 4 door SXS down as many singletracks as possible.

so really that's why everybody says colorado is full, and there are no riding areas.
1
lostboy819
Profile picture for user lostboy819
Posts
11956
Joined
8/16/2006
Location
Black Forest , CO US
Fantasy
1038th
lostboy819 12/23/2019 11:01am
12/23/2019 11:01am Edited Date/Time 12/23/2019 11:05am
If you move here and want to really have fun, get a snowmobile too. Riding in the mountains you will see scenery and places you would otherwise never see its so far off the beaten path. You can ride the trails in the summer and then the same ones in the winter and wont believe how much different they are with 10 feet of snow on them. Cool And its hard to believe but Colorado weather is warmer than Oklahoma and Texas in the winter and other than the high cost of living I think its the perfect place to live and our economy is so strong there is money to be made everywhere. If you aint making money living in Colorado, then a person just doesn't want to work.
2
ktmdan
Profile picture for user ktmdan
Posts
1220
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Houston, TX US
ktmdan 12/23/2019 11:11am
12/23/2019 11:11am
ktmdan wrote:
Okay boomer 😂

I rode some awesome trails around Pitkin, CO. Rode 6 hours without hitting the same section twice.
Do_Work wrote:
Okay Texan. He's right. People flee california to escape california. Except they try to make their new home exactly like california. On the other hand texans...
Okay Texan.

He's right. People flee california to escape california. Except they try to make their new home exactly like california.

On the other hand texans have a problem with respect. I've never seen a more stereotypical group that constantly rips up trail signage for their personal 5-day hunting camp, or drive their 4 door SXS down as many singletracks as possible.

so really that's why everybody says colorado is full, and there are no riding areas.
Yeah the stereotypical Texan is a douche in a lifted truck hah I’ll agree with ya there. I’ve never witnessed the hunter thing or the sxs thing.
Cracks me up when fragile people get so bent out of shape about the state of CA, and then call other people snowflakes 😂
1
dedi684
Profile picture for user dedi684
Posts
1386
Joined
8/21/2009
Location
Ravena, NY US
dedi684 12/23/2019 11:22am
12/23/2019 11:22am
lostboy819 wrote:
If you move here and want to really have fun, get a snowmobile too. Riding in the mountains you will see scenery and places you would...
If you move here and want to really have fun, get a snowmobile too. Riding in the mountains you will see scenery and places you would otherwise never see its so far off the beaten path. You can ride the trails in the summer and then the same ones in the winter and wont believe how much different they are with 10 feet of snow on them. Cool And its hard to believe but Colorado weather is warmer than Oklahoma and Texas in the winter and other than the high cost of living I think its the perfect place to live and our economy is so strong there is money to be made everywhere. If you aint making money living in Colorado, then a person just doesn't want to work.
Funny i just yesterday said im gonna sell our place in N.Y. and move the family to Colorado. We enjoy sleds atvs mtn biking dirt bikes and usually keep to ourselves. Hoping to find a better climate for homesteading and fun.
2
1
Fox88
Profile picture for user Fox88
Posts
860
Joined
2/11/2012
Location
Galveston Island, TX US
Fantasy
484th
Fox88 12/23/2019 11:36am
12/23/2019 11:36am
My family lived and raced in the Denver area around 1980 for 2 years, and I find it quite rad that it sounds like the best tracks then are still going strong! My buddies Dad lives there still, and I can't believe the offers he gets for his house!

Pit Row

See All »
PFitzG38
Profile picture for user PFitzG38
Posts
1746
Joined
11/6/2009
Location
Newport Beach, CA US
PFitzG38 12/25/2019 1:12pm
12/25/2019 1:12pm
I moved to Steamboat to make CBD and got my bike out here just in time for winter. Anyone know of any tracks close to Steamboat. (Not interested in trails. I can see plenty. I can also see some long drives to REM in my future
3
ColoradoMX6
Profile picture for user ColoradoMX6
Posts
2
Joined
12/25/2019
Location
Elizabeth, CO US
ColoradoMX6 12/25/2019 4:26pm
12/25/2019 4:26pm
I moved out to Elizabeth,CO from HB two years ago. California is in major decline and has been for a long time now. People know why and they don’t want that here in Colorado. Mark my words California will be the first state to ban pleasure fossil fuel powered vehicles! Since a kid I’ve always dreamed of owning my own track. In HB my backyard wasn’t exactly big enough. My son could barely ride his Stryder back there. In Colorado you can buy a Ranch. I own 35 acres and bought myself a small tractor. I now have a 1.2 mile long track for me and a killer mini track for my 3 and 5 year old. We’re right outside a major city. 15 minutes to be exact. In SoCal it takes 15 minutes to go 3 miles! If your wife won’t let you buy a Ranch, Thunder Valley and Aztec are my favorites. Thunder Valley is pretty Knarly. Aztec is similar difficulty to the now closed Milestone Main track.
4
1
wolf918
Profile picture for user wolf918
Posts
155
Joined
2/13/2019
Location
Bulverde, TX US
wolf918 12/25/2019 5:48pm
12/25/2019 5:48pm
PFitzG38 wrote:
I moved to Steamboat to make CBD and got my bike out here just in time for winter. Anyone know of any tracks close to Steamboat...
I moved to Steamboat to make CBD and got my bike out here just in time for winter. Anyone know of any tracks close to Steamboat. (Not interested in trails. I can see plenty. I can also see some long drives to REM in my future
How the hell could you afford to move to steamboat?
blusmbl
Profile picture for user blusmbl
Posts
1283
Joined
3/19/2012
Location
Plymouth, MI US
blusmbl 12/25/2019 5:54pm
12/25/2019 5:54pm
Disbanded has uploaded a bunch of cool trail rides to his youtube channel. I go to Denver once or twice a year for work, one of these times I'm going to bring a bike with me. The mountain trails look incredible.

I will say I've seen Colorado pre and post legal weed, it is ridiculous how busy it has become, especially in the Denver area.
1
crowe176
Profile picture for user crowe176
Posts
6614
Joined
9/8/2006
Location
Spring Lake, MI US
crowe176 12/25/2019 6:11pm
12/25/2019 6:11pm
Visited Winter park a couple months ago and drove by Lakewood a few times. That place looks soooo much better than the national tv coverage gives it credit for. Very Redbud like. Would love to rip those hills. Bucket list track for sure
4
disbanded
Profile picture for user disbanded
Posts
6363
Joined
8/26/2007
Location
Denver, CO US
disbanded 12/25/2019 6:36pm
12/25/2019 6:36pm
blusmbl wrote:
Disbanded has uploaded a bunch of cool trail rides to his youtube channel. I go to Denver once or twice a year for work, one of...
Disbanded has uploaded a bunch of cool trail rides to his youtube channel. I go to Denver once or twice a year for work, one of these times I'm going to bring a bike with me. The mountain trails look incredible.

I will say I've seen Colorado pre and post legal weed, it is ridiculous how busy it has become, especially in the Denver area.
Hey thanks buddy!

Click below if you want to check out my Youtube channel - it's packed full of my favorite mountain roads and passes in and around Summit County in Colorado...

https://www.youtube.com/user/disbanded1/videos

2
stangkag
Profile picture for user stangkag
Posts
1403
Joined
9/28/2011
Location
Maybell, CO US
stangkag 12/25/2019 7:12pm
12/25/2019 7:12pm
PFitzG38 wrote:
I moved to Steamboat to make CBD and got my bike out here just in time for winter. Anyone know of any tracks close to Steamboat...
I moved to Steamboat to make CBD and got my bike out here just in time for winter. Anyone know of any tracks close to Steamboat. (Not interested in trails. I can see plenty. I can also see some long drives to REM in my future
I ride coal mountain mx its on the south side of craig, co
stangkag
Profile picture for user stangkag
Posts
1403
Joined
9/28/2011
Location
Maybell, CO US
stangkag 12/25/2019 7:15pm
12/25/2019 7:15pm
I live in Maybell, we have the sand wash basin to ride just nw of town
tcallahan707
Profile picture for user tcallahan707
Posts
1826
Joined
4/5/2016
Location
Morrison, CO US
tcallahan707 12/25/2019 7:16pm
12/25/2019 7:16pm Edited Date/Time 12/25/2019 7:17pm
blusmbl wrote:
Disbanded has uploaded a bunch of cool trail rides to his youtube channel. I go to Denver once or twice a year for work, one of...
Disbanded has uploaded a bunch of cool trail rides to his youtube channel. I go to Denver once or twice a year for work, one of these times I'm going to bring a bike with me. The mountain trails look incredible.

I will say I've seen Colorado pre and post legal weed, it is ridiculous how busy it has become, especially in the Denver area.
One of the reasons I decided to leave...:/

(the busyness, not the weed)
BigRed
Profile picture for user BigRed
Posts
21
Joined
10/31/2016
Location
Prior Lake, MN US
BigRed 12/25/2019 7:27pm
12/25/2019 7:27pm
Dry lake MX in Gypsum, CO the track was built by Shaefer tracks
ExFix407
Profile picture for user ExFix407
Posts
50
Joined
11/23/2019
Location
Palisade, CO US
ExFix407 12/25/2019 9:16pm
12/25/2019 9:16pm Edited Date/Time 12/26/2019 8:00am
Yep Craig and Gypsum are the two tracks near you in Steamboat.

Post a reply to: Colorado Riding