Old Fall River Road to AVC and back to Estes Park on Trail Ridge road (Difficult)

Stefaan Van Damme — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 19:29:26 +0000

Old Fall River Road is the original road that took you over the Continental Divide before Trail Ridge was built. It’s a one lane dirt road that climbs 5,000 ft up the side of a mountain. As cyclists we can ride this road anytime that cars are allowed, but with the condition that the road is a one way when cars are allowed. This simply means that for a majority of the year you can ride up Old Fall River and then come back to civilization on Trail Ridge.

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National Park officials are studying two bike trails

Stefaan Van Damme — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:36:41 +0000

Cycling in the park now is allowed only on roads, not trails. But park officials are considering a 15.5-mile nonmotorized, multi-use trail running from Estes Park’s Fall River entrance to Sprague Lake as well as two miles of mountain-bike-friendly singletrack along the East Shore Trail near Grand Lake.

“This would provide another mode of transportation for people to access the park and use the park,” said the park’s planning chief, Larry Gamble, on the potential trail along Fall River Road accessing campgrounds and trailheads on the east side of the park. “Our goal is to look at a trail system that would link up with trails that are being planned in the Estes Valley.”

On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced $2.2 million in trail development grants for Colorado, including $337,000 for Estes Park to expand 2.5 miles of multi-use trail along U.S. 34 between the town’s visitor center and the park entrance.

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Old Fall River Road to AVC and back to Estes Park on Trail Ridge road (Difficult)

National Park officials are studying two bike trails