Heart of Evergreen - Colorado, USA
The Climbs
Red Rocks Park 1908m - Black Mountain 2700m (start altitude 2136m)
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The Route 100 km
Evergreen township Highway 74 - Red Rocks Park - Dinosaur Ridge - Morrison township Highway 8 - Willow Springs - Deer Creek Canyon Road - South Deer Creek Road - Shadow Mountain Road - Black Mountain Road - Highway 73 - North Turkey Creek Road - High Drive Road - Little Cub Road - Evergreen township.
Route information
This 70 mile route begins in the town of Evergreen, high in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain range just west of Denver, Colorado. The overall profile is moderate, with an exciting mixture of descents and short climbs to entertain you. Beginning with an extend canyon descent to warm your legs, you will soon turn into the famous Red Rocks Park which is known for it's breathtaking natural amphitheatre that holds popular concerts such as U2's ('Sunday Bloody Sunday!) in 1983. After riding over 25 miles through canyons and wide-open "front-range" foothills, one longer Category 3 climb lurks in the middle of the route, waiting test your fitness as you ascend over 1700 feet of elevation gain. Thereafter, continue riding in the high country through tight forests of Blue Spruce and Ponderosa Pine trees as you conqueror rolling challenges and twisting descents.
Evergreen Colorado http://www.evergreenchamber.org
Nestled in the mountains just outside of Denver, Evergreen is both beautiful and vibrant. The center of Evergreen is just 45 minutes from downtown Denver at an elevation of 7,200 feet. From the origins of this tiny mountain town, Evergreen began to grow with the improvement of the Denver-Evergreen road up Bear Creek Canyon in 1911, and the advent of electrical service to the area in 1917. From the 1880s through the 1920s, Evergreen remained a rural logging and ranching community.
Red Rocks Park
http://www.redrocksonline.com/01_redrockspark/01_2_history.html
Nestled in the Rocky Mountain Foothills fifteen miles west of Denver, there stands a symbol of nature's unparalleled majesty. Red Rocks is a geologically formed, open-air Amphitheatre that is not duplicated anywhere in the world. With Mother Nature as the architect, the design of the Amphitheatre consists of two, three hundred-foot monoliths (Ship Rock and Creation Rock) that provide acoustic perfection for any performance.
The area of Red Rocks, originally known as the Garden of Angels, has attracted the attention of musical performers since before the turn of the century. The majestic setting of the Amphitheatre, along with the panoramic view of Denver, makes for a breathtaking scene.
Data
The DV video footage used in this ride was filmed during the summer of 2004. Filmed with a special mount that enables the camera to lean into the corners that gives life to the video & keeps that vital rider perspective so the grades look as steep as in real life