Thanks Doug! I don't have a computer on that bike, but from the map it's 13 miles from the entrance to the visitor's center. Then another mile or two to the high point. The descent back to the entrance is longer: maybe 20 miles. Almost 4000' of elevation gain, but nothing steep at all. The dirt road is in great condition, and I wouldn't hesitate to take the Rambouillet with JB's up it in fair weather.
-Jay On Aug 6, 4:05 pm, "J. Douglas Way" <d...@mines.edu> wrote: > Jay- > > Thanks for the GREAT report and pictures. My wife and I live in Boulder > and this looks like a perfect ride for our Atlantis/Heron. What was the > distance up Fall River Road? I assume the elevation gain is about 3000'. > > It's been far too long since we've ridden our bikes in RMNP. > > Best regards, > Doug Way > Boulder, CO > Roadeo and Atlantis > > On 8/6/10 11:27 AM, J. Burkhalter wrote: > > > > > > > I finally made it up to RMNP yesterday. Parked at the Fall River > > Visitor Center, and pedaled through the Fall River Entrance (cheaper > > entrance fee if on a bike). I followed the Fall River Mixed Randonee > > route as seen over at Alpine Bicycle Club (www.alpinebicycle.org). > > The route follows the one-way, dirt Old Fall River Road up to the > > Alpine Visitor's Center and loops back down and around on the Trail > > Ridge Road. > > > Great ride with very light and courteous traffic on the dirt road up. > > The descent down Trail Ridge is super nice on the new asphalt. Great > > clouds, a little light rain, and some bull elk! The Bleriot with > > fatties and fenders was the perfect choice for the day. Here are some > > pics... > > >http://tinyurl.com/29jnmq5 > > > -JayB > > Denver, CO > > -- > ******************************************************************* > J. Douglas Way, Professor > Chemical Engineering Dept., Colorado School of Mines > 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401-7887 USA > Phone: 303-273-3519 Fax: 303-273-3730 Email: > d...@mines.eduhttp://chemeng.mines.edu/faculty/dway/ > ******************************************************************* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
