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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
to anyone who might have info to sha
i live downtown denver and recently starting biking a few times a week to my job in the tech center, off 25 and belleview - well not all the way, i ride down to the I-25 and Broadway park and ride, and catch the commuter bus to tech ctr, (which is very efficient with no stops), then bike another mile or so to my work. now that i've done it a few times i'd like to tackle the entire route, about 10-12 miles each way. i'm going to pick up a trail map but curious if anyone knows good off street paved trails or bike friendly streets to get down to SE Denver. i know there's paved trails along buchtel and yale - or one that ends up near happy canyon and hampden. anyone have any good route secrets? and i don't know why i JUST started doing this. my bike isn't great - just a middle-line mtn bike, but it's great to be out in the cool morning air, and breaks up a day of being in the office. plus my gym is on south broadway too so easy to stop in. and if i get to worn down the first time i can easily ride bus back - which all have free bike racks. i also just read some posts from the "is cycling dangerous" thread and laughed i've had my private pilot's certificate for a few years and always read "rev.aviation.piloting" and "rec.aviation.student". if you google the threads "are small planes dangerous" the answers are EXACTLY the same. i.e. don't be reckless, be thinking several steps ahead, and know your limitations on the road - just like i wouldn't fly fatigued on a visual flight into instrument conditions, (clouds), with potential icing. it generally seems to be a reckless person, not the mode of transport that's responsbile, but what gets the blame? anyway thanks in advance! james... |
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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
i live downtown denver and recently starting biking a few times a week to
my job in the tech center, off 25 and This is from memory a few years back when I commuted by bike from my home in the DTC to Westminster (28 miles). I have since moved to Parker, and it is now 34 miles, which is just a bit too much. So it is sort of murky in my mind, but here goes. You can take the Cherry Creek Trail S to the Cherry Creek Mall, go across the creek to South Cherry Creek Drive South and there is a residential cut off which takes you south to the east-west street which crosses Colorado just south of the I-25 interchange. Head south on the residential street paralleling Colorado until about Yale or Dartmouth, go west to Colorado and cross at the light at Hampden. Head south on Colorado (a 2 lane road that dead ends at Quincy) to Quincy, and from there go south to Orchard or east to wherever you work in the Tech Center or E. to Holly (with bike paths) and south. Greenwood Village and Cherry Hills Village both have a lot of on-street but separate lightly used bike trails, and there are ways through, but I would have to know specifically where you want to go. A good route over I-25 is S. on Holly just past Orchard to Fair in the Palos Verdes neighborhood. Cut through Palos Verdes to Locust, right on Locust to Caley, and follow Caley East across Quebec and cricle Fiddler's Green where it crosses I-25 and you end up at Dayton and Caley. The route you will take depends upon just where in DTC you work. Lots of ways to get there. http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) |
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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
Just a couple of more thoughts as I think about it more.
1. Cross I-25 at Steele south from Cherry Creek Trail. 2. Work your way south to Iliff, go east crossing across Colorado. Then head south. Or, you may give me a call for better directions!! Sorry, it has been several years. http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) |
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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
thanks for the replies! this helps - and i've seen some of the cherry hills
village trails too. i'll post a report - although my first attempt will probably be one way in the morning. most of my biking is around parks or renting when going to mtn towns, and i'm really enjoying splitting the day up with a ride to and from work -and weather here in denver has been stellar last week |
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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
I was really tired yesterday am and my thoughts were not together.
Better route: Iliff east past Colorado to Dahlia S. on Dahlia to Hampden Cross Hampden, SE on Happy Canyon. You can head east across I-25 on Quincy (if the bridge is rebuilt) or continue s where Happy Canyon crosses Quincy and changes to Monaco, and go S to Belleview - left to DTC, or go through GV on Monaco to Orchard and East to DTC. Sorry, but this route is much faster. Good luck and have fun.. http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) |
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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
(Denver C. Fox) writes:
Better route: Iliff east past Colorado to Dahlia S. on Dahlia to Hampden Cross Hampden, SE on Happy Canyon. You can head east across I-25 on Quincy (if the bridge is rebuilt) or continue s where Happy Canyon crosses Quincy and changes to Monaco, and go S to Belleview - left to DTC, or go through GV on Monaco to Orchard and East to DTC. I've ridden that route and it wasn't bad. Making the turn onto Happy Canyon at that five-way intersection can be a little hairy if there's a lot of traffic, which there probably is during rush hour. Sorry, but this route is much faster. Depends on where you're starting and how much traffic there is. I usually prefer streets to trails, but not if stop signs and traffic signals (which I obey) slow me down more than a trail would. For regular commuting, varying the route can help keep the ride from becoming a boring chore. Try going different ways and pick the routes you like. -- Michael Fuhr http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/ |
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thanks again for replies
i've decided from my neighborhood in governors park: cherry creek trail to downing (which has bike lanes), south on downing thru wash park, then south on franklin over I-25, then SE on buchtel (trail runs along part of street). hop down to iliff or yale to take east to dahlia, south on dahlia which turns into happy canyon which turns into monaco, and i'm there. i'm right by monaco and belleview, not deep in tech center sorry to all non-denver people for local references, maybe this will help someone! going to try it sometime this week for work - will let others know! |
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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
Nice little climb on Dahlia makes you sweaty when you're late.
cheers, Robert |
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denver trails / commuting downtown to tech center
i've decided from my neighborhood in governors park:
cherry creek trail to downing Consider CC Trail to Steele Good Luck, have fun. http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) |
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