Grand Junction CyclePaths

Let's get up Garfield in the cool of the morning.

It's only about 4-5 total miles, but as you know, straight up and straight down. The down is what gets you.

Bring water and hiking sticks if you like them. Bring your very best shoes. You really need them on the way down. And of course enough water for the hike. And snacks or lunch.

If you decide that the whole thing is too much, there's a great place to start down when we're halfway up.

We'll go up the Gearhart Mine Route on the way up, and climb into the lovely Lemon Squeezer, where you come through a slit in the rock and can sit out on the cliff.

To get to the trailhead you exit I-70 exit 42 (Palisade) and take the first right *after* the canal (so take the second right, G 7/10 road). You just follow that all the way until it turns right and goes underneath I-70 to the trailhead parking. It's a little rough but any car can do it.

Dogs are OK. Most of them don't want to go into the Lemon Squeezer.

We'll ride from our house out North River Road, then 1 short mile on I-70 (it's not scary), then up Coal Canyon. The Coal Canyon part is fine for a gravel bike. I usually let some air out when I get to the dirt part. We'll only go to the intersection with the Hoodoo trail (after that it's too sandy/soft for gravel bike)

This is the route: https://www.strava.com/activities/13718486468

We'll plan to go relatively fast, It will probably take us about 2-3 hours total.

Let’s get back up to Turkey flats…for those who haven’t ridden this it’s an easy moderate trail with some steeper climbs but lots of flow…much cooler up there…we will come down haypress…bring bug spray we might need it…as always says drinks and snacks afterwards I will have room for 1 in my car however I onlyy have a single bike rack…meetup at the handlebar and we will ride up as a group