🚴♀️ Pedal Time | Mile High South Metro Loop | 50 mi ☀️
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A summer social ride series to stay active, build community, and enjoy Colorado’s beautiful paved trails. 🚴♀️☀️
We started around 15 miles in May and have been building all summer—and now we’re almost there! 💪🚴♀️ Let’s finish our summer training strong with 50 miles, just one week before the Denver Century Ride!
✨ We create the space — you bring the energy! Join us solo or bring friends, and come ready to ride, explore, and connect. 😊🚴♀️
📍 EVENT DETAILS
🕘 Meet at 7 AM | Wheels up at 7:10 AM
📍~50 miles • ⛰️ ~1,512 ft gain • 🚴♂️ ~15 mph average pace
Want a shorter ride? Join us for as much of the route as you’d like and turn around whenever you’re ready.
🗺️ Route (AllTrails):
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/custom-routes/copy-47-5-mi-mile-high-south-denver-metro-loop-8301b71?u=i&sh=cvy7wi
🚴 Route: South Platte River Trail → Cherry Creek Trail → 🛑 10-min break at Cherry Creek Reservoir (~15 mi) → Dayton St → Inverness Dr W → C-470 Bikeway → Mary Carter Greenway → 🥤 15-min smoothie break at Nixon’s Coffee House (~38 mi) → continue north on Mary Carter Greenway → South Platte River Trail
🏙️ Denver Metro Areas: LoHi • Downtown Denver • Cherry Creek • Southeast Denver • Glendale • Aurora • DTC • Centennial • Highlands Ranch • Littleton • Englewood
🎉 Optional Post-Ride Celebration: We made it from 15 miles to 50! 🚴♀️💪 Stick around after our final long-distance ride of the summer for some well-earned food, drinks, and celebrating! 🥳🍔
My Brother’s Bar is our tentative stop (~0.4-mile walk from parking), but we’re open to other nearby spots if something else is calling our name.
🔒 Joining us afterward? Bring a bike lock and, if you’d like, a change of shoes for the walk. 👟
✋ New to group rides? Brush up on basic cycling hand signals before we roll:
https://youtube.com/shorts/N1c_KYkDVY4?si=fPB5D47XKckEDLX5
🎟️ DENVER CENTURY RIDE (OPTIONAL)
The big day! 🎉 I’ll be riding the 50-mile distance, so this series has been my way of staying consistent... and not suffering alone. 😄
September 26, 2026 • 25 / 50 / 85 / 100 miles
https://register.hakuapp.com/?event=2694c1a03d2c9c9e9418
📌 RSVP & ATTENDANCE
Plans change—we get it! Please update your RSVP if you can no longer attend.
Cross-posted with Mile High Adventures (20s-early 40s)
⚠️ CYCLING SAFETY
Ride at your own risk. Please wear a helmet, obey traffic laws, ride within your abilities, and ensure your bike is in safe working order.