Bear Creek Lake Park Low Intermediate

BCLP just don't get no respect! But there's actually a nice ride and a good workout to be had here, just no tech. Low intermediates and fit, adventurous beginners can do this ride. Class 1 e-bikes are welcome.

As for scenery, there are nice views of the reservoir and trails beside Bear Creek. For the workout, there are two good HIIT interval climbs, two short punchies, and a longer, more moderate climb up Mt Carbon. The real surprise is a short, newly constructed flow trail whose steep down-and-ups would not be out of place at the Winter Park Trestle Bike Park.

We'll do about 14 miles and 1000 feet in a little under two hours in motion. As always, this will be a no-drop ride, unless some faster riders drop the rest of us. We'll start at the informal PnR on Rooney Road across from the Phillips 66 station. I'll be bringing a PBJ for a quick lunch stop at the top of Mt Carbon. Come see, and maybe you'll learn some new things about BCLP. My cell is 303-619-7486.