[Summit Biking] July 28 Pedal From The Peninsula Ride & Kiosk Unveiling!

Hey Everyone,

It's not every day that you can cycle first, have a fun lunch, and then celebrate the unveiling of a newly updated recpath kiosk in Frisco. The new kiosk was generously funded by SBG, so come decked out in your SBG cycling jersey to represent our group along with the Summit County Open Space and Trails staff and the Summit Daily journalists. The unveiling ceremony will begin at 12:45pm on Monday, July 28th just across the Recpath Bridge from the Frisco Park and Ride/Kayak Lot. ***Even if you can't make it for our ride, please come to the unveiling anyway.***

As for our "Pedal from the Peninsula" ride, here are the details:

• Start Time: 9:45 a.m.
• Meeting Spot: Kayak Parking Lot in Frisco. Click here for location.
• Route: We'll take the recpath from the Kayak Lot and cycle to Summit County High School. From there, we'll ramble up and around the eastern side of Breckenridge before returning to the Kayak Lot. Cue sheets will be provided. Click here for the gpx file. Total miles: 25.4 | 1,667 ft elevation. If you need more saddle time once we finish, feel free to continue up the recpath toward Copper Mountain, but please be back in time for the unveiling.
• Lunch - we'll have a picnic lunch/tailgate party in an area of the parking lot that we hope to make extremely obvious. Bring a camp chair plus a sandwich, drink, and a little something to share. Still hungry?  Light refreshments will be served at the unveiling.
• Unveiling: Starts at 12:45 p.m. Please stick around for this wonderful event and represent our great cycling group with pride.

Don't have a jersey yet? Click here to order.

LAST (BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST): One more big Thank You to Bob and Jay Gilson for the best ice cream we have ever tasted. Your hosting and dessert is truly the highlight and best attended event of the cycling season. We had 44 in attendance for ice cream last week!!!

Thanks and see you on Monday!

Betsy

July 21 Ride To Ute Pass With Potluck Lunch And Ice Cream Afterwards

Hello Summit Bikers,

The ride Monday July 21 is to Ute Pass.  There will be two starting points:  North Pond in Silverthorne starting at 9AM (faster group perhaps with pace line) or from the bottom of Ute Pass Road at 9:30AM (shorter ride with climbing, starts where Ute Pass intersects Route 9).  

After the ride we have a picnic hosted by Bob and Jay Gilson in Hamilton Creek, Silverthorne. They will have a propane grill available for those who want to cook.  Please bring something to eat AND SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS as well as your drink.  Bob is making the ice cream so we all need to do our part and bring a side dish.    (For some reason this tends to draw the biggest crowd of the season -:) 

Since this is an out and back there will be no sag.  My cell is 970 393 2190, if you have a problem.

Below are the details from Bob:

I plan to make some ice cream for the Ute Pass post-ride picnic at our house next Monday, 7/21/25.  The picnic will be on our deck and in the house so please leave your bike shoes off at the porch since we don't really have a lawn and the view is prettier from the deck anyway.  We have about 6-8 deck chairs and about the same inside. Bring a folding chair for the deck if you want a seat. The deck rail is 2x8 flat so it makes a good rest for a glass or dish.  

From the Silverthorne Elementary School which is on Hamilton Creek Road, drive/ride 1.3 miles up Hamilton Creek Rd, then turn right onto Crescent Moon Trail.  We are the 4th house on the left and the address is:  0137 Crescent Moon Trail.  

We give extra points for those who ride up to the house but if you are driving we have room for some 8-10 cars to park just beyond our driveway in a cul-de-sac.  Plus, you can park along one side of the road to allow others from the few houses beyond us to get past.  About 6 can park in our driveway but you will have to back down to get out.  If you are concerned just carpool up from the elementary school OR this is where the extra points for riding up the hill come into play -:)

Bob's cell phone is (405) 210-6222 if any questions or problems.

See you next Monday.  I will send out another email if inclement weather and change of plans.  

Ride Safe! 

John Bowyer

Turquoise Lake Bike Ride Monday July 14 - 10AM start

Hello Summit Bikers,

 

Next week's ride is around Turquoise Lake near Leadville.   10AM start.

 

Directions and info from John Bowyer's email last year…    Been there, but never ridden around the lake so this should be interesting for me to lead 😊    

We will meet at the Maid of Erin parking area.  Please plan to be ready to ride.  To get there take route 91 at the Copper exit toward Leadville.  As you enter Leadville there will be a Safeway on your right.  Take a right just past Safeway (Mountain View Drive) and follow the signs toward the golf course.  As you near the golf course there are signs for Turquoise Lake.  Follow these until you reach road 9C, take a right here and the Maid of Erin Parking area is on the left.  (If you reach the dam you have driven past the turn.)  There is a small fee, reduced for those with Access Cards.  Fee envelopes are available as you enter the parking area.  Please bring a pen to complete the envelope and some dollars to pay.  If this area is full there is free parking near the dam (which is a short bike ride or walk back to the picnic area).  To reach the dam go out of the Maid of Erin parking area and take the first right, go past the road you drove in on and park on the left just before the dam.  To walk back to the picnic area after the ride follow the path along the lake, it takes about 5 minutes. 

 

I couldn't find the driving directions to the parking lot, but from the forest service website it appears to be next to the Matchless Boat Ramp, which I could find directions to.  About an hour drive from Silverthorne….

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Matchless+Boat+Ramp/@39.2579461,-106.3607256,619m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x876a9a68b28b2ca1:0xefa5a1a2126e47ad!8m2!3d39.2579461!4d-106.3607256!16s%2Fg%2F11btwvn0zq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDcwNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

 

We will again be having a potluck lunch, and riders can bring something to share.   I will try to step up my pringles share after seeing Stephan's homemade pie from a couple weeks ago.  😊 Bring a sandwich and a drink so you can socialize after the ride.  Lots of good restaurants and shops in Leadville for those that prefer that option.  

 

Bug spray may be needed as mosquitoes have been known to picnic in this area too…    

 

We will ride the course counterclockwise.   I've not ridden the route, but near as I can figure this is about it.    15 miles and 1500 feet of climbing…    If this isn't right, let me know.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51637498

 

Currently the weather forecast is good conditions with a chance of showers in the afternoon.  So maybe plan to bring your slicker.

 

 

Hope to see you there.

 

Jim

 

Jim Smith

Mobile: 612-720-3741

Email: got.gravel@gmail.com