BC Gravel


BC has contributed 59 routes spanning 311 miles of routes in Colorado.


Member since June 7, 2019.


 7  total upvotes

 18  total comments

6 mi   gravel

Elk Park Rd, Mammoth Gulch Rd (County Rd 4-N)

Gravel route from Apex Valley Rd to Tolland Rd, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado

"Connects Apex through to Tolland / Portal Rd. Very steep, very poor quality. Rode it on 38mm tires, just."

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7 mi   gravel

Gamble Gulch / Missouri Gulch Rds

Gravel route from County Rd 15 to Lake Front Dr, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado

"Gravel option to bypass a portion of the Peak-to-Peak Hwy (CO-119). A significant gravel climb and descent. Road quality good either side but deterioriating somewhat over the top."

4 mi   gravel

South Beaver Creek Road

Gravel route on S Beaver Creek Rd, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado

"High quality road-bikeable gravel cutoff from Coal Creek Canyon to Peak-to-Peak Hwy (CO-119)."

7 mi   gravel

Saddleback Mountain gravel roads

Gravel route from Clear Creek Rd to Outpost Ln, Evergreen, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Great suburban gravel climb. Mostly wide roads, but does narrow and get more interesting in the canyons. Roads traversed: Elk Valley Dr, Clear Creek Rd, Sawmill Creek Rd, Santa Fe Mountain Rd, Packsaddle Trail."

3 mi   gravel

Ponderosa Drive to Saddle Ridge Drive

Gravel route from Ponderosa Dr to Saddle Ridge Dr, Evergreen, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Good quality suburban gravel roads with some steep pitches."

5 mi   gravel

Co Rd 64

Gravel route from Co Rd 64 to US Hwy 285, Bailey, Park County, Colorado

"US 285 gravel pypass Bailey to Shawnee. Good quality. Mild climbing."

3 mi   gravel

Eos Mill Rd to Forest Rd 552

Gravel route from Redskin Creek Rd to Unnamed Road, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Rode August 2019: good quality in the south, narrows and gets sandier as you head north. Last 3/4 mile to road closed sign leads to a great viewpoint."

1 mi   gravel

Eldorado Springs Dr

Gravel route from Eldorado Springs Dr to Eldorado Springs Dr, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado

"Short but extremely beautiful, between the canyon walls. $4 fee at park entrance. Busy on summer weekends."

3 mi   gravel

Ute Dr to Brumm Trail

Gravel route from Ute Dr to Brumm Trail, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Great gravel climb, average 8% max 14%. Brumm Trail continues on past where digitized here, but is signposted as private."

1 mi   gravel

S Snyder Gulch Rd

Gravel route on S Snyder Gulch Rd, Evergreen, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Short but worth including as an alternative way to get to Squaw Pass Rd from Soda Creek area. This is usually good gravel but when last ridden (July 2019) it appears to be mostly swept, exposing old battered pavement."

5 mi   gravel

Rock Creek Hills Rd

Gravel route from Co Rd 56 to Way Station Ct, Jefferson, Park County, Colorado

"A much more pleasant way to get onto Lost Park Rd from Jefferson. This road is way better quality, but does have more recreational traffic."

4 mi   gravel

Trail Creek Rd

Gravel route from Co Rd 312 to Trail Creek Rd, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Good for the first 3 miles ridden, but very steep, many pitches over 15%, average 10%. Did not ride last 1/2 mile beyond Spring Gulch Rd intersection."

3 mi   gravel

South Spring Gulch Road

Gravel route on South Spring Gulch Road, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Good quality first 3 miles but very steep, many pitches above 15%, final one 21% before road narrows to jeep track. Did not progress beyond that point. Had intended to join up with Trail Creek Rd, but probably need a mountain bike for the couple of miles between the top of these roads."

3 mi   gravel

W Chicago Creek Rd

Gravel route from Chicago Creek Rd to Co Rd 114, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Short (3 miles each way) out and back on the Squaw Pass Rd descent to Idaho Springs. Good quality first 2 miles, deteriorates for last mile before the campground."

6 mi   gravel

Little Bear Creek Rd

Gravel route from Co Rd 151 to Squaw Pass Rd, Evergreen, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Excellent quality, road bikeable. Grades below 10%. Some good views. A nice alternative to the lower part of paved Squaw Pass Rd which is treed and monotonous."

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3 mi   gravel

Robinson Hill Rd

Gravel route from Robinson Hill Rd to Robinson Hill Rd, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Good quaility but with some very steep sections (ascending from the west). Turns into paved in the east."

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5 mi   gravel

Smith Hill Rd

Gravel route from CO-46 to Smith Hill Rd, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado

"Good quality. Only ridden northern section to intersection with Robinson Hill Rd."

2 mi   gravel

Hughesville Rd to Juniper Rd

Gravel route from Hughesville Rd to Lodge Pole Ln, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado

"Good quailty, some steep sections. Bypass some of CO 119 between Central City and top of Golden Gate Canyon."

7 mi   gravel

Virginia Canyon Rd

Gravel route from Virginia Canyon Rd to Virginia Canyon Rd, Central City, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Known as Oh-My-God road - not so much for grade, but for steep dropoffs and no barriers. Nice and safe to climb though. Most direct route from Idaho Springs to Central City."

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3 mi   gravel

Pat Creek Rd - Beaver Brook Watershed trail

Gravel route from Beaver Brook Canyon Rd to Squaw Pass Rd, Evergreen, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Barely a road - closed to vehicles, more like an old double track now a barely-used trail. Poor condition northern half, better in south where it becomes a wide used trail."

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3 mi   gravel

Beaver Brook Canyon Rd

Gravel route on Beaver Brook Canyon Rd, Evergreen, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Good quality, some steep sections. Top section not ridden - turned off on Pat Creek for a shortcut from Floyd Hill to Old Squaw Pass Rd."

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4 mi   gravel

Co Rd 45

Gravel route from Co Rd 43 to Co Rd 33, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Traversed on SBT GRVL - typical Steamboat"

6 mi   gravel

Co Rd 43 to Co Rd 41

Gravel route from Co Rd 33 to Co Rd 41, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Typical Steamboat gravel - good quality."

10 mi   gravel

Co Rd 25 to Co Rd 132A/Co Rd 90

Gravel route from Bell Ave to Co Rd 29, Oak Creek, Routt County, Colorado

"Typical Steamboat gravel - good quality."

16 mi   gravel

Co Rd 179

Gravel route from Co Rte 179 to US-40, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Wide, packed gravel, fast, gentle gradients, almost no traffic."

2 mi   gravel

Co Rd 56A

Gravel route from Co Rd 56A to Snuffy Lane, Clark, Routt County, Colorado

"Steep, narrows as you head north. At some point this looks to become private, but I didn't get that far. Only digitized here as far as cattle grid on top of the first hill."

8 mi   gravel

Co Rd 52E

Gravel route from Rcr 129 to Co Rd 56, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Typical Steamboat Springs county gravel road on both ends, but narrows to a rutted jeep track for a few miles in the NW/central section. Roughest gravel on these county routes just north of Steamboat."

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4 mi   gravel

Co Rd 54

Gravel route on Co Rd 54, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Good quality, scenic."

13 mi   gravel

Co Rd 46 to Co Rd 52W

Gravel route from Co Rd 46 to Co Rd 56, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Typical excellent Steamboat gravel mostly; some less-maintained parts over the higher round."

15 mi   gravel

Co Rd 56

Gravel route from Co Rd 56 to Co Rd 80, Hayden, Routt County, Colorado

"Typical excellent Steamboat gravel in east, have not cycled western part after Co Rd 52W"

4 mi   gravel

Rcr 44A (Fly Gulch)

Gravel route from Co Rd 52E to Rcr 44, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Connector between county roads 52e and 44. Avoids very busy paved Rcr 129. Loose gravel as of June 2019, atypical for the area. "

9 mi   gravel

Co Rd 44

Gravel route from Co Rd 129 to Co Rd 44, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado

"Typical Routt County (Steamboat Springs) gravel road: beautiful, good condition, mostly hard-packed, gentle gradients."

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1 mi   gravel

Cody Park Rd to Aspen Way

Gravel route from S Pine Rd to Columbine Glen Ave, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Gravel alternative to the Mt Vernon climb."

2 mi   gravel

Black Widow Dr

Gravel route from S Warhawk Rd to S Rex Ln, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Combine with Warhawk Rd for a loop off Shadow Mountain Dr. Wide, good quality gravel road."

3 mi   gravel

S Warhawk Rd

Gravel route from S Warhawk Rd to Black Widow Dr, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Wide, good quality gravel road. In combination with Black Widow Dr, adds some variation on top of Shadow Mountain."

2 mi   gravel

S Skyline Dr to Mesa Dr

Gravel route from Cragmont Dr to Mesa Dr, Evergreen, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Short connector from busy CO 73 to Little Cub Creek Rd / High Dr."

2 mi   gravel

Genesee Dr

Gravel route from Genesee Dr to Twisted Pine Rd, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Gravel road, closed to traffic, not maintained, sandy in places. Nice alternative to get up Genesee Mnt from the Chief Hosa side, rather than the paved Genesee Mountain Rd road from Buffalo Overlook."

2 mi   gravel

Echo Valley Rd

Gravel route from Co Rd 68 to Forest Rd 553, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Good-medium quality gravel road, nice views of Mt Evans on open meadow sections."

23 mi   gravel

Goose Creek Rd / Matukat Rd (CO Rd 211)

Gravel route from Wigwam Rd to Tarryall Rd, Lake George, Park County, Colorado

"Not ridden yet - anybody have any comments on gravel surface condition?"

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5 mi   gravel

Gap Rd

Gravel route from Gap Rd to Gap Rd, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Wide, good quality gravel road. Connects Peak-toPeak Hwy with Coal Creek Canyon Rd (eventually, partly paved). Also connects to Golden Gate Canyon Rd via Mountain Base Rd (paved but steep)."

1 mi   gravel

Goose Creek Rd (first mile in east)

Gravel route from Wigwam Rd to Stoney Pass Rd, Sedalia, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Added to show the connection from Deckers Rd to Stoney Pass Rd - just the first mile. The road looks to continues for many miles southwestwards, all the way to Tarryall Rd in South Park."

3 mi   gravel

S Buffalo Creek Rd (southern portion)

Gravel route from Redskin Creek Rd to Wellington Lake Rd, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Not ridden yet but on the to-do list. Connects Redskin Creek Rd to Wellington Lake, intersects at the lake with Stoney Pass Rd (southwards) and Wellington Lake Rd (northwards)."

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2 mi   gravel

Wigwam Creek Rd

Gravel route from Wigwam Rd to Wigwam Creek Rd, Sedalia, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Steep and very sandy (as of June 2019) 2-mile descent from Stoney Pass / Goose Creek Rd down to Deckers Rd. Would be more fun and less dangerous in the other direction as a climb."

11 mi   gravel

Stoney Pass Rd

Gravel route from Wellington Lake Rd to Stoney Pass Rd, Sedalia, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Variable quality gravel road, poor in places, one running stream crossing, a couple of steep climbs over eroded road sections. Stunning views, very isolated, well worth doing."

10 mi   gravel

Wellington Lake Rd

Gravel route from Co Rd 68 to Wellington Lake Rd, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Mixed quality gravel, some washboard, runs Bailey to Wellington Lake, where it becomes Stoney Pass Rd."

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10 mi   gravel

Redskin Creek Rd

Gravel route from Redskin Creek Rd to Co Rd 860, Bailey, Park County, Colorado

"Connects Deckers Rd (CO 126, paved, busy) to Wellington Lake Rd and Bailey. Good quality gravel road, not too many views as mostly in forest."

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6 mi   gravel

S Buffalo Creek Rd

Gravel route from Hilltop Rd to S Buffalo Creek Rd, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Gravel road that thins to double track in the central portion, reasonable quality. Closed to motorized traffic. Perfect for gravel bike: too easy / non-technical for MTB, too rough in places for a road bike. Very pretty and well worth doing, can be combined with many other forest roads, also Platte River Rd."

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4 mi   gravel

Foothills Trail

Gravel route from Ridgecrest Way to Green Meadows Dr, Highlands Ranch, Douglas County, Colorado

"Mostly packed gravel suburban trail, party paved, connector from Douglas County EW Trail to C-470. Some tricky road crossings."

4 mi   gravel

Lee Gulch Trail

Gravel route from S Santa Fe Dr to S Corona Way, Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado

"Packed wide suburban trail, connector between C-470 and Mary Carter Greenway trails, Highline Canal. Gravel until Broadway, top section paved."

4 mi   dirt

Greenland OS Trail

Dirt route from Palmer Divide Ave to E Noe Rd, Larkspur, Douglas County, Colorado

"Difficult to classify - old jeep double-track, hard going in places as very can be very sandy. But a nice way to keep off Spruce Mountain Rd which can be busy."

4 mi   gravel

S Dahlberg Rd

Gravel route from E Greenland Rd to Dahlberg Rd, Franktown, Douglas County, Colorado

"Connector, good quality wide gravel road, not covered by other gravel routes in this area."

4 mi   singletrack

Douglas County East-West Trail (eastern portion)

Singletrack route from Serengeti Pl to Cabela Dr, Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado

"Smooth wide rolling 'singletrack', non-technical, great quality riding. Uploaded in two portions as there is a closure and diversion due to raptor nesting in the middle."

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12 mi   singletrack

Douglas County East-West Trail (western portion)

Singletrack route from W Lakeside Dr to Monarch Blvd, Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado

"Smooth wide rolling 'singletrack', non-technical, great quality riding. Uploaded in two portions as there is a closure and diversion due to raptor nesting in the middle."

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4 mi   gravel

S Geronimo Trail, Red Cloud Dr, Cochise Cir

Gravel route from Black Hawk Dr to Cochise Cir, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Good quality gravel road through spread-out semi-suburban neighborhood. There is a fire road connector to Piano Meadows, but it has a private sign so not included here."

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2 mi   gravel

Yankee Creek Rd

Gravel route from Yankee Creek Rd to Co Rd 481, Evergreen, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Combine with Upper Bear Creek, tarmac in-between."

8 mi   gravel

Upper Bear Creek Rd

Gravel route on Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen, Clear Creek County, Colorado

"Top half closed seasonally, State Wildlife Area, opens mid-June. Good quality road for the bottom half at least. Very scenic, meadows, Mt. Evans backdrop. Combine with Yankee Creek."

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2 mi   gravel

Mt Lindo

Gravel route from S Turkey Creek Rd to Unnamed Road, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado

"Short and steep with switchbacks up to a creepy cemetery. Makes for a technical descent."

5 mi   gravel

S Kuehster Rd

Gravel route from Pleasant Park Rd to S Kuehster Rd, Littleton, Jefferson County, Colorado

"A nice addition to High Grade. Some lovely views southwards at various points. Road is good condition. This is an out-and-back from High Grade / Pleasant Park. Either turn around at the high point, or continue on and down until it becomes private (steep climb back up again)."

1 mi   gravel

Roxborough Dr

Gravel route from Roxborough Dr to N Bright Water Trail, Littleton, Douglas County, Colorado

"About half of Roxborough Dr (which runs from the end of Roxborough Park Rd to the Roxborough State Park) is gravel. Good condition, some washboard. The whole road is beautiful, passing from the plains through the hogback to the red rocks of the park. Combine with Roxborough Park Rd, Highline Canal and Waterton Canyon for a decent-length ride."

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