Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains: Durango and Telluride

by Hurst, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780762723461
• ISBN10: 0762723467
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Falcon Guides

Summary

Falcon's Mountain Biking series is dedicated to providing comprehensive guides to the best mountain biking in a specific area or state.The series features include: -- Regularly revised, updated, and expanded content-- 4 1/4" x 7" format for most regional guides and 6" x 9" format for all state guides-- Accurate information on access, side trips, and safety-- Easy-to-read maps, elevation graphs, along with scenic and action photographsDetailed information on 45 rides in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. A fat-tire mecca, the Durango/Telluride region has hundreds of miles of superb trails set in some of the world's most spectacular high-country scenery. The book features comprehensive trail descriptions, accurate elevation profiles, detailed directions, mile-by-mile directional cues, and the GPS-quality, shaded-relief maps introduced to mountain biking guides by Globe Pequot's Mountain Bike America series.

Author Biography

Robert Hurst is a native Coloradan who is just happy to be in one piece after working for seven years as a bike messenger in Denver. He celebrates his continued survival by spending time in the mountains, and by riding the world's most excellent trails. A 1990 graduate of the University of Colorado, he is also the founder of Trails, the insider's source for mountain biking destinations in the Rocky Mountains.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Ride Locator Map	ix
Rides at a Glance	ix
How to Use This Book	xii
Map Legend	xiii
How to Use These Maps	xiv
Introduction	1	(4)
Durango
Ride Locator Map	5	(1)
Section Introduction	6	(1)
Getting Around Durango	7	(143)
Chapman-Rim Trail Loop	10	(6)
Ridge Loop	16	(4)
In Addition: How to Resurrect Your Bike After a Big-Time Mud Attack	20	(2)
Telegraph-Carbon Junction Loop	22	(4)
Sale Barn-South Rim-Cowboy Loop	26	(4)
Missionary Ridge	30	(4)
Stevens Creek-Missionary Ridge-Haflin Canyon Loop	34	(6)
Stevens Creek Mini-Loop	40	(4)
Log Chutes	44	(4)
Colorado Trail-Dry Fork-Hoffheims Loop	48	(4)
Hidden Valley (``Church Camp'') Loop	52	(6)
Animas City Mountain	58	(4)
Test Track-Perins Peak Loop	62	(4)
Trans-Test Track Loop	66	(6)
The Big Loop (La Plata Canyon-Kennebec Pass-Colorado Trail)	72	(6)
Smelter Hillclimb	78	(4)
Old Railroad Grade	82	(4)
Purgatory 1990 World Championship Course Sampler	86	(4)
Old Lime Creek Road	90	(4)
Molas Pass to Coal Bank Pass	94	(6)
Hermosa Creek Shuttle (from the Top)	100	(6)
Hermosa Creek Out-and-Back (from the Bottom)	106	(4)
Jones Creek-Dutch Creek Loop	110	(6)
Devil Mountain	116	(4)
Windy Pass Loop	120	(4)
In Addition: Waiting for the Next Last Grizzly in Colorado	124	(4)
Treasure Mountain Out-and-Back	128	(4)
North Glade Loop	132	(6)
South Glade Loop	138	(6)
Kinsey-Seven Sisters Loop	144	(6)
Honorable Mentions	150	(11)
Telluride
Ride Locator Map	161	(1)
Section Introduction	162	(2)
Getting Around Telluride	164	(40)
Imogene Pass	166	(4)
Galloping Goose	170	(6)
Wilson Mesa Long Loop	176	(6)
Western Deep Creek Loop	182	(6)
San Miguel River Ramble	188	(4)
Engineer Pass	192	(6)
In Addition: Black Bears in Colorado	198	(2)
Spring Creek Pass-Jarosa Mesa	200	(4)
Honorable Mentions	204	(21)
The Art of Mountain Biking
Mountain Bike Beginnings	209	(1)
Mountain Biking into Shape	210	(1)
Be Safe--Know the Law	211	(1)
The Mountain Bike Controversy	212	(1)
Etiquette of Mountain Biking	212	(1)
Trail Maintenance	213	(1)
On-the-Spot Quick Fix	213	(1)
Rules of the Trail	214	(1)
The Necessities of Cycling	215	(1)
Be Prepared or Die	216	(1)
Be Safe--Wear Your Armor	217	(1)
Oh, Those Cold, Wet Colorado Days	218	(1)
To Have or Not to Have--Other Very Useful Items	219	(1)
Types of Off-Road Terrain	220	(1)
Techniques to Sharpen Your Skills	221	(1)
Braking	221	(1)
Going Uphill-Climbing Those Treacherous Hills	221	(1)
Going Downhill--The Real Reason We Get Up in the Morning	222	(1)
Last-Minute Checkover	222	(3)
Local Bike Shops	225	(1)
Good Eats--Where to Carbo-load and Fill the Gullet	226	(3)
Repair and Maintenance
Fixing a Flat	229	(2)
Lubrication Prevents Deterioration	231	(2)
Index	233	(6)
Meet the Author	239