August 16th through 18th, Estes Park:
Friday: Hermit Park, after noon: check-in (park permit required) and set-up. Optional: campsite-dinner and games! (Provide your own food and beverages).
Saturday at 8 AM, Estes Park Visitor Center Parking Garage:
Estes Park: Fall River Road via business route; Lake Estes & Fish Creek loops: >16 miles with ~830-vertical-feet.
Route Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44108019.
Estes_Park-Glen_Haven-Drake Loop: 28-miler with 2200-vertical-feet:
Route Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39375473; or,
Estes_Park-Rocky_Mountain_National_Park Loop: 43-miler with 5300-vertical-feet, including Old Fall River Road with its eight-mile one-way gravel road climbing segment to the Alpine Visitor Center lot; break; then, descend via Trail Ridge Road!!
Route Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40262255.
Saturday dinner: 5 PM, Antonio's Real NY Pizza, 1560 Big Thompson Avenue, Estes Park, 80517.
Sunday at 8 AM, Estes Park Visitor Center Parking Garage:
Deer Ridge Junction Loop, (Clockwise): 16.8-miler with 1590-vertical-feet...
Route Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39375797;
Or,
Deer Ridge Junction Loop, (Counterclockwise): 16.4-miler with 1560-vertical-feet...
Alternative-Route Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40279926.
Sunday brunch: 10 AM, You Need Pie, Bakery and Diner, or The Notchtop Bakery & Cafe. Hermit Park check-out time is 11 AM; so if you don't believe you'll have time after the ride, you should probably check-out before the ride.
[Note: FCCC is providing club-arranged cabin and tent-camping (sleeping) accommodations. Participants are encouraged to register to facilitate Hermit Park reservations.]
