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2019 Summer of Color Series: Grin and “Bear” It! Mountain Bike Ride ~ Sugarite Canyon State Park
June 1, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday, June 1
10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
Sugarite Canyon
Grin and “Bear” It!
This is a 12-mile mountain bike ride on single-track and multi-use trails. The ride starts at nearly 7,000 feet of elevation and tops out at about 8,000 feet.
Starting from Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor Center, mountain bikers will cross over Chicorica Creek via a 50-foot steel bridge, traveling north along Lake Alice Trail. Riders will pass the historic Sugarite Coal Camp town once occupied by 1,000 miners and their families.
Continuing north they will pass Lake Alice and Lake Alice Campground.
From Lake Alice, riders will jump onto the Lake-to-Lake Trail, which will take them up to Lake Maloya. From there, riders will head west over the dam and hop onto the Opportunity Trail/Ponderosa Ridge Trail system. These trails will take riders around the base of Little Horse Mesa. Once they have completed the six-mile loop, riders will travel back down the canyon to the Visitor Center.
After the ride there will be burgers, hot dogs and drinks for the weary riders.
Fees: Regular Entrance Fee
Contact: Robert McIvor 575-445-5607
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