Florence - High Park Rd - Cripple Creek Loop
Schedule
Sun, 24 Aug, 2025 at 09:00 am
UTC-06:00Location
Circle K | Colorado Springs, CO
Anyone who wants to come is welcome to join me on a ride through High Park Road into Cripple Creek for lunch and then the 67/24 back through Woodland Park to the Springs. 143 mile round trip, goal is to be back in the Springs by 2pm. Spirited pace.If you are a Pueblo-area rider, you can join at the gas stop in Florence, please be there by 9:45am waiting for the group (we leave from Colorado Springs at 9am).
The Route is: Co Springs > 115 to Florence gas stop > 50 > 9 > High Park Road > Teller County Rd to Cripple Creek for lunch/gas > taking the 67/24 back to the Springs through Woodland Park.
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Stops:
1. Meetup, fuel up at 8:30am, KSU 9:00am at Circle K, 1225 Academy Park Loop, Colorado Springs, CO 80910 (right across the street from the US Post Office).
2. Gas/refreshment stop at Loaf N Jug, 506 E Main St, Florence, CO 81226 (Pueblo riders can join here, please be there no later than 9:45am)
3. Lunch at The District Kitchen & Saloon, 367 E Bennett Ave, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
4. Fuel up at a nearby gas station in Cripple Creek after lunch
Guidelines for Safety:
1. Ride your own ride, don't chase the rabbit. You are responsible for your own safety. If you are feeling nervous at any point, that's a good sign to slow down.
2. Ride staggered in straights and when passing vehicles, ride single file in the twisties. Don't put yourself in bad situations trying to pass vehicles, make sure you have good vision of oncoming traffic. Don’t overtake on blind corners, basic stuff here.
3. Give people a space cushion to maneuver, don't ride anyone's ass or you will cause an accident.
4. Treat riders like they are full sized vehicles, they can't see you and they're unpredictable. Do not pass a rider in the same lane as them, use a passing lane or the opposing traffic lane (if someone is going too slow for your taste).
5. Please don't showboat, it's not that kind of ride. Or at the least, do it far away from other riders so you don't take someone out if you fuck up.
