Grand Junction, Colorado
Organic Farm & Wildlife Area
Local Rides: Grand Junction Hike-N-Bike
North Fruite Desert Trail System(18 Road)
More information on the Riverfront Trails: COLORADO RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
Main Menu, Colorado National Monument, Organized Rides, GJct/Fruita/Palasides, Moab Area, Rides that Climb, Trails
See Table Below
More information on the Riverfront Trails: COLORADO RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
Download a map from the Riverfront Project HERE
Information on the Grand Valley Living Experience represents our own experience! Your lifestyle choices may have different results. Chose carefully, one is responsible for their own actions - each have their own risks.
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Riverfront Trail |
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| Index to RFT Maps | The Riverfront Trail Through Grand Junction, CO The big picture of the RFT Maps listed here |
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| Monument View Section | Distance: It’s 2.4 miles out to the end, so 4.8 miles round trip. Plus the half mile side trip to check out the interpretative trail. Ride Difficulty: Easy, relaxed, mellow. Take in the scenery and watch for wildlife kind of ride. Any hills?: Nope, flatter than a pancake. |
3.4.13 |
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Distance: However far you feel like riding, but the loop is about 8 miles Ride Difficulty: Easy, relaxed, mellow. Take in the scenery kind of ride. |
3.4.13 |
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This section connects the Blue Heron - Audubon Sections with C ½ Road, which then takes you out to 29 Road and the Parks and Wildlife Section of the Riverfront Trail. Along through here we have the historic community of Riverside, the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens, and Watson Island. The eastern part of the section includes a pedestrian and bicycle bridge that will take you across the Colorado River to Eagle Rim Park, where the views make the trip well worthwhile. Ride Difficulty: Easy, relaxed, mellow ride.To get to Eagle Rim Park requires riding up a hill that starts with the bridge across the Colorado River |
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| C ½ Road to and from Parks and Wildlife Section (west) | Distance: However far you feel like riding. How far can I go?: From 33 1/2 Road on the east end to all the way out to River Road near I-70 on the west end. Ride Difficulty: Easy, relaxed, mellow ride. What to watch out for: 29 Road can be busy at times, so be careful getting to and from C ½ Road. |
3.4.13 |
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Parks and Wildlife Section, Clifton Nature Park and Trail Section |
Distance: This stretch of the Riverfront Trail is about 3 miles long. Ride Difficulty: Easy, relaxed, mellow. Take in the scenery kind of ride .Any hills? Well, an optional one. The path across the river to C ½ Road is a bit of a climb. You might just break a sweat. Just kidding. If you go this way you will break a sweat, no doubt about it. |
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Blue Heron Section and Audubon Section
Riverside Section and Las Colonias Section
C ½ Road to and from Parks and Wildlife Section (west)
Parks and Wildlife Section, Clifton Nature Park and Trail Section
Questions about the maps velocartographer@gmail.com
"has the perfect combination of experience: Geology, cartography, a bicycle mechanic and a local bicycle enthusiast who enjoys bicycle touring. John has taught bicycling skills courses at REI and Mesa County." THF
A note from the maps' author:
I made these maps to aid cyclist unfamiliar with the routes around the Grand Junction area or, as in the case of the Colorado National Monument, laws that are unique to some of our local rides. These maps are free to download and print, they're my gift to the cycling community that has done so much for me. As for where we go from here: I've got some ideas for further routes including a series of maps for the Tour of the Valley Century route and even a couple multi-day rides; but first, a question: Is anyone out there? I haven't heard from anyone using these maps for a long time and I'm curious as to whether they are getting used. I'd be delighted to continue making more of these but only if there are riders out there who can make use of them. Please drop me a note at velocartographer@gmail.com.
Meanwhile, you're invited to discuss these maps or anything else concerning road cycling in the Grand Junction area on the Grand Junction Colorado Road Cycling RoutesGrand Junction Colorado Road Cycling Routes facebook page.
A word about copyrights: You'll notice that each map I made has a copyright notice. Does this mean that you can't print it out and use it? Absolutely not! You are more than encouraged to download the .pdf file, print the map, use it, pass it along, whatever you like. Almost. What you can't do is sell them or in any other way make money off of my maps. I made these for everyone to print out for free. Local businesses, such as bike shops, have my permission to print these out and give them away for free, but they're also not allowed to sell them or otherwise make money off them unless they've made prior arrangements with the map author.
If you represent a local business interested in making such arrangements, feel free to contact me at velocartographer@gmail.com .
Thanks,
John Hodge
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Information on the Grand Valley Living Experience represents our own experience! Your lifestyle choices may have different results. Chose carefully, one is responsible for their own actions - each have their own risks.
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