Grand Junction, Colorado
Organic Farm & Wildlife Area
Main Menu, River Front Trail, Colorado National Monument, Organized Rides, GJct/Fruita/Palasides, Rides that Climb
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| Kokopelli Loops | From Grand Junction: take I-70 west to the Loma exit, Exit 15. Turn left, go across the interstate to the frontage road and turn right. Go about 1000ft (0.2 mile) and turn left at the gravel road. If you reach the truck scales you’ve gone too far. Anyway, once on the gravel road go just over 1/2 mile to the trail head. |
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| Lunch Loop | Getting to the Trailhead: Go west on Main Street. three blocks to 1st Street. Turn right. Go three blocks to Grand Avenue. Turn left. Go over the bridge that goes over the railroad tracks and over the Colorado River to Monument Road (about 0.9 mile). Turn left. Go about 1.6 miles, the Lunch Loop trailhead is on the left. You pretty much can’t miss it. |
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| Palisade Area Trails | Help keep these trails open. Please respect private property.Just ‘cause there’s a trail doesn’t mean you aren’t trespassing. |
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| 18 Road Area | Getting to the Trailhead: From I-70: Exit at the Fruita exit, turn north. Go straight at the 4-way stop, go another two blocks to Ottley Ave., turn right. Go four blocks, about 0.37 mile, to Maple St., turn left. Go 3.3 miles to N 3/10 Road, turn right. Go 1/2 mile to 18 Road, turn left. After 2.8 miles the road will go from paved to gravel, stay on the main gravel road another 4.3 miles. The trailhead is on the left. |
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| Rabbit Valley | Rabbit Valley is near the Colorado/Utah border, so compared to the other mountain biking areas it takes a bit of a drive to get there. From the Horizon Drive in Grand Junction, take I-70 west 29.7 miles to the Rabbit Valley/2 Road exit. From Fruita take I-70 west for 17.8 miles to get to the Rabbit Valley exit. |
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"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
These maps are available for purchase at the following businesses:
Ruby Canyon Cycles
301 Main St.
Grand Junction, Colorado
970-241-0141
email: info[at]tomorrowhillfarm[dot]com
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