Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains

Mountain Biking Colorado's San Juan Mountains Book Description

Heaven on two wheels. The weather is good, the mountains are high, and the singletrack is beyond compare. Southwest Colorado is the place where you'll find alpine hill climbs, desert loops, and technical challenges in some of the nation's most spectacular settings. So get on your bike and ride.Cyclist and author Robert Hurst outlines more than seventy rides ranging from the San Miguel River Ramble to grueling Engineer Pass. He also adds his own tidbits about the region's history, wildlife, and weather that make this more than just a trail guide. Look for information on the Log Chutes, Devil Mountain, and Galloping Goose. Climb to the dizzying alpine heights of Imogene, Windy, or Molas Passes. Or, plummet down Hermosa Creek, Old Lime Creek Road, or Haflin Canyon.Also included: restaurants and bike shops; relief maps and elevations profiles; more than eighty photographs; tips on riding, trip preparation, and bicycle maintenance.(6 x 9, 256 pages, b&w photos, maps)

Falcon's Mountain Biking series is dedicated to providing comprehensive guides to the best mountain biking in a specific area or state.

The series features include:
-- Regularly revised, updated, and expanded content
-- 4 1/4" x 7" format for most regional guides and 6" x 9" format for all state guides
-- Accurate information on access, side trips, and safety
-- Easy-to-read maps, elevation graphs, along with scenic and action photographs

Detailed information on 45 rides in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. A fat-tire mecca, the Durango/Telluride region has hundreds of miles of superb trails set in some of the world's most spectacular high-country scenery. The book features comprehensive trail descriptions, accurate elevation profiles, detailed directions, mile-by-mile directional cues, and the GPS-quality, shaded-relief maps introduced to mountain biking guides by Globe Pequot's Mountain Bike America series.

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