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Bike and Biking in Clear Creek includes on and off-road bike trails, campingBike with us in Clear Creek County. We’re excited to have a bike path that runs completely through the county from our border with Jefferson County to our border with Summit County, the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail.
While on your Colorado camping vacation enjoy the splendid trails with your entire family
Make sure you go to the Trails page for detailed map and descriptions of some of the trails in Clear Creek County.
Thank you Ron Ruhoff for the photos
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| Don't Forget The KIDS!!!
There are many trails that will allow the whole family to enjoy the ride.
Family Friendly trails
Bakerville-Loveland Trail (BLT)
DISTANCE: 5 MILES / 10 RT
The sounds of the Clear Creek flowing and the trees along the creek bank make this trail like an escape from civilization. Nice family rides with minimal climbing on a forested trail. Underpass now connects this trail with #14.
Silverdale
DISTANCE: 2 MILES / 4 RT
Great beginner and family trail off of Guanella Pass. This ride has rolling streams and never ending majestic views.
Scott Landcaster Memorial Trail
DISTANCE: 5 MILES / 10 RT
This trail is mostly flat and easy in both directions. Enjoy a stop in the National Historic Landmark District of Idaho Springs.
Mt. Evans Scenic Byway
DISTANCE: 14 MILES ONE WAY
There is a lot of room to snowshoe or cross country ski on the gentle sloping road that leads to Mt. Evans. When the gate is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day (weather permitting) there is an entry fee.
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Mountain Biking Etiquette
Mountain bikes are great. They give you an alternative to pavement, a way out of the concrete jungle. They guarantee your freedom from auto traffic. They take you into the woods and the wild, to places of natural beauty.
On the other hand, mountain bikes are the cause of a lot of controversy. In the past 15 years, mountain bikers have shown up on trails that were once the exclusive domain of hikers and horseback riders. Some say the peace and quiet has been shattered. Some say that trail surfaces are being ruined by the weight and force of mountain bikes. Some say that bikes are too fast and clumsy to share the trail with other types of users.
Much of the debate can be resolved if bikers follow a few simple rules, and if non-bikers practice a little tolerance. The following are a list of rules for low-impact, "soft cycling." If you obey them, you'll help to give mountain biking the good name it deserves:
1) Ride only on trails where bikes are permitted. Obey all signs and trail closures.
2) Yield to equestrians. Horses can be badly spooked by bicyclists, so give them plenty of room. If horses are approaching you, stop alongside the trail until they pass. If horses are traveling in your direction and you need to pass them, call out politely to the rider and ask permission. If the horse and rider moves off the trail and the rider tells you it's okay, then pass.
3) Yield to hikers. Bikers travel much faster than hikers. Understand that you have the potential to scare the daylights out of hikers as you speed downhill around a curve and overtake them from behind, or race at them head-on. Make sure you give other trail users plenty of room, and keep your speed down when you are near them. If you see a hiker, slow down to a crawl, or even stop.
4) Be as friendly and polite as possible. Potential ill will can be eliminated by friendly greetings as you pass: "Hello, beautiful day today..." Always say thank you to other trail users for allowing you to pass.
5) Avoid riding on wet trails. Bike tires leave ruts in wet soil that accelerate erosion.
6) Riders going downhill should always yield to riders going uphill on narrow trails. Get out of their way so they can keep their momentum as they climb.
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