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Aspen FIFTY - 50K Course

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  3. …Central Rockies
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30.2 Miles 48.6 Kilometers


40%

Singletrack

3,071' 936 m

Ascent

-3,074' -937 m

Descent

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

26%

Max Grade (15°)

10,014' 3,052 m

High

7,334' 2,235 m

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Shared By Mike Pritchard

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“A faster and shorter 50K version of the Aspen FIFTY.”

— Mike Pritchard
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Overview

Don't have the legs and training to tackle the full Aspen FIFTY's 50-mile course this year? Join us for the 50K version by following the first half of the course and then returning to Koch Park in Aspen via the Rio Grande Trail and Cemetery Lane bike paths earlier in the day.

Need to Know

This event is organized for Sept. 15th, 2018, stay tuned for all details. Please respect all land manager trail regulations while on White River National Forest, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, City of Aspen and Town of Snowmass Village Trails.

Description

See the full course description here. This 50K course returns to Koch Park in Aspen earlier in the day.

After pedaling on Upper River Road, past the Woody Creek Tavern, barely make a right onto Smith Hill Way, and then go straight into the parking lot for Jaffee Park. At the end of the parking lot, climb the path that connects you up to the Rio Grande Trail. Continue on Rio Grande Trail all the way to Stein Park, at which point you'll make a left on the Cemetery Lane Bike Path. At the top of Cemetery Lane, make left crossing the road, on to the Bike Path between Aspen Airport Business Center & Aspen. This path crosses under Highway 82, and continues forward as the Marolt OS bike path. Make a left on the bike path's bridge over Maroon Creek, where you re-join the full 50 mile course. After the bridge, make a left on to S. 7th Street, a right onto Hopkins Ave., and another right onto the Midland Trail. As you make your way to the finish at Koch Park, please yield to other trail users on the trails.

Contacts

Local Club: Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association

Jan 10, 2019: The Crown: Volunteers boost trails in 2018, with more to come in 2019!

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Hummingbird Trail, looking downvalley in the Hunter Creek valley.
Hummingbird Trail, looking downvalley in the Hu…
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View of Hunter Creek from the bridge.
View of Hunter Creek from the bridge.
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Looking downvalley from the Hunter Creek Overlook trail.
Looking downvalley from the Hunter Creek Overlo…
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Looking towards Thimble Rock and the Williams Mountains while heading east on the North Hunter Creek Trail.
Looking towards Thimble Rock and the Williams M…
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Riding by the big boulder along the Hummingbird Trail.
Riding by the big boulder along the Hummingbird…
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Riding up Hummingbird, Hunter Creek Trail down in the grassy meadow below. Thimble Rock in the distance.
Riding up Hummingbird, Hunter Creek Trail down…
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