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September 20, 2022
Shelf Road
Today, I figured I'd go down and ride the "Shelf Road", which runs from Cripple Creek to Canon City. So, I headed out a little after 2:00 pm. My ride looked something like this:
Basically, from 285, I went down to Pine Junction. Then south on Pine Valley Road (County Road 126) to Deckers Road (County Road 126) to Deckers. From Deckers, south on Colorado State Highway 67 to Woodland Park. Then West on US Highway 24 to Divide, then south from Divide on State Highway 67 over Tenderfoot Pass (10,200') and down into Cripple Creek. From Cripple Creek, I turned down Xenia Street (Teller County Road 88). The name of the road quickly changes to Shelf Road. Shelf Road is approximately 16 miles long, and then leads eventually to Canon City.
From Canon City, I went west on US Hwy 50 to Colorado State Highway 9. North on State Highway 9 to Teller County Road 11 (High Park Road). North to Twin Rocks Road (County Road 42). Then east on US Highway 24 to Woodland Park, and retraced my route back to the house.
2:08 pm 0.0 Leave the house.
3:00 pm 40 miles. Deckers, CO. 88F.
3:56 pm Tenderfoot Pass. Elevation 10,200. 75F.
4:00 pm 88.4 miles. Cripple Creek.
4:05 pm County Road 88 (Shelf Road). 76F.
4:49 pm Hard Top. Red Canyon Road 93.
5:20 pm 107 miles. Canon City. 89F.
7:14 pm 223 miles. 72F.
7:45 pm 240 miles. Home.
Posted by Rob Kiser on September 20, 2022 at 8:10 PM
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