This weekend / Fun Things
High Line Canal, an easy bike day
A shady Denver metro path where the destination can be a bridge, a park, or a cold drink.
The High Line Canal is the anti-traffic bike day. Pick a segment with bathrooms and a turnaround. Cherry Hills, Littleton, and parts of Aurora all work. The canal is the path. You are not obligated to ride 71 miles.
Effort, for real
- Surface: mostly packed dirt or gravel — fat tires help
- Distance: three miles out and back is enough for a mixed group
- Shade: better than a street ride, still bring sun stuff
Make it a loop
- Start at a park you already like
- Ride to a bridge, watch the water, turn around
- End with a cold drink in the parking lot
Helmets on. Bell if you have one. Yield to walkers like you are the guest — because you are.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons · High Line Canal, Denver
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