Western Colorado RIDE Guide


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Collegiate cycling can last a lifetime

By Scott Mercier

Today is the final race for the Colorado Mesa University Class of 2013 Cycling Team. Patric Rostel is the last of the four-man dynasty to graduate. With Conor and Kevin Mullervy, Richard Geng ...


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Trail work to open new multiuse loop

By Dave Buchanan

Take a hike, build a trail, feel good about yourself. Do all three Saturday and Sunday by volunteering to work on a new loop trail in the Bookcliffs area north of Fruita. The trail is planned ...


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Get Out! If local bike trails are loaded, try these road trips

By Julie Norman

Spring is here, and the local bike trails are packed with riders. Locals, tourists, beginners and experts are out enjoying sunshine and singletrack. In these early spring months when bike ...


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Get Out! Building a trail is an
 eye-opening experience

By Julie Norman

If I’m being honest, the first reason I decided to volunteer for COPMOBA’s recent trail building day was to alleviate a sense of guilt. I write about trails, I bike trails and I ...


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Want some real riding action? Head to Palisade

By Special to the Sentinel

By Scott Winans Special Ride Contributer Palisade has been the fruit and wine nexus of the Grand Valley for years now, with the well deserved reputation as a gorgeous place to road ride and ...


Introducing the Grand Valley Trails Alliance

By Special to the Sentinel

The reality of reduced funding and staffing for public land management agencies means the process of managing the trail proposal and approval process has to change. About a year ago, a group ...


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The Grand Valley: an endurance athlete’s mecca?

By Special to the Sentinel

By Brent Steinberg LTR Sports The Grand Valley is known for providing cyclists with world-class mountain bike trails. However, there’s much more than just great trail riding. The Grand ...


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Double your pleasure

By Special to the Sentinel

“Whoa, no way!  I’ve never seen one of those before.  How do you…?” During the past 12 years we have started countless trailside conversations this way. One ...


Follow our own Outdoor Junkie on her search for adrenaline on the trails.




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RIDE RESOURCES
Need some help planning your next Moab or Fruita adventure? Let Desert Rat Tours help!
Click for maps of Butterknife or the entire Lunch Loop area.
COPMOBA, the Colorado Plateau Mountain Biking Association, provides information on trail maintenance, building and advocacy.





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