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07-03-13 | 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by eappleton

Hi all,

My wife and I are riding west using pieces of the Transam. We're riding the Kary Trail in Missouri right now. This forum has been great in helping us piece together routes. We are taking the Transam across Kansas to Pueblo, CO. At that point, we plan to ride up to Denver/Boulder/Ft Collins and reconnect with the Transam afterwards.

So, I'm looking for a route from Pueblo to Denver (very busy corridor) and then from the Denver area to Walden, CO or somewhere farther along the route (also challenging because of the mountains).

Thanks in advance for your help,
Eric

It's a busy corridor but it has lots of alternative routes. Here's a map that would work. It does have a lot of dirt on the southern end (Pueblo to Palmer Lake) but it's hard pack and good trails. It's not too much different from riding the KATY in Missouri or any other rail trail. Once you get to Castle Rock, the route that I gave you goes east a bit but it's a better route than US85. I'll see what I can suggest for the Denver to Walden route later.

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