| Day |
Date |
Miles |
Events/Locations (end of day) |
Other Activities |
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Sat |
6/5 |
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Denver Community Walk
10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
CHUN Peoples Fair |
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SEGMENT #1 Monday June 7th, Leave From Denver |
| Sun |
6/6 |
7.3 |
Commerce City |
Difficult walk, residences, highways |
| Mon |
6/7 |
15.8 |
Brighton |
Long walk without views, close to traffic |
| Tue |
6/8 |
15.1 |
Platteville |
Long straight walk |
| Wed |
6/9 |
15.2 |
Greeley |
Starts to change, some contours |
| Thur |
6/10 |
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Greeley |
Day trip to Sterling |
| Fri |
6/11 |
18.2* |
Windsor |
Heading out into the open, along busy highways. Narrow Shoulders. |
| Sat |
6/12 |
16.6 |
Ft. Collins Community Walk |
View of mountains, interesting vistas, Walk adjacent to I-25. Long walk
into Ft. Collins adjacent to highway
Rocky Mtn. UCC Conference
Taste of Ft. Collins |
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* long day |
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SEGMENT #2 Monday June 14th, Leave From Ft. Collins |
| Mon |
6/14 |
12.6 |
Loveland |
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| Tue |
6/15 |
18.0* |
Longmont Community Walk |
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| Wed |
6/16 |
14.2 |
Boulder Community Walk |
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| Thur |
6/17 |
4.0 |
Boulder/ South Boulder |
Part of the Day
Short Hike |
| Fri |
6/18 |
15.5 |
Golden |
Long hike along busy roadway. Some narrow shoulders. |
| Sat |
6/19 |
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Lakewood Community Walk
Evergreen Community Walk
Golden Community Walk |
Community Walks and Rallies |
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* long day |
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SEGMENT #3 Monday June 21st, Leave From Golden |
| Mon |
6/21 |
9.0
11.0 |
El
Rancho
Idaho Springs |
Good uphill walk along US 40, High Visibility, Transport for last 2
miles.
Transport from Genessee to El Rancho.
Good downhill on US 40 along I-70.
Last 3 miles on bike path. |
| Tue |
6/22 |
12.6 |
Georgetown |
Nice walk along frontage road adjacent to stream (fishing?) |
| Wed |
6/23 |
14.5 |
Loveland Valley |
Long uphill walk, US 40 with light traffic. Camp before pass after much
up hill. |
| Thur |
6/24 |
18.5* |
Dillon |
Over Loveland Pass along US 40. Some traffic but generally good. 4 miles
up pass and 14 down. Long day. |
| Fri |
6/25 |
9.0 |
Breckenridge Event |
Good paths, along lake, then designated bike/walking path |
| Sat |
6/26 |
9.0
6.0 |
Frisco Community Walk
Copper Community
Walk |
Along bike paths all day,
overnight in Copper |
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SEGMENT #4 Monday June 28th, Leave From Frisco/Copper |
| Mon |
6/28 |
18.5 |
Vail Village |
Long walk, but separate designated bike/hiking path - great scenery,
and mostly downhill |
| Tue |
6/29 |
12.7 |
Edwards |
Good walk along bike path & service road |
| Wed |
6/30 |
6.5 |
Eagle/Avon
|
Walk along frontage
road, adjacent to Eagle River. Watch for eagles, fishing?
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| Thur |
7/1 |
15.3 |
Gypsum
(Day trip - Steamboat Springs) |
Along Eagle River, busier highway segment near airport. |
| Fri |
7/2 |
9.7 |
Glenwood Canyon Trailhead |
Frontage road, walk to Bike trail campground down from Dotsero
Campground at Dotsero |
| Sat |
7/3 |
14.8 |
Glenwood Springs
Event |
Bike path through Glenwood Canyon |
| Sun |
7/4 |
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Aspen Event |
Participation in July 4th parade |
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SEGMENT #5 Monday July 5th, Leave From Glenwood Springs |
| Mon |
7/5 |
2.5
10.7 |
West Glenwood
Silt |
Walk along Service Road
5.2 mile transport to Canyon creek aka Chacra
US 6 Service Road |
| Tue |
7/6 |
7.0 |
Rifle |
Walk along US 6 Service Road |
| Wed |
7/7 |
15.4 |
Parachute/Battlement Mesa |
Walk along edge of old highway, nice views across valley. Last part
could be very hot. |
| Thur |
7/8 |
12.4 |
DeBeque |
Walk along old highway,
Transport to Exit #47 -15.5 mi
Camp at River Islands Campground |
| Fri |
7/9 |
3.4 |
Palisade |
Transport to Exit #44 3.0 mi |
| Sat |
7/10 |
10.8 |
Grand Junction Community Walk |
Resume walking along old US 6
Walk through small towns and traffic Community Walk in Grand Junction |
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SEGMENT #6 Monday July 12th, Leave From Grand Junction |
| Mon |
7/12 |
15.1 |
Lands End Turnoff |
Walk along US-50, decent shoulders, traffic, good views across valley,
Grand Mesa, Uncompagre Plateau |
| Tue |
7/13 |
14.0 |
Picnic area |
Desert Highway |
| Wed |
7/14 |
11.8 |
Delta
Visit Paonia |
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| Thur |
7/15 |
10.0 |
Olathe via Pea Green |
Walk along shoulders through irrigated farming country |
| Fri |
7/16 |
11.0 |
Montrose |
Walk into town on service road
Short day. Plenty of time for an event in Montrose |
| Sat |
7/17 |
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Montrose
Community Walk |
Community Walk |
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SEGMENT #7 Monday July 19th, Leave From Montrose |
| Mon |
7/19 |
15.0 |
Cerro Summit Visit
Ridgway |
Transport Back to Montrose Potluck/Forum at Ridgway |
| Tue |
7/20 |
15.0 |
Blue Mesa |
Transport Back
Montrose |
| Wed |
7/21 |
15.0 |
Blue Mesa Dam cutoff |
Transport Forward
Blue Mesa Campgrounds |
| Thur |
7/22 |
15.0 |
Stephens Creek/Neversink Campground |
Make up difference |
| Fri |
7/23 |
7.1 |
Gunnison |
Good walk into town |
| Sat |
7/24 |
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Gunnison Event |
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SEGMENT #8 Monday July 26th, Leave from Gunnison |
| Mon |
7/26 |
11.7 |
Parlin |
Walk along US-50, good shoulders following beautiful valley, meandering
stream, but potential traffic |
| Tue |
7/27 |
16.4 |
Sargents |
Not much camping but established community |
| Wed |
7/28 |
13.3 |
Monarch Ski Area |
Over Monarch Pass
Narrow shoulders in places |
| Thur |
7/29 |
9.0 |
Maysville Salida
Community Walk |
Down the pass. Easy walk but shoulder is narrow.
Community Walk from Poncha Springs to Salida. |
| Fri |
7/30 |
7.7 |
Salida
Visit Buena Vista |
Short Hike Community Walk and Potluck in Buena Vista |
| Sat |
7/31 |
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Alamosa Event |
All day in San Luis Valley |
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SEGMENT #9 Monday August 2nd, Leave from Salida |
| Mon |
8/2 |
18.7 |
Coaldale |
The
beginning of the canyon to Canon City. It will be narrow shoulders at
many points.
Good fishing the whole way |
| Tue |
8/3 |
17.6 |
Five Points Campground |
Limited number of spaces. |
| Wed |
8/4 |
18.6 |
Canon City |
Past Buckskin Joe’s - access to Royal Gorge. |
| Thur |
8/5 |
11.6 |
Penrose |
Begin awful stretch of highway. Good shoulders, no scenery, much high
speed truck and car traffic. |
| Fri |
8/6 |
15.5 |
Pueblo
West Visit Trinidad |
Continue above Off-route discussion in Trinidad with City Leaders |
| Sat |
8/7 |
8.0 |
Pueblo Event |
Includes distance to center of town. |
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SEGMENT #10 Monday August 9th, Leave from Pueblo |
| Mon |
8/9 |
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Pueblo Visit LaJunta/Lamar |
All
day Drive to LaJunta, small discussion planned |
| Tue |
8/10 |
18.0
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Up
Meridian Road |
County highway, straight gravel road, no access points. Very boring |
| Wed |
8/11 |
18.0
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Up Meridian Road |
Finish Meridian Road and walk about 6 miles into Fountain. Very nice
community. |
| Thur |
8/12 |
14.8 |
Fountain |
Walk into Fountain. Very nice Community. |
| Fri |
8/13 |
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Colorado
Springs - Fri Event |
All
day
Visit Woodland Park & Limon
Friday Night Film Viewing in Colo. Springs |
| Sat |
8/14 |
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Colorado Springs Community Walk |
All Day |
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SEGMENT #11 Monday August 16th, Leave from Colorado Springs |
| Mon |
8/16 |
16.0 |
Northgate |
Very difficult transition: from city to highway along #83, to adjacent
to I-25.
End before Monument at convenient
Point, Transport forward |
| Tue |
8/17 |
16.0 |
Monument/Palmer Lake |
Transport back to yesterday’s end point and go through Monument to
Larkspur
Narrow roads but not much traffic |
| Wed |
8/18 |
13.0 |
Castle Rock |
Easy side roads and service roads.
1 mile on a dirt road immediately adjacent to I-25 (not a dedicated
road) |
| Thur |
8/19 |
14.5 |
Parker |
Newer diagonal road from C.R. is good for walking but significant
traffic |
| Fri |
8/20 |
15.5 |
Aurora |
Heavy traffic on Parker Road. Cut off at Peoria and walk on sidewalks
from then on. Good opportunity for day walkers to join us. |
| Sat |
8/21 |
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Ending Community Walk and Rally at Capitol |
Start in Del Mar Park, walk through Aurora on neighborhood streets. Then
down Colfax. Finish at State Capitol. Good visibility. |
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Tuesday, August 24, Celebration of Completion
- Denver |
| Tues |
8/24 |
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Central Christian Church |
Celebration! 5:30-7:30pm |
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