We have a saying here: " 'Tis a privilege to live in Colorado." This most certainly applies to the lucky mountain and road cyclists fortunate to inhabit the Front Range, specifically the Boulder-Denver metropolitan area.

Denver seen from the east.
It only gets better . . .

But while we Front Rangers may be lucky devils, the mountain bikers in the area tend to stay on established, well-known trails, rarely exploring some off-the-beaten paths. Case in point is a coworker of mine who rides twice a week but has done no more than three different trails.

I hope the following lesser-known rides will give visitors and locals some idea of the wealth of cycling opportunities here along the Front Range.

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Tom Barnhart is the author of two mountain biking guidebooks, Front Range Single Tracks and Steamboat Single Tracks. A third Front Range mountain biking guide is in the works. He volunteers with Trail Conservation Services, a local mountain biking club who maintain and build trails in the Denver area. Tom lives with Banjo (the dog) and Patty, who is also a guidebook author and cycling fanatic in her own right and owns more bikes than he does.