Colorado Backroads Discovery Ride Adventure +
AUGUST 22 – 30 2024
Have you ever wanted to ride your Adventure Motorcycle on a Colorado Backroads Discovery Ride Adventure + from the 4 Corners to Wyoming?
From Cortez, Colorado near the 4 Corners to the Wyoming Border.
And on the Wyoming Red Desert X Loop on Day 7
Exit Tours MC of Salida, CO. will host a 7 day Club supported ride from Cortez, CO to the Wyoming border.
Over the last week of August 2024.
- The ride starts on Friday August 23 near the 4 Corners and finishes on Thursday August 29 at the Ladder Ranch on the Wyoming Border.
- Arrive at the Ute Mountain Casino in Cortez, CO. on Thursday August 22
The COLORADO BACKROADS DISCOVERY RIDE ADVENTURE +
COBDR Adventure +
Friday AUGUST 23 TO THURSDAY AUG 29 2024
- With a Rest Day on Day 4
Why is this Ride called Adventure + ?
Because Day 7 includes the Red Desert X Loop of the Wyoming Backroads Discovery Route.
The concept of this Club Supported ride is to make it easier for you to ride your own motorcycle on the Colorado Backroads Discovery Route from Cortez, CO. to the Wyoming border.
- Support on the route for 8 days
- Gear portage so you may ride unencumbered
- Dialed-in Phone compatible GPS Tracks
- Breakfast available every morning
- Pre-arranged Camping or Lodging locales
- Transport of an ice chest, cot & chair, plus your camping gear
- BBQ & Kitchen Set-up when camping so you can cook if you wish
- Club supplied utensils & condiments
- Camaraderie of Like-minded individuals
- Transport your gear back to your truck at the start
- Or rent a truck to get there and drop it off in Cortez ?
- We do not suggest riding to the 4 Corners and wearing out your new tires
Colorado offers some of the tallest mountains passable by a motorcycle in North America.
- With several passes over 12,000 feet, there is no shortage of views on this route.
You’ll experience shortness of breath in the thin air of:
- Ophir
- Corkscrew
- Hurricane
- California
- Cinnamon
- Cumberland
- Cottonwood
- Weston
- Hagerman Passes.
Ride Description and More Info
Beginning near the Four Corners.
Where CO, AZ, NM and UT intersect, this 900 + mile route winds its way north through the Rocky Mountains to the Wyoming border and the Red Desert X-Loop.
- The terrain includes dirt roads with rocks, sand and a few water crossings to keep things interesting.
- The Club will insist that all riders use the BUDDY SYSTEM
- The CO BACKROADS ADVENTURE RIDE will stage, lodge & park at the Ute Mountain Casino on Thursday Aug. 22.
- Start on Friday Aug. 25th at the Ute Mountain Casino between Cortez and 4 Corners.
- Where secure truck parking is available.
CAMPING and LODGING DAYS
Camping available on Days 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7.
- The club will drop your bags at a Hotel on the route if you wish.
- (Hotel must be on the route)
- Lodging reservations available at the start and on Days 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
- Day 4 is a Rest Day
OVERNIGHT CAMPING OR LODGING LOCALES:
- Thursday Aug 22 meet at the Ute Mtn Hotel & Casino in Cortez, CO.
- Friday Aug 23 DAY 1 ride to TELLURIDE to the Last Dollar CG
- Saturday Aug 24 DAY 2 ride to LAKE CITY to the Mill Creek CG
- Sunday Aug 25 DAY 3 ride to SALIDA – HQ will be Lodging at Ponderosa Lodge Fire Camp
- Monday Aug 26 DAY 4 REST DAY in SALIDA – Ponderosa Lodge – Monday Ride some High Mountain Pass Loops not on the ‘official’ COBDR.
- OR Sunday & Monday you could Lodge at the Lodge in Poncha Spings- < 8 miles from Ride HQ.
- Tuesday Aug 27 DAY 5 Ride to GYPSUM to the Sweetwater Canyon Private CG
- Wednesday Aug 28 DAY 6 ride through STEAMBOAT SPRINGS to the LADDER RANCH BnB on the Colorado/ Wyoming border
- Thursday Aug 29 DAY 7 stage at the LADDER RANCH BnB on the Colorado/ Wyoming border and ride the Wyoming Red Desert X-Loop
- Spend Thursday Night at The Ladder Ranch where we’ll have a T-Bone Steak Dinner
- Breakfast is Included Friday at The Ladder Ranch
INCLUDED with the CLUB SUPPORTED COLORADO BACKROADS DISCOVERY RIDE:
- Welcome Dinner at the Ute Mountain Casino
- Breakfast Available every morning
- Dialed-in Ride with GPS phone compatible Tracks
- Ride with GPS Club membership
- Exit Tours MC membership
- Gear & luggage portage
- Chase truck & trailer
- Local support
INCLUDED with the CLUB SUPPORTED COLORADO BACKROADS DISCOVERY RIDE:
- Ride unencumbered by camping gear
- Ability to bring an Ice chest
- Club will re-supply Ice
- Discounted lodging reservations at the Ute Casino (On you)
- Predetermined meeting or camping locations
- Breakfast Included when camping and when Lodging
- Dinner on arrival and nights 3-7
- Camaraderie of like-minded enthusiasts
- Campfires
Lodging & Camping Info
- Camping Fees are Included on Days 1, 2
- Discounted Lodging or Camping Reservations at the Ute Mountain Casino on arrival (on you)
- Lodging reservations at the Ponderosa Lodge on Day’s 3 & 4 (on you)
- Or Lodge at the Poncha Lodge < 8 miles from the Ponderosa Lodge (on you)
- Day 4 is a Rest Day
- Camping or Lodging Reservations on Sweetwater Canyon in Gypsum on Day 5 (on you)
- Lodging or camping reservations at the Ladder Ranch on Day 6 & 7 (on you)
- Discounted Lodging reservations at the Ute Mtn Casino on what would be Day 8 (on you)
- Secure truck parking at the Ute Mountain Casino
- Chase / portage trailer taken back to Cortez to drop gear
- Breakfast and Dinner are Included with Lodging on Days 3-7
- Breakfast is included on Day 2
- Dinner is available in Telluride and Lake City on Day’s 1 & 2
INCLUDED with the CLUB SUPPORTED COLORADO BACKROADS DISCOVERY RIDE:
- The Camaraderie of Like-Minded Enthusiasts
- Bench racing sessions
- Colorado Great Divide Adventure stickers
- T-Shirt
- Pin
Motorcycle Information
- The club suggests a 300 cc to 1290 cc Adventure bike on this 7 Day Colorado Adventure.
- This Colorado Backroads Discovery Ride Adventure is for street legal, quiet motorcycles with liability insurance.
- You will not need Panniers or saddle bags.
- A backpack and a tank bag should suffice.
Please see this Page on RIDE PREPARATION
Page on Colorado OHV Stickers
The COST of the Club supported Colorado Backroads Discovery Ride:
Club membership is included with the COLORADO BACKROADS DISCOVERY RIDE.
- $700 when Signing-Up for a 7 Day supported adventure from Cortez to the Wyoming Border
- Lodging Fees are Not included.
- Sign-Up is Limited to 20 Riders
- Lodging & Camping info Updates will be sent after Sign-Up Confirmation
LODGING:
Link to Utemountaincasino.com
Please Do Not Contact the Colorado Firecamp – Ponderosa Lodge
Link to the Ladderranch.com
Start Locale Link on Google Maps:
More Info & Route Descriptions
COLORADO BACKROADS DISCOVERY RIDE ADVENTURE + ADVENTURE AWAITS
