INCLUDED with the CLUB SUPPORTED COLORADO BACKROADS DISCOVERY RIDE:
- 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
- StarLink WIFI
Colorado offers some of the highest mountains passes 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 Banquet 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 is 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. Included.
- 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. (on you)
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.
More Info & Route Descriptions
COBDR + HOMEPAGE
