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Fairmont Canal Trail – Bridge into Golden loop from Red Rocks College

Fairmont Canal Trail – Bridge into Golden loop from Red Rocks College

Hard

4.9

(9507)

19,739

riders

Fairmont Canal Trail – Bridge into Golden loop from Red Rocks College

02:43

41.2km

490m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 14.4 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.72 km

Carl's Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Views from Carl's Point yield William Frederick Hayden Park to your right and Denver just straight out.

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14.3 km

Tucker Gulch

Highlight • Gorge

Tucker Gulch, stretching for about eight miles, plays a significant role as a watershed running from east to west. It cuts through the prairie, situated roughly one mile north of …

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18.7 km

Boardwalk trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

An elevated board walk trail that avoids the worst of the mud! Take it easy cycling along here as it is shared with walkers and runners.

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24.1 km

Fairmont Canal Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail has some lovely view's of Denver and the canal as you cycle alongside it. The ground is gravel so should stay in decent condition unless it has been really wet.

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24.7 km

Fairmont Ditch Trail

Highlight • Trail

Great way to connect Clear Creek Trail to Long Lake Regional Park, Arvada Blunn Reservoir and the Ralston Creek Trail.

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26.7 km

Fairmont Canal Trail Access to North Table Mountain

Highlight • Trail

The Fairmont Canal Trail is a fun gravel ride and provides access to North Table Mtn, the Long Lake Regional Park, Arvada Blunn Reservoir and the Ralston Creek Trail.

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28.1 km

Colorado Railroad Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The museum has been founded in the late 1950s by a private association. Today you can explore more than 100 railroad engines (both steam and diesel electric) and wagons from …

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29.1 km

Bridge into Golden

Highlight • Bridge

A place to pause after an uphill climb if heading west toward Golden on the trail.

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41.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

8.27 km

5.80 km

5.67 km

5.00 km

992 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

13.3 km

12.7 km

1.52 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,870 m)

Lowest point (1,680 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 12 July

34°C

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Fairmont Canal Trail – Bridge into Golden loop from Red Rocks College

Carl's Point

Tucker Gulch

Boardwalk trail

Fairmont Canal Trail

Fairmont Ditch Trail

Fairmont Canal Trail Access to North Table Mountain

Colorado Railroad Museum

Bridge into Golden

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