Idaho Springs – Georgetown Lake loop from Idaho Springs

Idaho Springs – Georgetown Lake loop from Idaho Springs

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Idaho Springs – Georgetown Lake loop from Idaho Springs

03:06

64.2km

840m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.6 km for 86 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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258 m

Idaho Springs

Highlight • Settlement

Idaho Springs, Colorado, is a small former mining town just off of I-70. This is a great place for hikers, cyclists, and trail runners to start or end an outdoor …

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18.4 km

Georgetown Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Tom Bennoff Lake Trail circles around the entirety of Georgetown Lake. You can fish, boat, picnic, and ice skate on the lake (ice skating is of course only during …

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19.1 km

Georgetown Lake Parking

Highlight • Parking

This is the best spot to park if you are planning to run around Georgetown Lake, the Purdy Trail, or up Saxon Mountain. There are restrooms here and plenty of …

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19.2 km

Georgetown Lake

Highlight • Lake

Tom Bennoff Lake Trail circles around the entirety of Georgetown Lake. You can fish, boat, picnic, and ice skate on the lake (ice skating is of course only during the …

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21.7 km

Town of Georgetown

Highlight • Settlement

Georgetown was founded in 1859 during the Colorado Gold Rush by George and David Griffith, two prospectors from Kentucky. After 1864, gold and silver ore was mined in countless mines …

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23.0 km

Devil's Gate Station and Underground Silver Mine Tours

Highlight • Historical Site

Devil's Gate Station is the name of the train station in Silver Plume for the Georgetown Loop Railroad. This short tourist track runs a couple miles between the towns of Silver Plume and Georgetown.

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30.7 km

Snowy Trail in Arapaho National Forest

Highlight • Trail

Check in advance, if the bike path is snow free. There is only this way to go over Loveland Pass. the street from the ski resort to the pass is well maintained, but not the bike path.

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32.8 km

Grays and Torreys Winter/Lower Trailhead

Highlight • Parking

There is a packed gravel parking lot here off of I-70 with access to Stevens Gulch Road, an easy gravel road that takes you up around three miles to the …

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64.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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