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We hope you will find this information (in PDF, GDB, and Map format) useful in planning your routes to, from, and during our Rally. Paonia - How do I Get There Top O' the Rockies Rally -- Site Map Google Maps / Earth -- HERE Captioned Pictures -- HERE CONVERTERS Need a "Free" format converter for your GPS? Check out GPS Babel works with most common Maps and GPS Units. OR Convert Google Maps to direct downloads for you Garmin or TomTom -- NAV2US HERE
BMWMOA International Rally to Paonia - Fastest - 568 Miles Rally to Paonia - Fastest MAP Google Maps / Earth -- HERE Garmin GPS File HERE BMWMOA International Rally to Paonia - Scenic - 681 Miles Rally to Paonia - Scenic MAP Google Maps / Earth -- HERE Garmin GPS File HERE BMWMOA International Rally to Paonia - Via Yellowstone - 925 Miles Rally to Paonia - Yellowstone MAP Google Maps / Earth -- HERE Garmin GPS File HERE (loads slowly)
New to "Group Riding", or want a refresher? View the 10 minute MSF video HERE
GS RIDES -- All Rides Form in the Departure Area on the East Side of the Teen Center -- See Rally Site Map
Overland Reservoir Loop -- Google Maps / Earth -- HERE (loads slowly) Experience Grand Mesa at its finest. Travel mostly on forest service access roads and country roads through some of the finest forests Colorado has to offer. Enjoy a side trip to Overland Reservoir and possibly Vega State Park if time permits. We'll have lunch at a small town in the heart of Grand Mesa and return partly on Grand Mesa Scenic and Historical Highway. Friday 8:30am Taylor Reservoir Loop -- Google Maps / Earth -- HERE (loads slowly) This ride will be a combination of on and off road travel, with nothing more difficult than a Forest Service gravel road. The emphasis will be on the Geology, Geography, and early mining of Colorado. Be prepared for an educational experience as your ride leader George Podsobinski, a retired Geologist, points out and explains the landscape that makes our State both unique and beautiful. Saturday 8:30am ROAD RIDES -- All Rides Form in the Departure Area on the East Side of the Teen Center -- See Rally Site Map Black Canyon of the Gunnison's -- Ride Map HERE The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. http://www.nps.gov/blca/ Grand Mesa -- Ride Map HERE The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are a combination of separate National Forests located on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies. These three combined Forests cover 3,161,912 acres of public land in the central and southern Rocky Mountains, an area that lies south of the Colorado River and west of the Continental Divide with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies. The Forests vary in elevation from 5,800 feet above sea level in Roubideau Creek Canyon to 14,309 feet on Uncompahgre Peak. The Forests include spectacular features like the 355 foot high Bridal Veil falls; the Grand Mesa with over 300 lakes, one of the world's largest flat top mountains; and Alpine Tunnel, once the highest railroad tunnel in North America. http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/ Return to Event Page HERE
Please be aware, Dirt Road conditions change with the seasons and infrequent maintenance. What may have been easy last year can be impassible today, and vise versa. So never ride outside your skill level and be prepared to turn around should conditions warrant. Ride Safe! Paonia Scenic Loop Rides Master List Thinking of an impromptu ride? Good information on the rides listed below. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park---Black Canyon MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 151mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Easy 247mi) HERE
Crested Butte---Crested Butte MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 163mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Easy 199mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Challenging 189) HERE Garmin GPS File Alt. Rt. Taylor Res. (Paved 196mi) HERE
Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument---Grand Mesa MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 196mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Easy 210mi) HERE
Silverton and Million Dollar Highway---Silverton MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 223-271mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Easy 265mi) HERE
Lake City---Lake City MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 212mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Easy 273mi) HERE
Dolores River Route---Delores River MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 291mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Easy 243mi) HERE
Independence and Monarch Pass---Independence Pass MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 321mi) HERE Garmin GPS File (Dirt Easy 265mi) HERE
Durango and Million Dollar Highway---Durango MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 318-366mi) HERE
Complete Million Dollar Highway Loop---Million Dollar Hwy MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 380-497mi) HERE
Wolf Creek Pass---Wolf Creek Pass MAP
Garmin GPS File (Paved 439mi) HERE
Enjoy, and ride safe. BMWMCC
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