Galloping Goose Trail:
Colorado
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Description:
Easy hiking - Moderate biking. A long and rewarding bike or hiking trip that is 20.6 miles one way with a 1,580-foot elevation gain. Take the Bike Path west from town and go up to Lawson Hill entrance, follow single track down old railroad grade to Ilium Valley. Make a sharp right turn at the road. Turn left over bridge to Sunshine Mesa. At first switchback, continue straight onto the old railroad grade again. Trail continues above Ames to Ophir Loop (Hwy. 145). Loop can be completed by taking South Fork Rd. back to Ilium single track and Lawson Hill or continue south (under the highway) to Trout Lake and Lizard Head Pass.
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