By aka_locojoe in September, 2011
We stayed in Laramie and drove to the Northern most trail head Dry Park. From there we rode to the trail's end the Pelton Creek trail head near the Colorado border and back for a total of 46 miles. The trail has a variety of gravel type surfaces. I rode it on my hybrid which was difficult in a few spots due to soft gravel. The trail has one short detour at the community of Fox Park where the route takes a road to bypass a segment of the former railroad that's still under litigation. This was a nice trail with a lot of beautiful scenery and wildlife. Much better than we were expecting. We spotted deer, a moose and a fox. The only other riders we seen on the trail the entire day were a group of 3 near the lake.
Bring mosquito repellent.
More on our rail-to-trail rides here http://locojoe.com/bikeblog
By fishr78 in July, 2010
I've ridden the southern half of the trail (Woods Creek almost to Pelton Creek) a couple of times, and it's a beautiful, quiet ride. Saw a coyote trotting down the trail on one trip. Definitely would recommend against road-bike tires for this trail--gravel is generally too loose for a smooth ride. The Wycolo Lodge is on HW 230 near the southern end of the trail, and we had a pretty good lunch there.