Map Breakdown: Day 4

This is the breakdown of day 4, the final day of our adventure! This day starts in Breckenridge, where we'll no doubt wake up bleary eyed and dehydrated (the way God intended). This day is a brief 12 miles, but a horrendous 3100 feet of climbing. Check out the map here.

We'll start with a road climb up the Peak Nine Access Road, and then rejoin the CO Trail about 8 miles in. The ride up the Peak Nine Access Road is an alternative route. The original route swung north and rejoined the CO Trail off HWY 9. While this would put us back on the CO Trail sooner, it also subjects us to, "4 hours of hike a bike" according to other users. In the interest of less suffering, we're going to take a service road.

Original Route

Updated Route

Elevation Profile

Part 1: Miles 0-6 - We start off with the Peak Nine Access Trail, which is a service road up to the top of Peak Nine (as the name suggests). This is rideable, and saves us quite a bit of hassle hiking up the much harder official option.

Part 1

Peak Nine Access Road

Part 2: Miles 7 - 8: Back on single track! We don't actually rejoin right onto the CO Trail, we spend a short time on Wheeler Trail, which then connects to the CO Trail. The elev tops out on this trail, and we descend down a couple hundred feet before connecting.

Part 2

Satellite View

Wheeler Trail

Part 3: Miles 9-13: After finally rejoining the CO Trail, it is an apparent technical descent down to highway 91 and a short hop across to Copper and some delicious Mexican food!

Part 3

Dropping into Copper

This will be the last part of the trip, and by now we'll surely be hungry and ready for an ice cold margarita!