Route: Wonderland Lake and Foothills North trail
Distance: 9.43 miles (including riding through town to get to/from home)
Time: approx. 50 min
This week's bike ride was pretty short because I was still pretty tired from the trail run yesterday in addition to being short on sleep because of volunteering for the Outdoor Divas Triathlon. I started out from home and biked up to the Wonderland Lake area, which has a wide gravel path going around the lake. Portions are also cement bike path.
The wide gravel path continues north from Wonderland Lake until it hits Lee Hill drive, and I believe that section is technically the Foothills trail.
The path is very flat except for one section where it connects to the Wonderland Lake loop, which is short and pretty steep. Other than that, though, it's just cruising along the foothills.
This is actually taken from Foothills North, looking northeast.
Foothills North trail, itself, however, is rocky as hell. It was actually too difficult for me with my bike, level of skill, and current energy level. I kept peeling off backwards. So even though I was actually fairly close to the end of the trail I decided to just head on home.
The wide gravel path is very popular with runners and families and people out for walks with their dogs.
The Wonderland Lake area is higher in elevation than most of Boulder, so you get some really nice views.
This is Wonderland Lake itself. This photo is not very impressive, but the route I took didn't really go past a super-scenic view of the lake, which itself doesn't look that picturesque due to the overcast anyway.
Barring the section of Foothills North that's north of Lee Hill Drive, this is an easy route that was good to loosen my legs up after yesterday's run. I think in the future I'll tackle this trail on foot, however, unless I am looking for a short easy ride, and leave the very rocky section for when I get a better bike and/or am more skilled on the mountain bike.
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