Riders: Chuck, Kristin
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| The CoT |
Ride Type: out and back
Chosen Direction: South Platte Canyon trail-head to Little Scraggy trail-head
Mileage: 23 miles (11.5 each way)
Elevation Gain: 1702'
Average Pace: 13 min/mile
Total time includes breaks: 4.5 hours
Trail description: Stays within the Buffalo Creek Fire area for 80% of the ride and is mostly flat, gravelly and flows well.
Interactive GPS track recording:
View Sec. #2: South Platte Canyon to Little ScraggyUntitled in a larger map
Buffalo Creek Fire (1996): Burned for 1 week, scorching 10,000 acres of forest covering a distance of over 10 miles with a 2 mile width. The fire also destroyed 18 homes. More details here
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| Section 2 Trail-head |
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| A partial survivor - Raleigh Peak (far background) its summit is actually part of the burn line The CoT loops just behind the peak among the unburned terrain (see next image) |
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| Scorched Earth Our GPS tracks overlaid onto Google Earth Note the fires damage as captured by satellite |
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| Elevation with corresponding speed profile |
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| New growth |
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| Lunch break |
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| The Remains |
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| Drive-by |
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| Historical Hotel passed on the drive to the South Platte Trail-head |
Our first section of the CoT in the books!
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