I’ve released my first draft of Segment #4 of the Front Range bikepacking guide to the CO 14ers:
![Tour 14er Front Range Segment 4](https://justinsimoni.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tour_14er_front_range_segment_4-697x1024.jpg)
Segment #4 takes from around Georgetown to the base of Longs Peak! The MTB narrative rushes you down Argentine Pass to a resupply in Idaho Springs, then up Oh My God Road, to a mixed surface route to the trailhead.
Switchbacks with steep dropoffs! Ghost towns! 4WD mania! Alpine singletrack!
![Creek Crossing on FS 505](https://justinsimoni.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/505-creek_crossing-1024x575.jpg)
The Road narrative takes the same dizzying switchbacks of Oh My God Road to Richmond Street in Black Hawk, where you’ll wander up a steep, rough road up to the Peak to Peak highway. Peak to Peak is a ultra-classic road route in of itself, featuring wide-shouldered riding, perfect for all the rubber necking you’ll be doing because of the mountain views.
I’ve taken a ton of time to scout out free, dispersed, legal campsites near the East Longs Peak Trailhead – such opportunities get tight, as private property encroaches close to the route. But I think we’ve got some good ones.
![Chasm Lake at sunrise, Longs Peak](https://justinsimoni.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Untitled_Panorama3-1024x576.jpg)
Finish the Segment off with a summit of Longs Peak! The absolute Monarch of the Front Range and of Rocky Mountain National Park! All that’s left down is rocket you back to Golden – and that’ll be Segment #5.
Work in Progress
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