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Paved Road

Paved Multiuse Trail

Soft-Surface Multiuse Trail

Gravel Road

Singletrack And/Or Doubletrack Trail

CHERRY CREEK STATE PARK

Difficulty: Easy

Accessible via: Surface streets, greenways, vehicle, public transit

As cliché as it sounds, this Aurora green space is an urban oasis, and the tangle of gravel roads and singletrack on the park’s southeast side won’t let you forget it. In rainy years, the prairie grasses and wild-flowers can reach your handlebars, and you’re sure to spot eastern

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