HOMESERVICESFRAME LABTHE BOARDFORUMGALLERYUPDATESGUMWALL GPBefore it was Gold Camp Road it was a railway. This stage puts the rails back. Climb out of town, ride through the tunnels, round St. Peter's Dome with the train beside you, and roll past the mines at Victor into Cripple Creek at the height of the gold camp.
If you ride Gold Camp in summer, this is your winter loop. If you never have, it is the best way up the mountain there is.
The Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, built in 1900 and 1901 to carry gold ore and passengers between Colorado Springs and the Cripple Creek mining district. After the railway was sold in 1922 the grade became a toll road, then Gold Camp Road.
Yes, in 1901, as Vice President. He is quoted calling it the trip that bankrupts the English language.
One of the old railway tunnels partly caved in in 1988, and that stretch has been closed to cars since. In the game the tunnels are open and the train still runs.
About 64 km one way with about 1,400 m of climbing, from town up to the gold camp at Victor and down into Cripple Creek. Your spot is saved at every stop, so you can ride it in pieces.
Yes. Gold Camp Road and the road on to Victor and Cripple Creek come from OpenStreetMap with real elevation. The train, the track and the mine headframes are put back the way they were.
No. A smart trainer gives you the grade as resistance. A speed sensor on any trainer works with estimated power, and the arrow keys work on anything.