Bike Route 6: Denver Area - South Platte Greenway

(From 7/17/06 on my old blog)

The South Platte Greenway is a path that follows along the South Platte River all the way through Denver. The south end is near Chatfield State Park where it connects to the trail along C470. I have never followed it all the way to the north end but I have gone as far as what I guess is 58th Avenue. From the south end at C470, that’s about 18 miles one way. Looking at the satellite photos on Google Maps, the trail appears to end at about 104th Avenue – at least another 5 miles or so.

You can start almost anywhere along this trail and ride as far as you want. And there is a fair number of trails that connect to this one along the way.

This is a busy trail on the weekends especially with lots of road bikers. It’s also common to see in-line skaters and other trail users as well.

Since it’s along the river, it is fun to notice the varying water flows from one ride to another as well as to spot wildlife, mainly birds, along the way. The most unusual bird that I have seen along the river is a Black Crowned Night Heron which I have seen on 3 occasions.