Jamestown Mercantile Café – Ward General Store loop from Bar-K Ranch

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Jamestown Mercantile Café – Ward General Store loop from Bar-K Ranch

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Jamestown Mercantile Café – Ward General Store loop from Bar-K Ranch

03:07

41.7km

980m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Roosevelt National Forest

Buckingham Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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41 m

Ceran Saint Vrain Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

The trail follows the creek north from here for about two miles before splitting off. There is plenty of parking here and you can stay at Jamestown Cabin just down from the trailhead.

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1.09 km

Super James (Jamestown to end of pavement)

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The "Super James" climb is one of the more notorious climbs in the area. Super James from Jamestown consists of about 1,800 of climbing in 6 miles with an average grade of 8%. This 4.4 mile section of Super James, between Jamestown and where the road turns to gravel, is where the majority of the hard climbing happens. The twisting nature of the road makes the hard climbing, with some moments being far over an average of 15%, feel even harder; you just can't see the next section of hill coming! Fortunately, you've had all of Lefthand and the climb up James Canyon Drive to warm up for this climb, which has

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7.95 km

Jamestown Bottle Refill Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Jamestown is a great spot to stop and refill. They have a bottle refill station and a nice park to refuel in. You can keep climbing or turn around to make lots of other routes.

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8.00 km

Jamestown Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Lovely park in the small village of Jamestown. There is a bottle filling station, a bike repair stand, benches, and a Porta potty.

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8.02 km

Jamestown Mercantile Café

Highlight • Cafe

The Jamestown Mercantile is a cute, cyclist-friendly cafe in a historic building. There is outside seating both right out front and across the road in the park. They have an expansive menu (jamestownmercantile.com/menu) and live music and events in the warmer months.

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14.5 km

Lefthand Canyon (from Lee Hill Drive to Ward)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This section of the popular Lefthand Canyon is a long, but scenic climb with increasingly good views of the often-snowcapped Indian Peaks the closer you get to Ward. Ward is a tiny mountain town just off the Peak to Peak highway with a cyclist-friendly general store. This section is also super, super fun to fly down, but be aware deer in the road and cars.

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31.0 km