Salida Singletrack: Mountain Biking in Colorado's Upper Arkansas Valley [Paperback]

Nathan Ward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2004

The Upper Arkansas River Valley represents everything mountain bikers love - easy access, a wide range of excellent trails, more peaks over 14,000 feet than anywhere in the Lower 48, big beautiful views, awesome whitewater, perfect weather and no crowds. It's pure, filled with singletrack and sun-kissed. Come ride, drink good local beer, soak in lithium-laden hot springs - it is what you seek.

Salida Singletrack serves up 38 trails, easy to expert and covers the towns of Salida, Buena Vista and Leadville. Maps, elevation profiles, mile by mile descriptions and photographs.

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About the Author

Nathan Ward is a professional adventure writer and photographer, and a member of the Explorers Club. His work has appeared in Outside, Life, Adventure Cyclist, Paddler and many more. He is a Salida local.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Ice Mountain Publishing (April 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0974881406
• ISBN-13: 978-0974881409
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,895,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Southern Colorado's best unknown riding mecca de-mystified!, August 15, 2004

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Tom Purvis "http://www.arkansasvalley.net/tpu... (Salida, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salida Singletrack: Mountain Biking in Colorado's Upper Arkansas Valley (Paperback)

Those of us who live and ride in or near Salida have known for years that there is much more to love about the area than the famed Monarch Crest Trail. But we would be the first to admit that some of the best of the riding in the area is rarely seen because it isn't necessarily easy to find.

Salida Singletrack has helped me to know the Upper Arkansas Valley better than I knew it before. I expected riders visiting here to benefit from a good guide book, but I never expected to have the book help me find new great rides right close to home.

Nathan's section for every "The Ride: Mileage Log" can help anyone with an odometer find the route. His descriptions are enticing and full of background information. Salida Singletrack is a fun book that's also very accurate and useful.

Pick up a copy of Salida Singletrack, then pay us a visit and find out just how good is some of Salida's lesser known riding.