Route info: These routes are a mixture of pavement, gravel, unmaintained dirt road and singletrack starting and ending behind Kokopelli Bike and Board in Cortez. The shorter route cuts off the beautiful Lower Dolores section of the ride as well as the small 1/2 mile hike-a-bike (for most) from the McPhee dam to Sage Hen. Both the long and short course options follow the same route for the first 25 miles so you can choose which course is best depending on how you feel. There are no options for resupply along either route except to filter water from the lower Dolores river on long course.  

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49 Mile Short Option: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42249552

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70 Mile Long Option: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38958800