depending on what area you live in Lakewood there is a bike trail that runs from Bear Valley Park all the way to Morrison. not sure how far it goes by the time i get to Morrison when i start around Wadsworth and Hampden i'm dead and want to go home. if you go the other way you can make it to down town Denver. going out to Morrison you will find alot of little dirt trails but mostly paved
My favorite, while not exactly in your area, is Hall Ranch in Lyons. It has a good technical section at the beginning, followed by a nice climb, and then a scenic loop and lots of downhill back to the parking area. And if technical isn't your bag, start from the fruit loops parking area. (apple valley road, I think is the proper term)
depending on what area you live in Lakewood there is a bike trail that runs from Bear Valley Park all the way to Morrison. not sure how far it goes by the time i get to Morrison when i start around Wadsworth and Hampden i'm dead and want to go home. if you go the other way you can make it to down town Denver. going out to Morrison you will find alot of little dirt trails but mostly paved
I think that trail comes up to Lair O' the Bear, which is some nice singletrack..
Marshal Mesa is pretty nice, too. It's off of 93 close to Boulder.
Thanks everyone for the responses.
Winters just around the corner so I was hoping to get some more rides in...
However, I broke my derailleur the other day so it is out of commission.