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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map on: January 27, 2016, 06:56:14 PM
uber_franz


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« on: January 27, 2016, 06:56:14 PM »
FYI - appears to be a good resource for planning back-road adventures:

http://coloradogravelroads.com/

Cheers!
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #1 on: January 28, 2016, 06:33:35 AM
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2016, 06:33:35 AM »
Wow, I've never seen such gridded gravel roads. Any idea if there is a way to find this information for other states? I love that when you zoom out it doesn't filter out all the small roads. Google maps is useless from a bicycle perspective because if you zoom out more than a few miles all it shows are the major roads and filters out all the bike friendly roads.
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #2 on: January 28, 2016, 08:35:53 AM
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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2016, 08:35:53 AM »
Strava heatmap is a great addition.  What is the "bad roads" layer?  This is awesome!
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #3 on: February 03, 2016, 09:21:23 PM
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2016, 09:21:23 PM »
That's my map, thanks for the nice feedback.

Other states: the data is hit and miss. Some states have it, some have in only in certain regions, some want you to pay for it, some don't have anything. I also made one for Iowa - http://iowagravelroads.com. I processed the data for Texas but haven't made it live yet. There's a couple other states that I might do.

The "Bad Roads" layer: roads that I have ridden or other people have told me about that suck for some reason. Right now it's mostly due to oil truck traffic.
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #4 on: April 07, 2016, 08:29:46 AM
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2016, 08:29:46 AM »
This is awesome. I'd love to see a similar map for Utah. I wonder if it's feasible...
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #5 on: April 08, 2016, 01:48:09 PM
HOser

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« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2016, 01:48:09 PM »
Wow, this is a phenomenal resource, thank you!!  thumbsup

Can anyone advise, is it safe to assume all routes shown are public? When I analyze the areas I'm familiar with this appears to be true, just wanted to be sure.
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #6 on: April 08, 2016, 01:56:41 PM
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« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2016, 01:56:41 PM »
I found the answer to my own question, posting the link here for the benefit of others:
https://grindingroundgreeley.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/colorado-gravel/

drwelby: The presentation of information on your map is great, it makes it easy to visualize some pretty exciting possibilities.

Virtual beer donated and thanks again!
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #7 on: April 08, 2016, 02:07:24 PM
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« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2016, 02:07:24 PM »
Thanks for the support!
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  Topic Name: Colorado Gravel Roads Map Reply #8 on: April 09, 2016, 07:59:35 PM
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2016, 07:59:35 PM »
Quote from: drwelby on April 08, 2016, 02:07:24 PM
Thanks for the support!

You're awesome!
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