Sloan's Lake loop

Sloan's Lake loop is a 2.6-mile bike loop in Denver, Colorado, that starts and ends at Sloan's Lake Park. It takes about 14 minutes at an easy pace and stays 100% off busy roads, with 100% on trails and paths.

2.6 miles, about 26 minutes at a child's pace, 100% on trails, and Trazo detected no busy road to cross without a traffic light.

About this ride

From Sloan's Lake Park, the loop follows Sloan's Lake Trail and Sloan's Lake Park Perimeter Trail and comes back to where it started. It is 2.6 miles with 92 feet of climbing, so it is gently rolling; plan about 14 minutes at an easy 11 mph, or about 26 minutes at a child's pace of 6 mph. 100% of it is on trails and paths and 100% is off busy roads. All paved.

Trazo found no risky busy crossings on this ride. Along the way: restrooms at mile 0.9. OpenStreetMap shows no drinking water on the loop itself. The nearest parking lot is about 600 feet from the start; check its signs for fees or permits.

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○ Start and finish: Sloan's Lake ParkParking: nearest lot about 600 ft away (check signs for fees)

Trail or pathBike laneQuiet streetBusy road

Climb along the loop: ↑ 92 ft in all

Restrooms, water and stops

• Restrooms at mile 0.9, on Sloan's Lake Park Perimeter Trail

Street by street

1. Sloan's Lake Trail0.8 mi
2. Sloan's Lake Park Perimeter Trail0.4 mi
3. Sloan's Lake Trail1.4 mi

Short connecting bits are folded into the row next to them, so a row can read a little longer than the trail itself. Named busy streets keep their own row.

Busy crossings without a light

Trazo detected no busy road to cross without a traffic light.

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Computed from OpenStreetMap with Trazo's traffic-stress rating. Busy roads: fast or multi-lane traffic with no bike lane. Guidance only; verify safety yourself.