Denver → Sundance

June 22 – June 27, 2026 · 5 riders · the long way through Colorado & Utah

6 days

5 riding days + 1 rest

983 miles

20.2 hours saddle time

5 riders

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Day 1

Denver Airport → Stanley Hotel

73.4 mi · 1 hr 25 min

Day 2

Stanley Hotel → Aspen (Molly Hotel)

182.9 mi · 4 hr 8 min

Day 3

Aspen → Telluride

231.6 mi · 5 hr 1 min

Day 4 · rest

Telluride

Thu Jun 25 · 0 mi

Day 5

Telluride → Sorrel River Ranch

273.1 mi · 5 hr 39 min

Day 6

Sorrel River Ranch → Sundance

221.5 mi · 3 hr 55 min

The Riders

Ron Biscardi

Principal · full route

Emily V Biscardi

Full route

Billy Venable

Full route

Guy Biscardi

Denver → SLC (Day 6)

Julian

Denver → SLC (Day 6)

Day by Day

Day 1 · green

Day 1: Denver Airport → Stanley Hotel

Mon · Jun 22

73.4 mi distance 1 hr 25 min saddle 1 legs

Land at DEN, pick up the bikes, head straight to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Short ride, easy first night.

Highlights: Pickup logistics · I-25 N + US-36 W into the foothills · Stanley Hotel (yes, *that* Stanley Hotel).

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Day 2 · blue

Day 2: Stanley Hotel → Aspen (Molly Hotel)

Tue · Jun 23

182.9 mi distance 4 hr 8 min saddle 5 legs

Out early before the RMNP timed-entry reservation kicks in. Trail Ridge Road over the top, drop to Granby, south to Twin Lakes, then Independence Pass into Aspen. Stay at the Molly Hotel.

⚠️ Leave the Stanley before 5:30 AM to clear the RMNP gate ahead of the timed-entry window.

Highlights: Trail Ridge Road (highest paved continuous road in the US) · Granby valley · Twin Lakes · Independence Pass (12,095 ft) · Roaring Fork descent into Aspen.

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Day 3 · purple

Day 3: Aspen → Telluride

Wed · Jun 24

231.6 mi distance 5 hr 1 min saddle 6 legs

Aspen → Carbondale → McClure Pass → Hotchkiss → Black Canyon of the Gunnison (South Rim) → Montrose → Telluride.

⚠️ Long riding day. Plan stops at Black Canyon and budget photo time at the South Rim overlooks.

Highlights: McClure Pass · West Elk Loop · Black Canyon South Rim visitor center · Dallas Divide approach into Telluride.

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Day 4 · rest

Telluride — rest day 🛀

Thu · Jun 25

Sleep in. Walk the town. Pull a wheel off, clean a chain, eat well. Built in here after the heavy Day 3.

Day 5 · orange

Day 5: Telluride → Sorrel River Ranch

Fri · Jun 26

273.1 mi distance 5 hr 39 min saddle 4 legs

Telluride north to Ouray, then the Million Dollar Highway to Silverton. Turn around at Silverton, ride back through Ouray, then northwest to Moab and Sorrel River Ranch.

⚠️ Long day with the Silverton out-and-back. Pace yourself — the Million Dollar twice is the highlight, not a chore.

Highlights: Million Dollar Hwy (US-550) Ouray↔Silverton · Red Mountain Pass · La Sal Mountains crossing · Sorrel River Ranch waterfront.

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Day 6 · red · split day

Day 6: Sorrel River Ranch → Sundance

Sat · Jun 27 · arrive Sundance by 1pm

221.5 mi distance 3 hr 55 min saddle 3 legs

Roll 7:30 AM MDT (breakfast 6:30, gear-up 7:00). Together up US-191 N → US-6 W over Soldier Summit to Spanish Fork. There the group splits: Ron+Emily+Billy on to Sundance; Guy+Julian to SLC airport for flights home.

Highlights: Sunrise on UT-128 leaving Sorrel River · Book Cliffs · Soldier Summit (7,477 ft) · Provo Canyon descent.

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🛣️ The split at Spanish Fork, UT

Ron + Emily + Billy → Sundance

US-189 N up Provo Canyon · +29 mi · arrive ~1pm MDT

Guy + Julian → SLC Airport

I-15 N · +56 mi · flights home (earliest realistic ~3-4pm MDT departure)

Logistics

⚠️ Open items (need Ron lock before deck/final website push)

Julian's last name + portrait photo
Guy + Julian bike disposition at SLC (own + truck pickup vs rental return)
Confirm Billy continues to Sundance with Ron + Emily (vs splitting at SLC)
Day 7+ from Sundance — pure stay, or onward to Jackson / Yellowstone?
Bike pickup location in Denver — dealer / rental agency + pickup time on Mon Jun 22
Lodging confirmations for Denver, Aspen, Telluride (2 nights), Gateway, Sundance

Day 1 · Estes Park, CO

Stanley Hotel

TBD

Day 2 · Aspen, CO

Molly Hotel

TBD

Days 3-4 · Telluride, CO

2 nights · hotel TBD

TBD

Day 5 · Moab area

Sorrel River Ranch · Mile 17 UT-128

✓ confirmed

Day 6+ · Sundance, UT

Sundance Mountain Resort area · lodging TBD

TBD

Pace Reality Check

983 mi over 5 riding days = 197 mi/day average for Ron+Emily+Billy — sits under the 200 mi/day target. Day 5 (Telluride → Million Dollar twice → Sorrel River) is the longest single day at 273 mi. Guy+Julian ride 31 mi more on Day 6 (branch to SLC vs Sundance).

Built-in recovery: Day 1 is a short pickup-and-roll into Estes Park (1.5 hr), and the Telluride rest day on Thursday lands right after Day 3's heavy Aspen → Black Canyon → Telluride pull.

The day to be alert on: Day 4 (314 mi · 6.3 hr saddle = 8-10 hr door-to-door). Hot lunch, no rushing, full hydration. Coal Bank + Molas + Million Dollar Hwy are the kind of roads where a tired rider gets in trouble.