The Dudley Roads Dual-Sport Loop starts and ends at the Taylor Park Trading Post. The loop goes south to Tincup and returns to the Trading Post. The loop is a Dual-Sport ride consisting of easy roads. The loop is about 19 miles long. The ride can be extended by adding other side roads in the area. There is no gas available on the loop.
Some of the roads are shown on Trails Illustrated maps 129 and 131 and also the USFS Gunnison Basin Area Visitors Map. Some of the roads are unnumbered and not shown on the maps.
A note on nomenclature: Tr - trail; Cr - creek; FTnnn - USFS system trail; FRnnn - USFS system road; other roads and highways are state or county, as noted.
In the directions below, the route generally follows numbered dirt roads. Occasionally, the route follows unnumbered dirt road, but these are clearly identified in the directions.
You should ignore all roads and trails that intersect the route
you are on unless told otherwise. This concept of sticking to
the main route and ignoring side routes is informally known as
'main-route rule' (derived from 'main-road rule' of sport rallying).
I will often tell you of side routes to ignore, but I may miss
some. So 'main-route rule' applies!
Park at the Taylor Park Trading Post.
0.00 Start at Taylor Park Trading Post. Ride out from the main parking lot.
0.08 Turn right at the STOP sign.
0.16 Turn left at the STOP sign and cross the bridge.
0.31 Turn left onto CR55.
0.81 Ignore right turn onto single track.
0.90 Turn right onto FR752.
2.29 Turn left onto FR758.
3.33 Turn right.
5.10 Turn right.
5.48 Turn right.
5.75 Ignore right turn at gate; goes to mine.
6.64 Pass thru gate.
8.48 Turn left downhill.
8.97 Turn right. Left goes to mine.
9.05 Turn right.
9.39 Ride straight thru 4-way intersection.
9.49 Pass thru green gate.
9.67 Turn right onto main road. Rainbow Cabins sign.
10.25 Ignore Green Roof Tr on left.
11.71 Frenchy's in Tincup. Lunch/snack.
Ride FR765 back to the Trading Post.
19.17 End of the ride.
Revised - August 6, 2003.