Here’s our step by step route guide:

1. From the trailhead, ride southeast up Boreas Pass Road.
2. Baker’s Tank is approximately 3 miles up Boreas Pass Road.
3. Baker’s Tank Trail is to the left of the tank, up a short section of road. There is a trail marker at a fence identifying the beginning of the trail.
4. Continue west on Bakers Tank Trail approximately one mile to a fork in the trail.
5. Go left at the fork and begin a wide, rooty descent down Mountain Pride Trail. Use caution if wet conditions exist as roots can be slippery when wet.
6. Descend for just under a mile to the intersection of Valdero Trail.
*This junction is not marked. Valdero Trail to the right is easy to miss. To the left there are two connections to the trail, which descends out to Boreas Pass Road. Should the upper section of Baker’s Tank Trail prove too difficult, exit to Boreas Pass Road via Valdero Trail at this junction.
7. Continue due west on Baker’s Tank Trail. The trail begins a short, mellow climb before topping out and descending steeply to the Boreas Pass winter trailhead.
8. The Aspen Alley trail begins at the Boreas Pass Road winter trailhead.
9. Continue past the parking lot of Aspen Alley Trail onto Blue River North Trail.
10. Shortly after entering Blue River North, make a right onto Illinois Creek Trail.
11. Do not make any turns. Continue along Illinois Creek Trail until finishing the trail ride at the Stephen C. West Ice Arena.
12. From The Ice Rink parking lot, you make a left on to Boreas Road then a quick right onto French Street.
13. Follow French and then take a left on Jefferson Street.
14. Cross Main St. and jump on the Blue River bike path to ride behind all the shops on Main
15. Continue along the Blue River bike path at the gondola for an easy ride back to our shop (116 Huron Road).

Here’s our step by step route guide:

1. From the trailhead, ride southeast up Boreas Pass Road.
2. Baker’s Tank is approximately 3 miles up Boreas Pass Road.
3. Baker’s Tank Trail is to the left of the tank, up a short section of road. There is a trail marker at a fence identifying the beginning of the trail.
4. Continue west on Bakers Tank Trail approximately one mile to a fork in the trail. Turn right and head up Mountain Pride to your high point for the day at 11,110 feet of elevation.
5. Start your descent down to Pin Ball Alley on the left and stay right toward the cabins for a short climb up the “Crossing Route” Trail.
6. A left and a quick right through a FS gate put you onto Baldy Rd.
7. Hang a left on to True Romance Trail and then descend Nightmare on Baldy Trail.
8. At the bottom turn right and head down past the mine to Salley Barber Rd.
9. Continue down Salley Barber Rd. until you hit Turks/Upper Turks Trail on your left for a fun and techy mostly downhill.
10. Continue down B&B Trail to the B&B parking lot.
* If you want to skip the climb and the last downhill ride just exit the parking lot and make a left on French Gulch Road then a right on Reiling Road down to a left on Huron Road back to the shop.
11. To ride the last section from the parking lot you begin your last climb starting up X10U8 trail.
12. Hang a left onto Minnie Mine Trail and then a right onto Back Door Trail up on to Prospect Hill Road (GH38).
13. From here you head down Prospector Hill Road to Western Sky Trail where you will hit a paved road that soon merges to dirt and hop back on Western Sky.
14. Cross the road to the top of Slalom and take the fast ride down until the clearing turn and left onto Upper Flume Trail.
15. Hang a right onto Mike’s Trail and then ride the Lower Flume back to Huron Road and on down the road back to the shop.