Bicycling in Golden

A Bike Friendly Community

Golden was selected as a “Bicycle Friendly Community” by the League of American Cyclists and awarded the silver award for its efforts to improve infrastructure for bicyclists.

Among the efforts earning the silver designation are added bike lanes on roads and additional bike/pedestrian bridges connecting neighborhoods to a major transit center. The Silver Bicycle Friendly Community Award puts Golden in an elite group of just 326 other cities in the country who are transforming their communities.

Bicycle Friendly Community

Safety and Education

Golden Bike RodeoGolden also offers lots of fun bike-related activities and continuing bike education throughout the year, including:

  • Kids’ Bike Rodeo, hosted by Bicycle Colorado every late spring/early summer
  • Bike to Work Day breakfast station, hosted by the City in June
  • Commuter safety classes
  • Informer articles on bicycle safety and education
  • Citizen’s safety academy, hosted by the Golden Police Department
  • Bicyclist/motorist safety video series available to the driving and bicycling community
  • Bike and pedestrian safety program at the Golden Library

See our Bicycle Safety page for more tips and information.

Complete Streets Policy

City Council adopted a policy to address the needs of cyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders, as well as motor vehicles, when constructing or reconstructing major roads.

Bike Skills ParkGolden Bike Park

Tony Grampsas Park has the first purpose-built, bike park in Golden.

Ride options include a downhill flow trail, bi-directional access trail, skills area, and beginner pump track. The gravity-fed flow park features rollers, berm turns, and table-top jumps that are suitable for beginners, and also offers options for advanced riders to launch their bikes.

The Bike Park is volunteer built and maintained, and they ask that riders not ride when it’s muddy, or brake hard on the berms. For more information and to view a map, visit the Golden Bike Park page.

Colorado Mountain Bike Association (COMBA) Organized Rides

New to mountain biking? Join us for organized rides designed to introduce entry level riders to the sport of Mountain Biking. Learn trail etiquette, outdoor preparedness, riding skills and have fun!

Check the COMBA web site for more meeting place and time, and to register for one of their organized rides.

COG Mesa

 Golden was named after Thomas L. Golden,
a gold prospector who arrived in Jefferson County in 1858.

Additional Resources

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