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Walker House Ruins – Dunafon Castle loop from Morrison

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Walker House Ruins – Dunafon Castle loop from Morrison

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Walker House Ruins – Dunafon Castle loop from Morrison

03:13

35.4km

860m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

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Lair o' the Bear Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.65 km

Bear Creek Trail in Morrison

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The section of the Bear Creek Trail behind the town of Morrison offers a paved path to walk along Bear Creek. You can admire the steep canyon walls and rapid water, then head into town for refreshments.

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5.48 km

Castle Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

You get sweeping views of Red Rocks, the ridgeline, and Denver the higher you climb. The path is a fairly easy dirt singletrack that is exposed to the sun the …

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9.25 km

Walker House Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

In 1916, John Walker's, a self-made millionaire and venturer, wife died. Two years later, lightning struck the Walker home and destroyed the structure. These two tragedies forced Walker to leave …

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9.98 km

Castle Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The trail is a wide gravel path that makes for an easy route along the ridge with amazing views of the mountains. There is an overlook from a rocky promontory …

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15.2 km

View of Kittredge and the Peaks from Pence Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

When you reach Pence Park on Myers Gulch Road, the view towards Kittredge and the peaks beyond is beautiful. All that climbing, suddenly worthwhile.

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21.1 km

Rutabaga Downhill

Highlight • MTB Park

expect some doubles, rock slab hits and rock/root gardens

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23.4 km

Dunafon Castle

Highlight • Castle

Dunafon Castle began construction in 1929 and was completed in 1941. This seventeen-acre setting has 1500 feet of private trout ponds and is surrounded by an open space park with …

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25.8 km

Bear Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is an easy wide dirt path that takes you from Little Gulch along the creek to Dunafon Castle. There are numerous trail offshoots by Lair O' The Bear Park, …

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35.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

8.10 km

6.45 km

2.44 km

149 m

125 m

Surfaces

17.5 km

10.3 km

5.38 km

1.34 km

828 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,360 m)

Lowest point (1,740 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 24 August

32°C

15°C

62 %

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Walker House Ruins – Dunafon Castle loop from Morrison

Bear Creek Trail in Morrison

Castle Trail

Walker House Ruins

Castle Trail

View of Kittredge and the Peaks from Pence Park

Rutabaga Downhill

Dunafon Castle

Bear Creek Trail

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