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Decided to bike the 4x4 road to make this hike more interesting. I camped at the Iron city campground and biked down to the 4x4 road in the morning. The road from the trailhead started out too steep to bike, but quickly settled into a routine of bike 1/2 mile, walk 1/2 mile, repeat. There were three different stream crossings, I was surprised how much water was flowing for late autumn.
Routefinding was simple, stay on the road all the way up. It got too steep for a while right as I got above treeline, but the first set of switchbacks were surprisingly easy. There is a sign on the west ridge showing trail maintenance. Continue up and around to the left.
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I left the bike about halfway up the second set of switchbacks to summit on foot. Kudos to you guys that dragged the bike across the ridge to the summit, but that wasn't for me.
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I came back to a flat tire that I must have punctured at some point on the way up. Fixing that was a bummer when I was all pumped for the fun part. The rest of the descent was great though, way better than walking after a long day. I don't know that I'd recommend it as the easiest way to summit, but it definitely made the trip more interesting! Worth it for the experience! It probably took me 7-8 hours total, including the summit push and the time fixing my flat tire. I really took my time though, if you're experienced and pushing it, you could definitely cut some time off that.
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My GPS Tracks on Google Maps (made from a .GPX file upload):
Been up peaks many times via bikes and am often solo because of the bike. This pic is December 2014 up Elbert. Congrats on your Antero ascent. The genuine joy in your face on the first picture is evident of a job well done. And now that you've biked Antero there are about 12 other 14ers (and even more 13ers) you can enjoy the same way. A duathlon is the best kind of day!
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