A field guide for riders

See the route before you ride it.

Road, gravel, and mountain routes told as visual stories — the surface truth, the views, the coffee stop. Below is a real one. Ride it with your thumb.

Plate Nº 001 — Magnolia to Gold Hill LoopBoulder, Colorado · 32.8 km · 1,017 m ↑ · 55% gravel
Rolling out on the creek path before the canyon swallows you.First dirt: Magnolia's switchbacks start immediately and don't apologize.The plateau. Washboard, ponderosa, and the Indian Peaks on the horizon.Coffee at the Gold Hill General Store — the finest stop in Colorado gravel.Sunshine saddle, looking east over everything you're about to descend.The last curves of Sunshine Canyon, back into town at golden hour.

Rolling out on the creek path before the canyon swallows you.

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Drag anywhere on the elevation profile — the photos, map, and beta follow your thumb

Legend — how to read a route

Surface truth
Gravel 55%Paved 45%
Every route declares its mix — champagne gravel or hike-a-bike, stated up front.
The beta
WaterCoffeeFood
Water, coffee, and food pinned at the exact kilometer where they matter.
The warnings
HazardBail-outNo signal
Hazards, bail-out roads, and dead zones — the notes a friend would insist on.
Ridden and vouched for
Beta by Débora
One named curator per route — not an average of strangers.
Your passport
Routes you stamp, badges you earn, a map of everywhere you've ridden.
The file is free
GPX · FIT · no account
Download any route, ride it on any head unit. The preview is the product.

The founding collection

The Colorado Classics — three rides, three surfaces, one range.

3 routes · 78.8 km · 1,885 m gain · Supported by Cinder Coffee Roasters

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Curator-led, not crowd-sourced

Every route on rideSOLTA is ridden, written, and vouched for by one person with a name — because the notes a friend gives you beat an average of strangers.

Meet Débora, founding curator