Akali Creek, Shorey, Molt Loop

May 1. 2026

With a mother beautiful spring day upon us, what great time to get out for a ride.  Yes, but chores came first.  I did the gym first and the worked at the other house, painting fascia.  It's hard to get to due to a patio cover so I laid down on the flat roof and reached over the edge.  I got two coats on over the primer I put on the day before and I think it's going to need some touch up.

With that a few other things out of the way, I rolled the bike out about 3pm.  No agenda, just ride, and I decided to do this loop counter clockwise.

I went up Zimmerman Trail and took Skyline Drive to Alkali Creek Road.  I turn west and road that past ranch land until I arrived at Hwy 3.  I crossed over and the road became Shorey Road.  About a mile along the way I stopped for some photos.  Here's the ride along Alkali Creek.

Here's some photos from that stop.

I continued on Shorey to Molt Road and headed west on that to the village of Molt.  It's also the end of the pavement.

Now it was back on Molt Road for a couple of miles where I turned south on Buffalo Trail.  That's a nice curvy path that takes me to the Canyon Creek Battlefield Memorial.  I turned the on Lipp Road and worked my way back home via Grand, 62nd, and Rimrock Road.

It was a 53 mile fun ride.