Bicycling Archives - Silverton Restaurant

Looking for a mellow off-roading experience? Try the Old Lime Creek Road

Posted on July 18, 2016July 26, 2016

Old Lime Creek Road was the main route to Silverton from Durango when our town was in its heyday. Instead of going over what is now Coal Bank Pass, this original route goes around Spud Hill and up lime creek to meet back up with hwy 550 at the lowest spot between Molass and […]

Events in and around Silverton, Colorado

Welcome Death Riders!

Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2016

This weekend Silverton will host the start and finish lines for the amazing Death Race to Defeat ALS. This is a grueling 230 mile bicycle race around the San Juan Skyway. Five Mountain Passes and 16,000 vertical feet of climbing over three days will challenge the riders as they travel from silverton to Ridgeway, then […]