The Town of Superior is located just north-west of Denver and south-east of Boulder, on Highway 36. Superior is easily accessible from anywhere in the Denver Metro Area and just a short drive from Denver International Airport (DIA).
Directions to Superior, CO from Denver (~23 miles)
Take I-25 North ,Take exit 217 on the left to merge onto US-36 W toward Boulder
Take the McCaslin Blvd exit toward CO-170 W/Superior/Louisville, Turn left at S McCaslin Blvd
Follow directions to parking
Denver International Airport (DIA) (~39 miles)
Exit Airport onto Pena Blvd, Take exit 6B toward Boulder/Ft.Collins (E-470 Toll Road)
Merge onto E-470 N (Toll Road), Continue onto Northwest Pkwy, Take the ramp onto US-36 W
Take the McCaslin Blvd exit toward CO-170 W/Superior/Louisville, Turn left at S McCaslin Blvd
Follow directions to parking
Summit County (~85 miles)
Take the ramp onto I-70 East, Continue onto I-76 E (signs for Ft Morgan), Take exit 3 for US-287 toward Federal Blvd, Turn left at Federal Blvd/US-287 N, Turn left at Cottonwood Drive, Take the ramp onto US-36 W, Take the McCaslin Blvd exit toward CO-170 W/Superior/Louisville, Turn left at S McCaslin Blvd
Follow directions to parking
Alternative Transportation
We encourage our guests to use alternative types of transportation to come to our event. Please consider riding our bike, carpooling, or using public transportation to reduce congestion and carbon emissions.
RTD - Getting to your event in style: For those of you who are helping to reduce your carbon footprint or who simply want a relaxing ride to the festival and races, here are links to our Regional transportation District (RTD)
www.rtd-denver.com
RTD Call-n-Ride: An amazing service is also the RTD call-n-Ride - this is a curb-to-curb transportation service that takes you anywhere you want to go within a designated service area.
Lodging: The Renaissance Boulder FlatIron Hotel is the Host Hotel for the Superior Morgul. The closest hotel, it is just two blocks from the course start/finish line. Located in the Main Street development of the Flatiron Crossings Mall, the Renaissance allows ease of access to all the weekend events. Stay where the cycling teams stay. The Renaissance Hotel is a signature sponsor of the Superior Morgul and is family friendly and bike friendly.
Please take advantage of the fantastic lodging options that Renaissance’s parent, Marriott, has to offer! To make your reservation, select your preferred hotel below and click the link to go directly to their reservation page. Enter your stay information. Choose your preferred room type. Select 'Find' to submit your request and easily complete your reservation online!
Traffic Plan: The Town has worked in conjunction with the Boulder County Sheriff's Department, Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District, Colorado State Patrol and City and County of Broomfield to develop a traffic plan that provides a safe situation for the entire race course. Access to all homes and businesses in Superior will remain open during the event, but there may be brief delays for some drivers to allow for race traffic to pass. Emergency vehicle access will not be limited in any way during the race. Details regarding traffic impacts for each day of the event are described below.
On Saturday the Summit Criterium will be held on Coalton Road across from Community Park. The course will make a loop from the start/finish on Coalton around Rock Creek Circle and include a portion of the Summit neighborhood before coming back out on Rock Creek Circle, then back to the start/finish on Coalton. Racers will travel in a counterclockwise circle through the course. Both lanes of westbound Coalton will be closed from Rock Creek Circle/Parkway (adjacent to Land Rover Flatirons) to the west side of Rock Creek Circle from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Both eastbound lanes of this same stretch of Coalton will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. A portion of the north lane of Rock Creek Circle around the Summit neighborhood will be used for the race course. Traffic traveling north to Rock Creek Circle from West Yarrow Circle, Castle Peak Avenue, West Torrey's Peak Drive will be able to proceed eastbound on Rock Creek Circle towards the Rock Creek Parkway (adjacent to Land Rover Flatirons)
On Sunday the featured Superior Morgul Road Race will follow the classic Morgul-Bismarck loop made famous by the Red Zinger Bicycle Classic and subsequent Coors International Bicycle Classic that was held here from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. The westbound lanes of Coalton will be closed from Rock Creek Parkway through to McCaslin Boulevard as a neutral start area for the racers. The eastbound lanes of Coalton will be closed from Indiana Street to McCaslin. Racers will shift over to the eastbound lanes of Coalton and then cut through the roundabout and head south on McCaslin to begin the race near the top of the hill at Highway 128. All lanes of McCaslin Boulevard will be closed during the race day from the north side of the intersection with Rock Creek Parkway up to Highway 128. McCaslin Boulevard south of Rock Creek Parkway will be open in both directions, but one lane of southbound McCaslin will be closed for racers between Coal Creek Drive and Rock Creek Parkway.