DUG food forest biking tour
Ride between Denver Urban Gardens food forest sites and hear how volunteers turned vacant lots into orchards anyone can pick from.
Why we picked this
A two-hour ride between DUG's food forests, where the fruit trees are planted for anyone to pick from — bring your own bike and expect stops to talk with the volunteers who tend each site.
Bring your own bike for a guided ride through several of Denver Urban Gardens’ food forest sites, starting at 163 King St. Along the way, volunteer stewards talk through what it takes to keep a public orchard producing — pruning schedules, harvest days, and how the fruit gets distributed to neighbors.
The route is flat and casual, geared toward conversation rather than speed, with regular stops to walk through each site. Bring water and a helmet; DUG provides route maps.
Food forests are one of DUG’s newer programs, turning small parcels of city land into free, public fruit — this tour is the easiest way to see how several of them actually work before deciding whether to volunteer at one regularly.