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Aiken Mine Road winds around a couple of cinder cones on its way down to Kelbaker Road from the Lava Tube

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04531-aiken-mine-road.jpg The Lava Tube was a fun visit; I climb back up the ladder and walk down the trail to the road where I left the 10-ton bikeThumbnailsThe slight downhill on Aiken Mine Road is just enough that I can ride easilyThe Lava Tube was a fun visit; I climb back up the ladder and walk down the trail to the road where I left the 10-ton bikeThumbnailsThe slight downhill on Aiken Mine Road is just enough that I can ride easilyThe Lava Tube was a fun visit; I climb back up the ladder and walk down the trail to the road where I left the 10-ton bikeThumbnailsThe slight downhill on Aiken Mine Road is just enough that I can ride easilyThe Lava Tube was a fun visit; I climb back up the ladder and walk down the trail to the road where I left the 10-ton bikeThumbnailsThe slight downhill on Aiken Mine Road is just enough that I can ride easilyThe Lava Tube was a fun visit; I climb back up the ladder and walk down the trail to the road where I left the 10-ton bikeThumbnailsThe slight downhill on Aiken Mine Road is just enough that I can ride easily

Over the final five miles, Aiken Mine Road descends from about 3625 feet to about 3100 feet at Kelbaker Road, just enough to be slightly downhill most of the way.