Colorado 67
Im going to be traveling between Colorado Springs and Denver on a day unhooked from my trailer, and in my previous post a forum member recommended I get off the major highways and enjoy the "real colo...
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4runnerguy wrote:
IMHO, CO 67 is not one of the more scenic back ways along the Front Range. If your goal is to go from Co Spgs to Denver, might I suggest CO 105 north from Palmer Lake. In the rolling hills in front of the mountains, but rural and scenic.
Other roads I might suggest around Denver would be CO 119, 72, or 7 north of I-70. Great scenery and not too much traffic once you get north of Black Hawk.
If you're based out of CO Spgs, take CO 115 south through Penrose. Catch CO 67 south to CO 96 and head west to CO 165. Check out Bishops Castle and Lake Isabel. Then either 1) continue on through Rye to I-25. Catch some BBQ at Obie's right at the interchanges. Then north back to Co Spgs. Or 2) back track to CO 96 and head west through Silver Cliff and Westcliffe, north on CO 69 to US 50 and your choice of routes back to Co Spgs. Parts of this are on the Frontier Pathways Scenic Byway.
Or try CO 67 south from US 24. Pass through Cripple Creek and Victor, continuing on south on the Phantom Canyon Road. This is part of the Gold Belt Tour. More info here. You go through the old mining towns then down the old railroad grade. Scenic and interesting. South of Victor, quite a bit of this is graded gravel.
With the Bar-b-Que and Bishops Castle this is a real "road trip". I'll put this on the agenda for the next trip to Colorado.
Ken was nicer and shorter than my directions to Denver - west on 24 to Buena Vista then up to Leadville down on 91 to I-70 to Denver. Beautiful drive 5 hours and 250 miles of fun. (might slide off on Rt 6 into Golden then on to Denver)
With K's in Buena Vista for lunch and Quincy's in Leadville for dinner.
Might need a sports car for this drive.
BOL,
