Colorado Springs to Breckenridge
Hello. We are making a 2 week run up to Colorado on Saturday. I was contemplating taking a different route from Colorado Springs to Breckenridge. In the past I have taken the interstate Route via ...
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eastcoastfirefly wrote:
Has anyone taking 24 all the way to I70? Heading to Grand Junction and the maps tell me to go through Breck and Hoosier Pass. I kind of would like a stress free drive and the switch backs in cars down the pass is scarry enough. This is only our second summer on the road with the travel trailer. So less stress makes a happy family. Suggestions?
Two options, depending on how nervous the switchbacks and steep drop-offs make you. Stay on US 24 all the way from Colorado Springs through Leadville and Minturn to I-70. The road winds a lot, and the shoulder drop-offs are unforgiving, but it's a good road now that they put in guard rails.
If that kind of road gives you the yips, head north on CO 91 from Leadville and join I-70 at Copper Mountain. You'll add about 5 miles to your route but the road is less harsh. The biggest trade-off is that while the US 24 route involves only 1 pass (Tennessee Pass/Battle Mountain), the CO 91 route involves 2, Freemont and Vail Passes.
I live in Leadville and work in Vail, and I usually take the CO 91 route.
