Routes north from Denver
Entering and exiting Denver has become a nightmare of late, especially I25 north. Does anyone have any secrets for maintaining one's sanity when entering or exiting the city's north side?
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4runnerguy wrote:
I just looked at your suggested route. Our atlas does not have CR49 marked. But I'm guessing it's the road that heads straight north from Exit 34. We'll have to try that. Thanks. (I'm assuming you meant west not east four miles to US85.)hedgehopper wrote:
If you're willing to do the US 85 route, instead of turning off I-76 at US 85, continue on I-76 to exit 34 ("Kersey Road"). Head north on CR 49 (a four lane road) up to US 34 and head back east four miles to US 85 north. Quicker and you miss all the stop lights on US 85 through Brighton, Ft. Lupton, Evans, etc. It's our preferred route to Greeley from the south.Old-Biscuit wrote:
On our recent trip we took 85 to Greeley and north to its junction with I-80. It was a huge improvement over I-25. Thanks for the suggestion!
Have you tried State Route 85 to Greeley?hedgehopper wrote:
If you're willing to do the US 85 route, instead of turning off I-76 at US 85, continue on I-76 to exit 34 ("Kersey Road"). Head north on CR 49 (a four lane road) up to US 34 and head back east four miles to US 85 north. Quicker and you miss all the stop lights on US 85 through Brighton, Ft. Lupton, Evans, etc. It's our preferred route to Greeley from the south.Old-Biscuit wrote:
On our recent trip we took 85 to Greeley and north to its junction with I-80. It was a huge improvement over I-25. Thanks for the suggestion!
Have you tried State Route 85 to Greeley?Thom02099 wrote:
d3500ram wrote:
The Boulder-Denver Turnpike (Rt 36) will not be the road to take for a while until they get THAT new problem resolved :S
THAT problem may be with us a while...:E
Besides, it runs northwest...
Plus I'm not sure why anybody would take an RV on 36 anyway....d3500ram wrote:
The Boulder-Denver Turnpike (Rt 36) will not be the road to take for a while until they get THAT new problem resolved :S
THAT problem may be with us a while...:E
Besides, it runs northwest...hedgehopper wrote:
Entering and exiting Denver has become a nightmare of late, especially I25 north. Does anyone have any secrets for maintaining one's sanity when entering or exiting the city's north side?
Depends on how far north you want to go. If it's just to the FTC/LOV area, County Line Road from Lafayette north to Berthoud is an alternative. Some traffic lights at some of the highway crossings, but all in all, not a bad way to go.
If you want to go REALLY far north, you can head EAST to CO 71, and take that north...to South Dakota. Keeps the same road number through WY and in to SD, to Hot Springs. Can jump off at I-80 for Cheyenne or east to NE.- The Boulder-Denver Turnpike (Rt 36) will not be the road to take for a while until they get THAT new problem resolved :S
hedgehopper wrote:
Entering and exiting Denver has become a nightmare of late, especially I-25 north. Does anyone have any secrets for maintaining one's sanity when entering or exiting the city's north side?Old-Biscuit wrote:
On our recent trip we took 85 to Greeley and north to its junction with I-80. It was a huge improvement over I-25. Thanks for the suggestion!
Have you tried State Route 85 to Greeley?- Have you driven I-25 south during Renaissance Festival weekends? Northbound I-25 doesn't hold a candle to that jam, especially now that they have started new construction at Larkspur. We are using CO 67 to CO 105 and CO 83 when towing our fifth wheel south just to avoid that Castle Rock to Monument stretch!
- Travel between 10PM and 5AM.
