Southern Colorado Hwy 160 east to west
We'll be heading back home to AZ this summer after a trip to Colorado Springs and are considering taking Co hwy 160 west from I-25 to Durango for a more scenic route than I-40 west. Any info on Hwy 1...
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the downgrade from top to bottom, with varying grades of steepness, is approx 10 miles; followed by another 8 miles in the valley before you get to Pagosa.
If you stick to the inside/slow lane, there is not much exposure, except at the horseshoe curve about half way down. That's usually where the big rig truckers that loose their brakes and miss the run-away ramp, go over the edge. Over the last several years of hiway improvement projects, they have added a concrete retaining wall along the outside of that curve.
If you stick to the inside/slow lane, there is not much exposure, except at the horseshoe curve about half way down. That's usually where the big rig truckers that loose their brakes and miss the run-away ramp, go over the edge. Over the last several years of hiway improvement projects, they have added a concrete retaining wall along the outside of that curve.
