Moab, UT - Ouray, CO
Hello, Have any of you made this trip before? I was wondering what the roads are like during the summer months. Steep grades, scenic, etc. Thanks!:)
Forum Discussion
My memory (and checked against Google Maps) is that CO145 has only one grade of note, the drop to the river crossing east of Norwood. The area around Redvale and Norwood is quite flat and straight (except for a couple of broad 90deg turns that you can expect in farm country). East of the river crossing (to Telluride) it curves as it follows a river, but doesn't have much in the way of grades. CO62 has more river following and one or two low passes as it crosses from one basin to another.
CO145 Telluride to Dolores crosses Lizzard Head Pass, which is usually recommended as the alternative to US550 when crossing from Ouray to Cortez/Durango.
CO145 Telluride to Dolores crosses Lizzard Head Pass, which is usually recommended as the alternative to US550 when crossing from Ouray to Cortez/Durango.
