Route from Ft Worth to Estes Park
Anyone have any suggestions on best route from Fort Worth to Estes Park. We want to take about 2.5 days to get there. What towns are good stopping points for 2 nights.
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US 287 from Texas to Limon has absolutely no hills of any kind. As stated, flat and boring. At Limon, CO you do not want to stay on US 287. It piggybacks I-70 in to Denver. There is a better way.
In Limon, take CO 71 north to Brush, where you get on I-76 west to Wiggins and then split off on US 34 through Greeley, Loveland, and on in to Estes Park. Going through Greeley and Loveland is far less stressful than dealing with the traffic and construction in the Denver Metro area.
CO 71 is a good state highway, albeit still a rather boring drive. It's about 75 miles of mostly straight roadway but it keeps you away from the parking lot that is also known as I-25 north of Denver. ;) There's also a lot of construction on I-25 from about Mead all the way up to the Loveland exits, and the I-25/US 34 interchange is a mess due to the construction. Easier to deal with coming in from Greeley rather than the ramp back ups from the exit.
In Limon, take CO 71 north to Brush, where you get on I-76 west to Wiggins and then split off on US 34 through Greeley, Loveland, and on in to Estes Park. Going through Greeley and Loveland is far less stressful than dealing with the traffic and construction in the Denver Metro area.
CO 71 is a good state highway, albeit still a rather boring drive. It's about 75 miles of mostly straight roadway but it keeps you away from the parking lot that is also known as I-25 north of Denver. ;) There's also a lot of construction on I-25 from about Mead all the way up to the Loveland exits, and the I-25/US 34 interchange is a mess due to the construction. Easier to deal with coming in from Greeley rather than the ramp back ups from the exit.
