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Alpine Loop
Odometer: 63 miles
Drive Time: 7 hours
Orientation Points: Lake City, Ouray, Silverton
Cache la Poudre/North Park
Odometer: 101 miles
Drive Time: 3 hours
Orientation Points: Fort Collins, Gould, Walden
Collegiate Peaks
Odometer: 57 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Orientation Points: Buena Vista, Granite, Nathrop, Poncha Springs, Salida
Colorado River Headwaters
Odometer: 80 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Orientation Points: Granby, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling
Dinosaur Diamond
Odometer: 134 miles
Drive Time: 4 hours
Orientation Points: Dinosaur, Fruita, Grand Junction, Rangely
Flat Tops Trail
Odometer: 82 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Orientation Points: Meeker, Yampa
Frontier Pathways
Odometer: 103 miles
Drive Time: 4 hours
Orientation Points: Colorado City, Pueblo, Rye, Silver Cliff, Westcliffe
Gold Belt Tour
Odometer: 131 miles
Drive Time: 6 to 7 hours
Orientation Points: Brookside, Canon City, Cripple Creek, Florence, Florissant, Victor
Grand Mesa
Odometer: 63 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Orientation Points: Cedaredge, Mesa
Guanella Pass
Odometer: 22 miles
Drive Time: 1 to 2 hours
Orientation Points: Georgetown, Grant
Highway of Legends
Odometer: 110 miles
Drive Time: 4 to 5 hours
Orientation Points: Aguilar, Cokedale, La Veta, Trinidad, Walsenburg
Lariat Loop
Odometer: 40 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Orientation Points: Evergreen, Golden, Morrison
Los Caminos Antiguos
Odometer: 129 miles
Drive Time: 3 hours
Orientation Points: Alamosa, Antonito, Blanca, Conejos, Fort Garland, Manassa, Romeo, San Luis
Mount Evans
Odometer: 49 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Orientation Points: Idaho Springs
Pawnee Pioneer Trails
Odometer: 128 miles
Drive Time: 3 hours
Orientation Points: Ault, Briggsdale, Fort Morgan, Grover, Raymer, Sterling
Peak to Peak
Odometer: 55 miles
Drive Time: 2 hours
Orientation Points: Black Hawk, Central City, Estes Park, Nederland
San Juan Skyway
Odometer: 236 miles
Drive Time: 7 hours
Orientation Points: Cortez, Dolores, Durango, Mancos, Mountain Village, Ouray, Rico, Ridgway, Sawpit, Silverton, Telluride
Santa Fe Trail
Odometer: 188 miles
Drive Time: 4 hours
Orientation Points: La Junta, Las Animas, Lamar, Trinidad
Silver Thread
Odometer: 117 miles
Drive Time: 3 hours
Orientation Points: Creede, Lake City, South Fork
South Platte River Trail
Odometer: 19 miles
Drive Time: 1 hour
Orientation Points: Julesburg, Ovid
Top of the Rockies
Odometer: 115 miles
Drive Time: 4 to 5 hours
Orientation Points: Leadville, Minturn, Red Cliff
Tracks Across Borders
Odometer: 89 miles
Drive Time: 2.5 hours
Orientation Points: Arboles, Durango, Ignacio
Trail of the Ancients
Odometer: 116 miles
Drive Time: 3 hours
Orientation Points: Cortez, Dolores
Trail Ridge Road/RMNP
Odometer: 48 miles
Drive Time: 2 to 3 hours
Orientation Points: Estes Park, Grand Lake
Unaweep/Tabeguache
Odometer: 133 miles
Drive Time: 3 hours
Orientation Points: Gateway, Naturita, Norwood, Uravan, Whitewater
West Elk Loop
Odometer: 205 miles
Drive Time: 7 hours
Orientation Points: Carbondale, Crested Butte, Gunnison, Hotchkiss, Redstone
Source: Drive times and distances courtesy of the Colorado Department of Transportation
Loop de Loop
It follows that one gorgeous road might lead you to another. Here are four ways to extend your journey.
1. Colorado River Headwaters to Trail Ridge/RMNP to Peak to Peak to Mount Evans.
2. Top of the Rockies to Collegiate Peaks.
3. Highway of Legends to Santa Fe Trail.
4. West Elk Loop to Silver Thread to Alpine Loop to San Juan Skyway to Trail of the Ancients.
