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Rating:
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Route:
South into New Mexico, through Taos,
into Utah, through Moab and back into
Colorado |
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Features: Dinosaur
graveyard, rock formations, stone arches
and several National Parks |
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Distance: 1,312 miles |
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Ride Time:
Approximately 1 day & 5 hours |
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Season:
May through August. |
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Maximum Grade: 8% |
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Change in Elevation: + 7,000 feet,
- 1,200 feet |
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From Denver, Colorado, head south on
I-25 through Pueblo Colorado and
Trinidad Colorado and cross the New
Mexico border into Raton New Mexico.
At Raton New Mexico, turn right (east)
onto US Highway 64. Continue east
on US 63 through Taos New Mexico,
Farmington New Mexico, and into Shiprock
New Mexico. Continue east on US
64; US 64 will become US Highway 160.
Cross into Utah and shortly thereafter,
turn right (north) onto US Highway 191.
Continue north on US 191 through Moab
Utah, Helper Utah and into Duchesne
Utah. At Duchesne Utah, US 191
will turn east. Continue east on
US 191through Roosevelt Utah and into
Vernal Utah. At Vernal Utah, turn
slight right (southeast) onto US Highway
40. Continue on US 40 through
Dinosaur Colorado, Craig Colorado and
into Steamboat Springs Colorado.
At Steamboat Springs Colorado, turn
right (south) onto US 131 to Wolcott
Colorado. At Wolcott Colorado,
merge onto Interstate 70 East.
Continue east on I-70 back to Denver
Colorado. |
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