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Summary: |
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Squaw Pass to Mt Evans |
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Rating:
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Route: Bear Creek through to Evergreen;
along Squaw Pass to Mt Evans and back |
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Features: 14,000'
mountain peak ride, winding mountain
roads with no guard rails |
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Distance: 122 miles |
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Ride Time:
Approximately 3 hours & 50 minutes |
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Season: June through October (Mt. Evans
road closes) |
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Maximum Grade: 13.3% |
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Change in Elevation: +9,000 feet |
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| Directions: |
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Beginning at Cafe
Caliente at 32nd & Meade St, in Denver
Colorado, head west on 32nd Ave toward
the mountains. Turn left (south)
on Kipling St. Continue south on
Kipling St. to Morrison Rd. Turn
right (west) on Morrison Rd.
Continue on Morrison Rd. Morrison
Rd will become Beer Creek Canyon Rd.
Continue west on Bear Creek Canyon Rd to
Kerr Gulch Rd (County Rd 23). Turn
right (north) on Kerr Gulch Canyon Rd
and continue north to Evergreen Parkway.
Turn left (west) on Evergreen Pkwy and
continue west to Squaw Pass Rd (County
Rd 66). Turn right (west) on Squaw
Pass Rd and continue west to Mt Evans
Rd. Turn left (south) on Mt Evans
Rd. Note: Mt Evans Rd is
seasonally closed and is a toll road.
Plan this trip for mid-summer and bring
cash. Continue south on Mt
Evans road and travel to the peak of Mt
Evans. There is a visitor center
at the top and a parking area for
exploration.
Once done at Mt Evans, continue north on
Mt Evans Rd back to Squaw Pass Rd.
Turn left (west) on Squaw Pass Rd .
Squaw Pass Rd will become Chicago Creek
Rd. Continue north on Chicago
Creek Rd into Idaho Springs Colorado.
At Idaho Springs, merge onto I-70 East,
toward Denver. Continue a short
distance on I-70 and take exit for US-6
East. Continue east on US-6 into
Golden Colorado. US-6 will merge
with US-58. Continue east on US-58
to I-70. Merge back onto I-70 east
and continue to the 32nd Ave exit.
Take the 32nd Ave exit; this exit will
turn onto Youngfield Rd. Turn left
onto Youngfield Rd and continue a short
distance to 32nd Ave. Turn right
on 32nd Ave and continue east back to
32nd and Meade St.
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Points of Interest: |
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Mt Evans Scenic Byway (Mt Evans RD)
is the highest paved road in the nation.
At the top of
Mt
Evans is a visitor center which
provides a great backdrop for
photographing Colorado's mountain
ranges. |
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