Still planning my motorcycle trip and have a couple questions on roads that I'm only finding minimal or no information about on the internet.
Shelf Road, part of the Gold Tour that passes through or near Cripple Creek. This one looks totally do-able on a loaded motorcycle. Any objections?
Random dirt road that leaves Hwy. 69 at Gardner and travels southwest toward Red Wing, but turns south before Red Wing and ends at N. La Veta Pass on Hwy. 160. I can't find anything about this road, not even a name. Anyone? Anyone?
Cochetopa Pass. Appears to be a good gravel road. True or false?
Dirt road that runs from Powderhorn to Slumgullion Pass just south of Lake City along Cebolla Creek (Skyline Trail Road?). I found a couple vague references to it on a website for fishermen that make it sound like a 2WD gravel road. Anyone know if this is accurate?
Sorry, I know this is way off-topic but I don't know anyone who knows the backroads of Colorado better than those assembled in this group. Thanks in advance for all the help!
I didn't take the section out of Gardner, but a road a couple of miles west of Gardner down to the road you are talking about, and finishing at La Veta Pass. I used the road in Feb, and it was plowed. It's a pretty standard gravel road, and I'd be surprised if it gave you any trouble. Google Earth calls the south part Co Rd 572. Good luck Bret!
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4 repliesShelf Road, part of the Gold Tour that passes through or near Cripple Creek. This one looks totally do-able on a loaded motorcycle. Any objections?
Random dirt road that leaves Hwy. 69 at Gardner and travels southwest toward Red Wing, but turns south before Red Wing and ends at N. La Veta Pass on Hwy. 160. I can't find anything about this road, not even a name. Anyone? Anyone?
Cochetopa Pass. Appears to be a good gravel road. True or false?
Dirt road that runs from Powderhorn to Slumgullion Pass just south of Lake City along Cebolla Creek (Skyline Trail Road?). I found a couple vague references to it on a website for fishermen that make it sound like a 2WD gravel road. Anyone know if this is accurate?
Sorry, I know this is way off-topic but I don't know anyone who knows the backroads of Colorado better than those assembled in this group. Thanks in advance for all the help!
I have traveled all of them and you should have no problems. Enjoy!
Steve