Colorado Sport Bike Roads

Start At	Finish At	Highway(s)	Submitted by	Notes
Laporte	Rustic	Us 287 to Hwy 14	YTK	Laporte is just north of Ft. Collins. See 1 below.
Carbondale	Marble	Hwy 133	Anson Fogel	40 miles and good surface as of 4/6/97. Editor's Note--rode this highway on 8/8/98 and found it one of the better, less traveled roads in Colorado.
Aspen	"The end of the road!"	Bush Creek Road		New pavement, low traffic, curvvvvey!
Aspen	Junction CO 82 and US 24	CO 82		See 2 below
Boulder	Ward	Hwy 36 to Lefthand Canyon Dr.	Pete Adamkovics	Head north from Boulder on Hwy 36. Lefthand Canyon Dr. is about 5 mi. north of Boulder, head west to Ward. Once at Ward, head south to Nederland on Hwy 72.
Nederland	Boulder	Hwy 119	Pete Adamkovics	Hwy 119 for this section is known as Boulder Canyon Dr.
Junction I25 & C470	"The end of the road!"	Deer Creek Canyon & Turkey Creek Canyon	Pete Adamkovics	Take C470 west to Wadsworth. Its tricky finding Deer Creek Canyon (look for S. Platte Canyon Rd., take it south about 1/4 mile and then head west on Deer Creek Canyon). Follow Deer Creek Canyon until it ends at Turkey Creek Canyon. Follow Turkey Creek Canyon until it ends--time to head back. Turkey Creek Canyon has houses and driveways, so be careful!
Lyons	Estes Park	Hwy 7	Matthew Barrett	Take Hwy 7 out of downtown? Lyons. Wonderful road if the weather is right, most of the was redone in 1997. Both Lyons and Estes Park are great for lunch and the welcome bikers.
Hotchkiss	Gunnison	Hwy 92	YT K	The 11 miles from Hotchkiss to Crawford is boring, after that--WATCH OUT! This road is not for the weak heart; no guard rails, drops all the way to hell. Fairly good road surface, and not much traffic during the week. This route is safer if ridden Gunnison to Hotchkiss--you'll see why.
Golden (about 5 miles north)	About 15 miles south of Nederland Highway		Jamie Dickens	Coal Creek Canyon Start: Jct. Hwy 72 and Hwy 93 about 5 miles north of Golden on Hwy 93. Finish: Jct.. Hwy 72 and Hwy 119 about 15 miles south of Nederland Highway: West on 72 approx. 15-20 miles Comments: most roads in the Denver area heading into the mountains are pretty busy with traffic. This one is less busy than most.
Golden		Golden Gate Canyon Road	Jamie Dickens	Start: Golden, CO Finish: Jct. Hwy 119 and Golden Gate Canyon Road Highway: West on Golden Gate Canyon Road. Approx. 20 miles Beautiful scenery tight twisties at the beginning. Careful of cops though, sometimes they are up there and there is no other roads to turn off onto if you are looking to get away. (unless you don't mind dirt roads) These two previous roads make a pretty good loop for an afternoon ride. they are connected by Hwy 119 at the west ends.
Canon City	Cripple Creek	Hyde Park Road	Jamie Dickens	Start: Canon City, CO and go west on Hwy 50, North/West on Hwy. 9, North on Hyde Park Road, East on Hwy 1. Approx. 60 miles. Comments: Great road, little or no traffic, plenty of passing areas, recently paved, the corners are not marked however and the road goes through an open range so watch out for cattle...
Montrose	Durango	US-550 "The Million Dollar Highway"	Jack Gustafson	MILEAGE: 106 miles NOTES: Starts out slow - flat and straight. A few sweepers approaching Ouray. At the south end of Ouray the road makes a sharp uphill turn to the right and from there on it gets interesting. WARNING: This is not exactly a sportbike road for the whole distance, with logging trucks and other semi's going both directions at least part of the way. But this is where switchbacks were invented (or at least perfected) and there are places where you can open the bike up and let it sing. If 10 mph curves whet your appetite, try this one.
Hwy 7, south of Estes Park	Central City	Peak-to-Peak Hwy	David Solomon	Peak to Peak starts off as Hwy 7 going south out of Estes Park. You then turn right onto Hwy 72 after Allenspark. At some point it magically turns into 119 south, somewhere south of Nederland, and continues to Central city. Check out a map, as it sounds more complicated than it is.
Delta		CO 65 & CO 92	Tom Settlemier	1. From Delta head east on 92, then left on 65, short but sweet. 2. Start in Delta, head east on 92 past 65 to 133, head north. Longer and higher speeds. When you come to hwy 82 turn right to Aspen, have lunch, then head east out of town over Independence pass, lots of switch backs, very tight, watch out for the sport cars passing. Click map for larger image

1. Hwy 14 exits US 287 to the west just north of Laporte. Hwy 14 through Poudre Canyon, along the Poudre River, is curvy and scenic. Traffic on weekends is a joke. I was last through this area in 8/94 and the road had a great surface.

2. Highest paved pass in the USA, good surface, traffic high on weekends. The most beautiful pass in Colorado. Eat in Aspen, great restaurants and a gem of a Cigar Bar.