From the Mile High City head north west along the Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway to Estes Park. From here you can explore Rocky Mountain National Park. Head south for a magnificent drive to Glenwood Springs, past Colorado’s best known ski resorts, continue south to Gunnison along the Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway. Gunnison is an old mining town at heart….
South East from Gunnison is Alamosa near to the Great Sand Dune National Park, a real curiosity in a land of 14,000 ft peaks. Head back North East through old gold towns to Manitou Springs, from here you can catch the train to the top of Pikes Peak the most renowned of Colorado’s 25 fourteeners, or explore The Garden of the Gods a wonderful “city” park close by in Colorado Springs. Denver International Airport is about a 2 hour drive for your return or onward flight.
1 nt Denver
65 miles to Estes Park
2 nts Alpine Trail Ridge Inn
235 miles to Glenwood Springs
2 nts Hotel Colorado
75 miles to Crested Butte
2 nts Purple Mountain Lodge
180 miles to Alamosa
2 nts BW Alamosa Inn
250 miles to Colorado Springs
2 nts Cheyenne Mountain Resort
90 miles to airport
11 nts Total
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