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Rocky Mountain Highs & Red Rock Lows
Thirteen days of Colorado (CO) magic, looping from Denver through the high peaks, the deep canyons, and the quirky mountain towns.
13days
39stops
1873km
Day 1: Denver Union Station → Larimer Square → Meow Wolf Denver
16min · 4.5km3 stops
Denver Union Station
10:00
8min · 2.2km
Larimer Square
14:00
8min · 2.3km
Meow Wolf Denver
17:00
Day 2: Red Rocks Park and Amphitheat… → Golden → Lookout Mountain Park
27min · 33km3 stops
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
09:00
16min · 22km
Golden
13:00
11min · 11km
Lookout Mountain Park
16:00
Day 3: Estes Park → The Stanley Hotel → Lake Estes
1h 39min · 102km3 stops
Estes Park
10:00
1h 36min · 101km
The Stanley Hotel
14:00
3min · 1.3km
Lake Estes
17:00
Day 4: Trail Ridge Road → Alpine → Grand Lake
40min · 35km3 stops
Trail Ridge Road
09:00
10min · 8.2km
Alpine
13:00
30min · 27km
Grand Lake
16:00
Day 5: Steamboat Springs → Fish Creek Falls → Strawberry Park Hot Springs
1h 56min · 156km3 stops
Steamboat Springs
10:00
1h 47min · 151km
Fish Creek Falls
14:00
9min · 5.3km
Strawberry Park Hot Springs
17:00
Day 6: Colorado National Monument → Palisade → Mount Garfield
4h 38min · 392km3 stops
Colorado National Monument
10:00
3h 56min · 345km
Palisade
15:00
42min · 46km
Mount Garfield
17:00
Day 7: Black Canyon of the Gunnison… → South Rim Drive → Montrose
1h 41min · 129km3 stops
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
10:00
1h 31min · 123km
South Rim Drive
14:00
10min · 6.1km
Montrose
17:00
Day 8: Ouray → Silverton → Molas Pass
1h 27min · 96km3 stops
Ouray
09:00
44min · 59km
Silverton
13:00
43min · 38km
Molas Pass
17:00
Day 9: Mesa Verde National Park → Cliff Palace → Spruce Tree House
2h 24min · 172km3 stops
Mesa Verde National Park
09:00
1h 37min · 134km
Cliff Palace
13:00
47min · 39km
Spruce Tree House
16:00
Day 10: Great Sand Dunes National Park → Medano Creek → Zapata Falls
4h 15min · 354km3 stops
Great Sand Dunes National Park
10:00
4h 14min · 353km
Medano Creek
14:00
1min · 0.7km
Zapata Falls
17:00
Day 11: Salida → Royal Gorge Bridge and Park → Skyline Drive
2h 15min · 196km3 stops
Salida
10:00
1h 9min · 110km
Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
14:00
1h 6min · 86km
Skyline Drive
17:00
Day 12: Garden of the Gods → Manitou Springs → Pikes Peak
1h 8min · 84km3 stops
Garden of the Gods
09:00
1h 5min · 82km
Manitou Springs
13:00
3min · 2.0km
Pikes Peak
16:00
Day 13: United States Air Force Acade… → Castle Rock → Denver
1h 54min · 119km3 stops
United States Air Force Academy
10:00
1h 23min · 71km
Castle Rock
13:00
31min · 48km
Denver
16:00
Heads Up
- 1. Bring a reusable water bottle (altitude hydration is key)
- 2. Bring a heavy jacket, even in summer—mountaintops stay chilly!