The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
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Day557

Day 557 — Trail Ridge Road — Rocky Mountain National Park

Full day5h planned
1FORT COLLINS2ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK3BOULDER4DENVER5COLORADO SPRINGS6GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK7MESA VERDE & DURANGO8TELLURIDE9BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON10GLENWOOD SPRINGS11ASPEN, VAIL & BRECKENRIDGE
555Old Town & Ales556Into the Rockies557Trail Ridge Road558Bear Lake559Free Day560South to Boulder561Flatirons & Pearl Street562South to Denver563Downtown & the Capitol564Museums & Red Rocks565Free Day566South to the Springs567Garden of the Gods & Pikes Peak568The Academy & the Caves569South to the dunes570The Dunes571West to Mesa Verde572Cliff Palace573The Silverton Train574North to Telluride575Box Canyon576North to the Black Canyon577The Rim578North to Glenwood579Hot Springs & Caves580East to the ski towns581Aspen & the Maroon Bells582Vail583Breckenridge584Out to the plains

Above the tree line.

  1. 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM· 5h

    Trail Ridge RoadNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Drive to 12,183 ft across the alpine tundra — the highest continuous paved road in the U.S. — with marmots and endless views.

    Bring: warm layers · water

    Trail Ridge Rd, Estes Park, CO