- Created: November 1, 2023 8:06 pm
- Updated: November 13, 2023 1:35 am
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 49 miles
- Time 53 min
- Speed 56 mph
- Min altitude 4728 ft
- Peak 9088 ft
- Climb 5279 ft
- Descent 2014 ft
Running from the western portion of Pueblo, CO to Silver Cliff, CO State Highway 96 is a great stretch of road for all types of riders on all types of bikes. The portion directly west of Pueblo is long and flat but does have some reasonable scenery (the Pueblo Reservoir), once you start heading south on 96 things get quite nice with very good pavement. One of the major points that 96 has is that it intersects with CO 165 which is another great route.
The road is a good one with sequences of turns that last for a few miles and great scenery to be had. Beginners should just take caution, while there are no wild turns just being steady and going at your own pace will make things nice.
1. CO 96
State Highway 96 (SH 96) is a state highway in eastern Colorado. Its western terminus is an intersection with SH 69 in Westcliffe. Its eastern terminus is at the Kansas state line, east of Towner, where it continues as K-96. The highway passes and intersects many major highways and several state highways along its 207-mile route. In Custer County, Highway 96 crosses the Wet Mountains and passes through the San Isabel National Forest. Its highest point is Hardscrabble Pass at 9,085 feet.
Source: Wikipedia
Running from the western portion of Pueblo, CO to Silver Cliff, CO State Highway 96 is a great stretch of road for all types of riders on all types of bikes. The portion directly west of Pueblo is long and flat but does have some reasonable scenery (the Pueblo Reservoir), once you start heading south on 96 things get quite nice with very good pavement. One of the major points that 96 has is that it intersects with CO 165 which is another great route.
The road is a good one with sequences of turns that last for a few miles and great scenery to be had. Beginners should just take caution, while there are no wild turns just being steady and going at your own pace will make things nice.
