- Created: July 1, 2023 10:57 pm
- Updated: November 9, 2023 4:05 am
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 22 miles
- Time 32 min
- Speed 42 mph
- Min altitude 7995 ft
- Peak 9341 ft
- Climb 2251 ft
- Descent 2375 ft
CO 72 is part of the Peak to Peak Highway system and starts out of Nederland, CO and ends at the T intersection of 17 and Route 7. Nederland is a small mountain town that is situation just west of Denver, about 45 miles or just over an hour's travel time.
CO 72 is a great road that offers a relaxed, easy ride with nice mix of sweepers and the occasional hairpin turn, with great pavement and minimal traffic. It's a fun ride that can be done on any motorcycle with a rider of just about any skill level.
1. CO 72
The route is a mainly rural, scenic, mountainous highway; not having many junctions. It begins at I-70 (Exit 266) in Wheat Ridge as Ward Road. It continues north through the western parts of Arvada where it becomes Coal Creek Canyon Rd. The highway continues west-north-west through Coal Creek Canyon and aptly named Wondervu, across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at Pinecliffe, eventually joining the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway northbound. For three miles along the Byway it coincides with SH 119. The two routes diverge at Nederland. From Nederland, SH 72 continues north along the Byway past Ward to its terminus with SH 7 east of Allenspark.
Source: Wikipedia
CO 72 is part of the Peak to Peak Highway system and starts out of Nederland, CO and ends at the T intersection of 17 and Route 7. Nederland is a small mountain town that is situation just west of Denver, about 45 miles or just over an hour’s travel time.
CO 72 is a great road that offers a relaxed, easy ride with nice mix of sweepers and the occasional hairpin turn, with great pavement and minimal traffic. It’s a fun ride that can be done on any motorcycle with a rider of just about any skill level.
