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Idaho Springs

CO · 39.7425, -105.5136

From Idaho Springs, Colorado, Byway's registries place 1 scenic byway, 1 national park, 3 public land units and 51 campgrounds within 30 miles.

The most populous settlement in Clear Creek County, Colorado, it was founded in 1859 during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, and sits 7543 feet above sea level, about 30 miles from Denver.
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Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 97 mi

3 h 41 loop · 5 stops · back by 1:40 PM. Incorporates Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway.

  1. Genesee Mountain · 15 min
  2. Point of Geological Interest · 15 min
  3. Union Station · 10 min
  4. Buffalo Herd Overlook · 15 min
  5. Colorado and Southern Railway No. 60 · 10 min

Touches Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 280 mi

7 h 58 loop · 6 stops · back by 5:58 PM. Incorporates Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway.

  1. Fletcher Mountain · 15 min
  2. Top view · 10 min
  3. Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center · 10 min
  4. Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway No. 2 · 10 min
  5. Castle Rock · 10 min
  6. Colorado and Southern Railway No. 60 · 10 min

Touches Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, Top of the Rockies, Gold Belt Tour

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

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