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The best twisty roads around Idaho Springs

127 twisty stretches · 729 km of twisty road within reach of Idaho Springs — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Every twisty stretch of road within 60 km of Idaho Springs, Colorado — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Golden Gate Canyon Road (CR 70) · near Golden with 12.2 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

127
Stretches within 60 km
729 km
Twisty kilometres
438
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Golden Gate Canyon Road (CR 70) · near Golden

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.2 km · 12.2 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 5–18.2 of 18.2

Score 8 · High

Guanella Pass Road (CR 381) · Georgetown → Rothchild Mine

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

20.0 km · 12.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~17 tight corners
km 0–20 of 21.2

Score 8 · High

South High Drive (CR 81) · Lone Pine Estates → Evergreen

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–12 of 12

Score 8 · High

Lookout Mountain Road (CR 68) · near Golden

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

11.9 km · 9.9 twisty km · best km 12 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–11.9 of 11.9

Score 9 · High

Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (CR 103) · Evergreen → Idaho Springs

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.8 km · 9.8 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–10.8 of 10.8

Score 9 · High

South Elk Creek Road (CH 83) · Pine Grove → Glenelk

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 9.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~28 tight corners
km 0–10 of 16.1

Score 9 · High

Flagstaff Road (CR 77) · near Boulder

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–9 of 9

Score 9 · High

US 40 · Empire → Berthoud Falls

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

17.0 km · 7.7 twisty km · best km 8 · ~4 tight corners
km 406–423 of 440.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Boulder Canyon Drive (CO 119) · near Boulder

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 9
km 15–24 of 27.6

Score 7 · Moderate

County Road 96 (CR 96) · South Platte → Foxton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.1 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 1–10.1 of 16.6

Score 8 · High

Coal Creek Canyon Drive (CO 72) · Miramonte → Pinecliffe

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 29–37 of 43.9

Score 8 · High

US 6 · Bakerville → Keystone

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 4–14 of 34.1

Score 7 · Moderate

Mount Blue Sky Road (CO 5)

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~10 tight corners
km 16–23.1 of 23.1

Score 9 · High

Bear Creek Road · near Evergreen

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–9 of 17.6

Score 7 · Moderate

North Turkey Creek Road (CH 64) · Twin Forks → Aspen Park

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 0–8 of 10.1

Score 8 · High

Mount Blue Sky Road (CO 5) · near Idaho Springs

Flowing
Paved 100%

23.1 km · 10.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~10 tight corners
km 0–23.1 of 23.1

Score 7 · Moderate

Peak-to-Peak Highway (CO 119) · Nederland → Black Hawk

Flowing
Paved 100%

20.0 km · 9.9 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–20 of 41.4

Score 7 · Moderate

Coal Creek Canyon Drive (CO 72) · Plainview → Pinecliffe

Flowing
Paved 100%

18.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 19–37 of 43.9

Score 7 · Moderate

US 40 · Empire → Berthoud Falls

Flowing
Paved 100%

20.0 km · 7.7 twisty km · best km 8 · ~4 tight corners
km 406–426 of 440.5

Score 6 · Moderate

South Brook Forest Road (CH 78) · Evergreen → Conifer

Flowing
Paved 100%

18.7 km · 6.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~12 tight corners
km 0–18.7 of 18.7

Score 7 · Moderate

Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway (CO 103) · Lamartine → Idaho Springs

Flowing
Paved 100%

16.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 10–26 of 36.2

Score 7 · Moderate

Lee Hill Drive / Lefthand Canyon Drive (CR 106) · Gold Hill → Boulder

Flowing
Paved 100%

14.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~9 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 9–23 of 24.2

Score 7 · Moderate

South Saint Vrain Drive (CO 7) · Lyons → Raymond

Flowing
Paved 100%

15.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 7
km 8–23 of 53.9

Score 6 · Moderate

Denver Water Board Road (CR 81) · Tabernash → Winter Park

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

34.4 km · 31.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~101 tight corners
km 0–34.4 of 34.4

Score 9 · High

Matukat Road · Deckers → Wildcat Canyon

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

16.0 km · 14.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~72 tight corners
km 0–16 of 17.3

Score 9 · High

FS 144.1B · Berthoud Falls → Leal

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%
4WD track — check access

13.8 km · 13.8 twisty km · best km 11 · ~75 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 2–15.8 of 15.8

Score 9 · High

Meadow Creek Road (CR 84) · Fraser → Tabernash

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 6%

20.7 km · 13.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~15 tight corners
km 2.1–22.8 of 22.8

Score 8 · High

Strawberry Road (CR 844) · Granby → Tabernash

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

12.3 km · 12.3 twisty km · best km 12 · ~45 tight corners
km 0–12.3 of 12.3

Score 11 · High

Virginia Canyon Road (CR 279) · Central City → Idaho Springs

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 26%

13.0 km · 12.1 twisty km · best km 11 · ~11 tight corners
km 0–13 of 13.4

Score 9 · High

Crooked Creek Road (CR 50) · Fraser → Church Park

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

14.0 km · 11.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~7 tight corners
km 5–19 of 39.3

Score 8 · High

The same roads serve Alice, Arvada, Aspen Park, Bailey, Bakerville, Berthoud Falls, Black Hawk, Bordenville.

Twisty roads near here

Keystone 35 km
Tabernash 44 km
Breckenridge 50 km
Deckers 57 km
Copper Mountain 60 km
Big Elk Meadows 63 km
Heeney 70 km
Westcreek 73 km
Estes Park 74 km
Hot Sulphur Springs 74 km

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