Peak to Peak Scenic Byway

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98.5 km

Length

+2,103 m

Ascent

−1,890 m

Descent

2,849 m

Highest point

Hairpins

8.5%

Max gradient

2h 11min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 2,849 m

9 °C lightrain

wind 1 m/s · clouds 98%

At the start

12 °C cloudy

wind 1 m/s · clouds 97%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	4 °C	16 °C	0.3 mm	4 m/s	fair
Saturday 24 Oct	-0 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	4 m/s	cloudy
Sunday 25 Oct	-3 °C	9 °C	0.4 mm	3 m/s	fair

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 97%

Roads nearby

Peak to Peak Highway

95.7 km
Length: +1,990 m
Ascent

Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway

83.4 km
Length: +1,580 m
Ascent

The Boulder Canyon

26.6 km
Length: +33 m
Ascent

98.5 km · 3 hairpins · 2,849 m

Elevation profile

What does Peak to Peak Scenic Byway look like?

Colorado Peak to Peak Highway 1 · Bradley Furlow · CC BY-SA 4.0

Big Thompson River in Estes Park looking west · Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Century Casino Central City · Toohool · CC BY-SA 4.0

1982-06-22-Central City Col L 05-ps · Rainer Halama · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gilpin Combined Court · Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Estes Park

40.37801, -105.51695

Finish

Central City

39.80080, -105.50255

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Starbucks 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Kind Coffee 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Alteatude 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Ed's Cantina 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Estes Thai 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Nepal's Cafe 0.0 km · 2,292 m

The Egg of Estes 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Mama Rose's 0.0 km · 2,292 m

You Need Pie! 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Casa Grande 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Seasoned 0.0 km · 2,292 m

Stella's Palace 0.0 km · 2,292 m

32 more

EV chargers

ChargePoint 0.0 km · 2,292 m

ChargePoint 0.3 km · 2,291 m

ChargePoint 0.4 km · 2,291 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 66.3 km.

Parking

142

Estes Park Visitors Center Parking Garage 0.3 km · 2,290 m

Lily Mountain Trailhead 9.8 km · 2,677 m

Mud Lake Trailhead 63.5 km · 2,538 m

Nederland Fire Protection District Station 1 65.6 km · 2,527 m

Nederland Park-n-Ride 65.9 km · 2,518 m

Employee Parking 66.0 km · 2,517 m

West Magnolia Trail Head 69.4 km · 2,639 m

Hidden Treasure Trailhead 94.5 km · 2,497 m

Public Parking 96.0 km · 2,472 m

Briggs Lot 96.3 km · 2,489 m

Free* Casino Parking 97.6 km · 2,565 m

Century Casino Parking 97.7 km · 2,560 m

130 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 98.3 km.

Toilets

2 72.3 km · 2,618 m

4 72.3 km · 2,618 m

3 72.3 km · 2,618 m

1 72.3 km · 2,619 m

26 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 94.5 km.

Fuel

Shell 0.2 km · 2,291 m

Safeway 0.3 km · 2,290 m

Sinclair 1.5 km · 2,311 m

Shell 1.6 km · 2,315 m

Ferncliff Food & Fuel 25.0 km · 2,494 m

Gasamat 66.2 km · 2,513 m

Shell 83.2 km · 2,713 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.2 km to 83.2 km.

Viewpoints

1 unnamed place along the road, from 26.2 km to 26.2 km.