Favorite Roads in Colorado

It is hard to narrow down this list, but here are some of our favorite motorcycling roads out in the mountains.
Each of them either crosses a high mountain pass or follows along a scenic river, or does both.
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CO-125, south of Willow Creek Pass1   US-40, north side of Berthoud Pass1   Cty-306, east side of Cottonwood Pass1   CO-133, McClure Pass1   US-50, west side of Monarch Pass1  

US-50, west side of Monarch Pass1   CO-92, near Blue Mesa Dam1   CO-92, along Black Canyon1   CO-92, along Black Canyon1   CO-65, Grand Mesa1  

WY-70 west of Encampment, WY  

CO-14, Fort Collins to Walden (Poudre River, Cameron Pass)
CO-125, Granby to Rand (Willow Creek, Willow Creek Pass)
US-40, Winter Park to Empire (Berthoud Pass)
County Road 306, Buena Vista to Cottonwood Pass
CO-133, Paonia to Carbondale (McClure Pass, Crystal River)
CO-92, Gunnison to Hotchkiss (north rim of The Black Canyon of the Gunnison)
US-50, Sargents to Poncha Springs (Monarch Pass)
CO-65, Orchard City to Mesa (Grand Mesa)
WY-70, Slater, CO to Encampment, WY (Battle Pass)

Some other favorite roads for their scenery

CO-82, east side of Independence Pass1   US-34, Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park1   CO-67 south of Cripple Creek1  

US-550, Durango to Ouray (Millon Dollar Highway, Molas Pass)
CO-82, Twin Lakes to Aspen (Independence Pass)
US-24, Minturn to Leadville (Tennessee Pass)
US-34, Granby to Estes Park (Rocky Mountain National Park)
CO-149, Gunnison to South Fork (Lake Creek, Slumgullion Pass, Rio Grande River)
CO-67, Divide to Cripple Creek to Victor
CO-141, Nucla to Gateway to Grand Junction (Unaweep Canyon)

Favorite motorcycling roads along the Front Range

Along C-103 near Echo Lake1   CO-67 south of Deckers1   Deer Creek Canyon1   Left Hand Canyon1  

CO-74, CO-103, Morrison, Evergreen, Bergen Park, Squaw Pass, Echo Lake
CO-67, Woodland Park to Deckers; JeffCo-126, Deckers to Pine Junction
Deer Creek and South Turkey Creek Canyon Roads (from SW Denver)
Boulder and Left Hand Canyon Roads (from Boulder)
CO-105, Sedalia to Palmer Lake

More favorite roads

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