The Salida Frisco Loop is located in Central Colorado.
Starting in Salida, this loop heads Northwest in the Arkansas River valley before eventually turning towards Leadville and then passing by Copper Mountain and on to Frisco.
Past Frisco, this loop heads back South through Breckenridge and over Hoosier Pass. The terrain levels out and turns to farmland before becoming mountainous again. At the Southern end of this loop, the path follows the curves of the Arkansas river for the return trip to Salida.
Location: Central Colorado
Approximate Mileage: 240 miles
Estimated Riding Time: 4.75 Hours
Surface: Paved
Attractions:
Historic School House, Buena Vista Heritage Museum, Clear Creek Reservoir, Arkansas River Headwaters, Crystal Lake Overlook, Climax Mine Museum, Kokomo Landmark, Breckenridge Sawmill Museum, Lomax Placer Mine, Hoosier Pass, Historic Alma Sign, South Park City Museum, Colorado Midland Railroad depot, Pike National Forest
Salida Frisco Loop
If you are riding with a group, we ask that every person using our route for navigation purchase their own copy.
In order to encourage this, we are happy to offer a discount for group purchases. Please contact us after purchasing 1 item at full price, and we will set up a coupon code that will give everyone in your group 50% off of the same item.
Our digital routes are designed to operate in most GPS devices. In addition to GPSs, our routes should work with several smartphone apps. They will NOT work on Google Maps or Apple Maps.
If you plan on using a smartphone app, we recommend the REVER app. REVER will work with both Android and iOS and in addition to navigation it has many other great features.
For best results in REVER, download the route to your computer first, then import into your smartphone. Turn by turn may not work, so we recommend that you utilize the "Follow the Line" option.
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