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Riding in the Mountains
Western Slope weather
patterns usually
cooperate
to make open-air touring on
motorcycles beautiful and
predictable during the most
popular riding months.
Cool, starlit nights give way to clear,
bluebird skies until an afternoon shower
rolls through the Rocky Mountains and
out toward the plains of eastern Colorado.
A good rainsuit and helmet handle the
showers as you wind your way back to
the comforts of your campsite or hotel. At
day's end, Montrose has a wide choice of
lodging options, restaurants, and service
stations. Two local motorcycle dealerships
are standing by to service your bike.
A variety of motorcycle clubs and
associations have staged their rallies in
Montrose, thanks to welcoming event
facilities, motels, and restaurants. The
GL1800 Riders Internet Forum returns
to Montrose every fall, and Gold Wing,
Harley-Davidson, and BMW rider
groups have convened in Montrose in
recent years. Advanced rally planning is
facilitated by our helpful Visit Montrose
staff, always at-the-ready to provide
superior hospitality.
So when the urge to " get your motor
runnin " and go " lookin' for adventure "
strikes, pack your saddlebags, rev up your
engine, and head to Montrose, a place where
riders find wonder spread out just beyond
their handlebars.
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Million Dollar Highway
Total Distance: 70 miles
Experience the thrills of U.S.
Highway 550. Ouray to Silverton,
then on to Durango. Not for the
timid, with no-guardrail precipices
just inches from the roadside.
San Juan Loop
Total Distance: 155 miles
Head out on State Highways 62 and
145 to Dolores, then east on U.S.
Highway 160 to Durango and take
in lots of river views and mountain
splendor. Rejoin U.S. Highway 550
and return to Montrose.
Gateway Loop
Total Distance: 240 miles
Take U.S. Highway 50 north to
Whitewater, then go west on State
Highway 141 through Gateway,
Naturita, and Norwood.
Lake City Run
Total Distance: 255 miles
From Montrose, take U.S. Highway
50 east to State Highway 149 south
to Lake City. Want more? Continue
over Slumgullion Pass to Creede
and South Fork, then cut west on
U.S. Highway 160 to Pagosa Springs,
Bayfield, and Durango where you
rejoin the San Juan Loop.
Dove Creek and
Disappointment Valley
Total Distance: 310 miles
Take U.S. Highway 550 to State
Highways 62 and 145 to Dolores,
then head west on State Highway
184 to U.S. Highway 491 northwest
to Dove Creek. Then catch State
Highway 141 to Norwood where
you rejoin State Highway 62
over Dallas Divide.
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photo credit: William Woody
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