{
  "name": "Peak to Peak Scenic Byway",
  "slug": "peak-to-peak-scenic-byway-co72-co7",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/peak-to-peak-scenic-byway-co72-co7/",
  "summary": "CO 72 and CO 7 run along the Continental Divide from Nederland through Ward and Allenspark to the edge of Estes Park, with aspen forest, the Indian Peaks and views of Longs Peak on Colorado's oldest scenic byway.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "CO 72",
    "CO 7"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Colorado",
    "start": {
      "name": "Nederland",
      "lat": 39.965848,
      "lon": -105.51085
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Estes Park",
      "lat": 40.350824,
      "lon": -105.509027
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 38.2,
    "lengthKm": 61.5,
    "driveMinutes": 76,
    "corners": 44,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 2846.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy weekend traffic and full viewpoint parking during the autumn colour season",
    "Snow is common in winter, with ice in shaded sections",
    "Sand on the road in early spring",
    "Colder than Boulder, with the road above 9,000 feet"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "New Moon Bakery & Cafe",
    "Ward",
    "Meadow Mountain Cafe",
    "Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock",
    "Lily Mountain Trailhead"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 459
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}