Peak to Peak Scenic Byway (CO-7 / CO-72 / CO-119)

Colorado's oldest scenic highway runs 55 miles along the Front Range from Estes Park south to Black Hawk, stitching together CO-7, CO-72, and CO-119 through Gilpin, Boulder, and Larimer counties. The route skirts the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Indian Peaks Wilderness, passing ghost towns, gold-rush communities (Nederland, Central City, Black Hawk), and sweeping views of Longs Peak and the Continental Divide. Originally established in 1918 and designated a National Forest Scenic Byway, it is largely two lanes with well-maintained pavement and a steady supply of sweeping curves through pine and aspen.