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Sep 11, 2023
The views are great, if you can actually look at them. If you are the driver, everyone else on the road and the occupants will appreciate you watching the road. You are traveling on a single lane ro… Full review by Andy B
Sep 15, 2022
We are in our 60s and 70s and took friends to the San Juan’s for their first time. We have ridden the Alpine Loop 2 times over the past few years so this was our 3rd time, our friends first. Due to t… Full review by rqw
May 5, 2022
The focus of this road trip was locating old mines and mining towns. I located several, one of the best know being Animas Forks. I drove Engineer Pass from Lake City to Silverton and then reversed … Full review by DesertTraveler10
Hi, I'm wondering about the Alpine Loop trip. What town did you get on from? Ouray, Silverton or Lake City?
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We got on from Silverton. We exited through Ouray. I would suggest NOT doing the road from Ouray to the loop unless you have a short wheelbase 4x4 with a lift. The rest can be …
We got on from Silverton. We exited through Ouray. I would suggest NOT doing the road from Ouray to the loop unless you have a short wheelbase 4x4 with a lift. The rest can be done in pretty much any stock 4x4 but a long wheelbase truck will be harder.
Hello, what city is the best place to easily get on the alpine loop? Is it Lake City? Silverton? Ouray? Thank you, Melinda
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If traveling this year 2019 definitely Lake City. Silverton's usual route to Animas Forks and the loop is closed because of an avalanche this winter. Lake City is easy on and you can …
If traveling this year 2019 definitely Lake City. Silverton's usual route to Animas Forks and the loop is closed because of an avalanche this winter. Lake City is easy on and you can complete the entire loop from there. You can do the same from Ouray but depending on driving experience the drive up to get to Engineer and Cinnamon can be a bit challenging.
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