State: | CO |
Type: | NFSB |
Route: | Peak to Peak Scenic Byway |
Length Mi: | 55 |
Length Ref: | [1] [2] |
Established: | 1989 |
Direction A: | South |
Terminus A: | Black Hawk |
Terminus B: | Estes Park |
Direction B: | North |
Counties: | Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties |
The Peak to Peak Scenic Byway is a 55miles National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties, Colorado, USA. The Peak to Peak Highway was originally built in 1918[3] and provides views of the Front Range mountains in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It was Colorado's first scenic highway. The Central City/Black Hawk Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.
The Peak to Peak Highway connects to the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Estes Park.