I'm traveling from Colorado Springs on rt50 to Gunnison,then around the mountain on rts 92 to 133 then to rt82 to Aspen. My consern is, how rought is the drive,pulling a 34' 5Th wheel. Are the roads narrow,or just normal state roads with very long grade percentages.I just upgraded my truck brakes(cryo-powerslotted rotors w/EBC pads) and new trailer brakes..Dont mind using 2nd gear and enjoying the sites,its the sharp curves on long down hill grades with no guardrails that bothers me...Rich
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wantabe351 wrote: I'm traveling from Colorado Springs on rt50 to Gunnison,then around the mountain on rts 92 to 133 then to rt82 to Aspen. My consern is, how rought is the drive,pulling a 34' 5Th wheel. Are the roads narrow,or just normal state roads with very long grade percentages.I just upgraded my truck brakes(cryo-powerslotted rotors w/EBC pads) and new trailer brakes..Dont mind using 2nd gear and enjoying the sites,its the sharp curves on long down hill grades with no guardrails that bothers me...Rich
Rich,
First – I love to drive in the Mountains – the average RV driver should have no problem on your planned route, a couple of spots you should be sure to look up would be, Redstone on Rt133 and Marble on the other side of Maroon Bells on Rt 133 also. Don’t miss Black Canyon of the Gunnison, so much to see and do in the area the town of Gunnison is a great time and the drives to Crested Butte and Lake City are a couple we have enjoyed.
Enjoy your time in the area and be sure to get out and experience it with a few good hikes into the local trails.
BOL,
Busskipper
Maryland/Colorado
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Co 92 is the Black Mesa road. At least it's paved now (unlike the first time I drove it many years ago), and there are some guard rails on parts of the west end. It's not a hard pull, but it's not real wide, and you'll be driving beside the upper part of the Black Canyon. In other words, there's an enormous hole in the ground beside the street. For a first-timer, it may be a blessing to drive it at night, because then you don't know what's beside you.
You'll catch Co 133 at Hotchkiss, then drive north past Paonia (where my parents' ranch was), and up through Somerset and Redstone and to Carbondale, where you'll turn to head down to Aspen. It's steeper, not really very wide, but very pretty.
I've traveled those roads a number of times with our fiver in tow when visiting an aunt and uncle in Hotchkiss, and had no problems. The road over McClure Pass is not a very busy road and there are quite a few places to pull off and stop if you like. As a previous responder said, at least now the road is paved, which is a marked improvement from years back when it was still gravel.
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