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Old Fall River Road
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Lulu
May 20, 2021
For thrills, take the original, steep, switch-back road to where it pops out at the top! —at the Fall River visitor center. Then come back down the other route on Trail Ridge Road. Regular vehicles are fine. Open weather permitting around Memorial Day to Labor Day. “Opened in 1920, Old Fall River Road earned the distinction of being the first auto route in Rocky Mountain National Park offering access to the park's high country. In the minds of many park visitors, the relatively subtle old route remains foremost. Unlike Trail Ridge Road, which is well known for being the highest continuous paved road in the nation, the Old Fall River Road is a much more "motor nature trail." Primarily gravel, one-way uphill and punctuated by switchbacks, slower-paced, 11-mile-long. The old road quietly leads travelers from Horseshoe Park (a short distance west of the Fall River Entrance) through the park's wilderness to Fall River Pass, 11,796 feet above sea level. The journey to the alpine world at the top of Old Fall River Road is relaxing. The experience is one to be savored. The posted speed limit is 15 miles per hour, a clear indication that a journey up Old Fall River Road is not for the impatient. There are no guard rails along this road. The road itself is safe, but narrow and curved. In places, the trees of the montane and subalpine forests are so close that motorists can touch them. Old Fall River Road is ideal for visitors seeking to become intimate with nature. The road follows a route traveled long ago by Indian hunters, who came to the park area in search of its abundant game. Early in the trip, travelers pass the alluvial fan scoured out by the 1982 Lawn Lake Flood and the site of a labor camp that housed state convicts who worked on the road project. For these men, crime did not pay. The laborers were forced to build the three-mile stretch of road to the scenic respite of Chasm Falls with no more than hand tools at their disposal. After passing Willow Park, where elk often are seen feeding on the foliage, the road enters the alpine tundra. Awaiting there is the Fall River Cirque, birthplace of glaciers that once worked their way up and down the mountain valleys. The road traverses the headwall of this amphitheater-like formation before joining Trail Ridge Road near the Alpine Visitor Center at Fall River Pass. Ahead lie the wonders of Trail Ridge Road, which leads travelers east to Estes Park or southwest to Grand Lake. Behind is Old Fall River Road, that winding old route that offers travelers a taste of auto travel in days gone by and a look at Rocky Mountain's nature close-up.”
For thrills, take the original, steep, switch-back road to where it pops out at the top! —at the Fall River visitor center. Then come back down the other route on Trail Ridge Road. Regular vehicles are fine. Open weather permitting around Memorial Day to Labor Day. “Opened in 1920, Old Fall…
Dennis
July 26, 2021
Old Fall River Road has opened to vehicles in Rocky Mountain National Park. The road that travels from the Endovalley Picnic Area to above tree line at Fall River Pass typically opens for the season on July 4th. Built from 1913 to 1920, the unpaved 9.4 mile route leading to Trail Ridge Road is open in one direction because of the winding & narrow nature of the road.
Old Fall River Road has opened to vehicles in Rocky Mountain National Park. The road that travels from the Endovalley Picnic Area to above tree line at Fall River Pass typically opens for the season on July 4th. Built from 1913 to 1920, the unpaved 9.4 mile route leading to Trail Ridge Road is o…
Mary
December 21, 2020
A slow drive up this unpaved road is for the more adventurous. Preferably done in a SUV during summer. Good stops by the river coming down the mountain for a picnic lunch and beautiful views. Not for people scared of heights. Slowly make your way up to the Alpine Visitor Center at around 12,000 feet above sea level. And then drive down easily on the paved road down.
A slow drive up this unpaved road is for the more adventurous. Preferably done in a SUV during summer. Good stops by the river coming down the mountain for a picnic lunch and beautiful views. Not for people scared of heights. Slowly make your way up to the Alpine Visitor Center at around 12,000 feet…
Mark
June 20, 2018
Opened in 1920, Old Fall River Road was the first auto route in Rocky Mountain National Park to access the park's high country. This gravel road is a one-way uphill motor nature trail with safe but narrow turns. Its 15 mph speed limit slowly leads from Horseshoe Park (west of the Fall River Entrance) through forested wilderness to the alpine tundra at Fall River Pass, 11,796 feet above sea level. There are incredible views and many opportunities to get out of the car to explore. The road is like an 11-mile long hike into the high country--but your passenger car does all the hard work for you! Return to Estes Park via the modern Trail Ridge Road. Open in summer only starting in July.
Opened in 1920, Old Fall River Road was the first auto route in Rocky Mountain National Park to access the park's high country. This gravel road is a one-way uphill motor nature trail with safe but narrow turns. Its 15 mph speed limit slowly leads from Horseshoe Park (west of the Fall River Entrance…
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