Does anyone know if there is an equivelent 'Tail of the Dragon' road near Breckenridge?
Well, lessee, there is Hoosier Pass south of Breckenridge. Doesn't go over timberline so it doesn't rate as a high altitude pass, but as I recall, it's narrow and lots of hairpins. Also, Fremont Pass from Keystone to Leadville is higher than Hoosier but not quite as narrow. The granddaddy in that part of the woods is Loveland Pass. Close to 12000 foot msl and narrow with lots of hairpins and precipitous drops right into the near side of forever. Just the thing for eastern flatlanders to test the hypoxia recovery and low speed peg dragging skills.
If you get up towards Fort Collins in Northern Colorado, there is Buckhorn Canyon with more twisties than the Dragon in Tennessee. The canyon is close to 20 feet across in spots. The County has seriously lowered the riding skill factor and taken considerable fun out of the ride in repaving the road bed this year. Before, you could be gloriously leaned over dragging pegs at one end of the blind curve to discover the road surface is suddenly loose dirt, broken asphalt and gravel. Just the thing to keep the pucker, uh, fun factor on the top peg. Nearby Rist Canyon has more elevation changes and except for the climb up the face of Buckhorn mountain with it's very steep switchback hairpins is not as twisty as Buckhorn Canyon. There are other jewels within day ride distance of Breckenridge. Hope this helps.
Turnin' Around Karl
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