Re: D&RG La Veta Pass route.

tgbcvr Wrote:
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> Glenn Butcher Wrote:
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> > Dave Peterson Wrote:
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> > > Most of the La Veta Pass route can be driven
> > > including the summit where you can see the
> > depot
> > > and the location of the turntable.
> >
> > Essentially, County Road 168 leaves US 160
> before
> > the highway La Veta Pass, and rejoins it on the
> > downgrade. Works in either direction. If one
> is
> > headed to Alamosa or Walsenburg, even if under
> > time constraints, that's a ROW exploration
> worth
> > doing...
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> Almost all our visits to Colorado have involved
> Hwy 160, and never thought to take this detour to
> follow the old grade. And it’s not even a huge
> detour since it connects at both ends.
>
> Two questions tho:
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> 1. The pit is really visible, but which of the
> buildings is the old station.
>
> 2. Google Maps labels the old ROW as Cty Rd 448,
> but the link posted says Cty Rd 168?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Ralph
>
> PS Edit - it may not be Google Maps. I’m on my
> iPad and it may be Tomtom

The Bing map pointed to by ROWExplorer labels it 168, Google Maps and a Huerfano County map I have label it 443. Wonder where Bing folk got 168?...